HUL's Q3 Profit Jumps 121% to Rs 6,603 Cr; Centralizes Marketing with New CMOs

• Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) reported a 121% jump in Q3 FY26 profit, reaching Rs 6,603 crore, though Rs 4,485 crore was from discontinued operations.
• Revenue grew 6% to Rs 16,235 crore, with underlying volume growth of 4%, showing early signs of demand recovery.
• HUL CEO Priya Nair announced a leadership restructuring and a "Unified India" strategy to simplify the organizational structure.
• New Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) appointed for Beauty & Wellbeing (Sunanda Khaitan) and Personal Care (Abhinav Ravikumar) to sharpen brand focus.
• Home care, Beauty and Well-being, and Personal Care segments showed strong revenue growth, while advertising expenditure increased by 2.4% to Rs 1,522 crore.