Hindustan Unilever (HUL) hit a new 52-week low at ₹1,780.0, declining 2.42% in Tuesday's trading session, marking a significant new low for the FMCG major. According to latest market data, the stock is currently trading at ₹1,774.70, showing a decline of 2.42% today, with a notable 1-year return of -29.39%. The stock has encountered a downward price movement, currently trading below its second support level (S2) at ₹1,770.80, while S2 is positioned at ₹1,842.20. This represents a further decline from the previous over six-year low of ₹1,758.60 hit on March 19, 2026.
In the past month, HUL underperformed the market by declining nearly 10 per cent, against a 2 per cent fall in the BSE Sensex. As reported by Business Standard, further, thus far in the calendar year 2026, HUL's share price dipped 24 per cent, compared to a 13.6 per cent decline in the benchmark index. The stock has reported a return of -6.4% over the past month, indicating a challenging period for the company. At 10:50 AM on Tuesday, HUL traded at ₹1,765.55 on the BSE, while the BSE Sensex was down 0.02 per cent at 73,591.
According to Business Standard, the average trading volume at the counter jumped 1.5 times with a combined 2.32 million shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE. The board of directors of HUL are scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, to consider the unaudited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026. The board will also consider the proposal for payment of interim dividend, if any, for the financial year ending March 31, 2027.
Analysts at Elara Capital expect the FMCG demand environment to remain stable in Q2FY27E, with volume growth moderating sequentially for the Elara FMCG universe (ex-ITC) to 9.0 per cent in Q2FY27E (vs. 9.5 per cent in Q1FY27), due to commodity inflation. As reported by Business Standard, the brokerage firm expects sequential gross margin contraction of 51bp in its FMCG coverage, due to higher priced inventory. It expects revenue of FMCG coverage universe (ex-ITC) to grow 15 per cent year-on-year (YoY).
According to Business Standard, key commodity trends were largely inflationary throughout Q2. Sugar and milk prices were up by 18 per cent YoY and 3 per cent YoY, respectively. Palm oil and palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) prices rose 21 per cent YoY each and PFAD prices were up 3 per cent month-on-month (MoM). Crude prices increased by 47 per cent YoY. Analysts at Antique Stock Broking expect HUL to report double-digit revenue driven by price hikes, with pricing growth likely to impact volume growth, making volume growth close to mid-single digits.
