HUL Q4 FY26 results on April 30, 2026: dividend call

Board meeting scheduled, exchanges informed

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has informed BSE and NSE that its Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The agenda includes consideration of the audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and financial year ended March 31, 2026. The company also said the board will consider recommending a final dividend, if any, for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. The intimation was shared through a regulatory filing under SEBI listing regulations.

HUL said the audited results will be taken up along with the audit report. As is typical for such announcements, the company indicated that the results and any dividend recommendation will be announced after the board meeting concludes. The development is relevant for investors because it sets a fixed date for the annual audited numbers and the final dividend decision.

What HUL said in its filing

In its exchange filing, the company stated that the board meeting will consider the audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026, along with the audit report. It also listed the “recommendation of a final dividend, if any” as part of the agenda. The filing explicitly links the dividend consideration to the same board meeting where audited numbers are expected to be approved.

HUL’s communication also points to a post-results engagement with the market. The company scheduled a presentation for analysts and investors on April 30, 2026, after the board proceedings are over. Such presentations generally provide management commentary on the reported period’s performance and explain key drivers behind the numbers presented in the financial statements.

Analyst and investor presentation after the board meeting

Alongside the board meeting for results and dividend consideration, HUL has scheduled an analyst and investor presentation on April 30, 2026. The company stated that the presentation will be held after the board meeting ends. This is expected to take place on the same day as the audited results announcement.

The company’s disclosure did not provide additional details on the timing beyond “after the board proceedings.” It also did not specify the medium in the text provided, but the stated purpose is clear: to discuss the financial results for the quarter and the full year ended March 31, 2026.

Dividend context: FY25 payout and FY26 interim dividend

The filing puts attention back on HUL’s dividend track record. The article text notes that in FY25, HUL declared a final dividend of Rs 24 per share. It also states that the total dividend payout for FY25 stood at around Rs 53 per share. Separately, the text notes that HUL’s board declared an interim dividend of Rs 19 per share for the financial year ending March 31, 2026.

For that interim dividend, the record date mentioned is November 7, 2025. The interim dividend announcement is linked in the text to the board meeting held on October 23, 2025, when the results for the July to September quarter (Q2 FY26, as described in the article text) were reviewed by the audit committee and approved by the board.

Recent quarterly performance: profits influenced by one-off items

In the lead-up to the audited FY26 numbers, the article text highlights that HUL’s reported profits in FY26 quarters were influenced by exceptional items linked to its ice cream business demerger.

One section states that HUL posted a net profit of ₹7,075 crore for the October to December period in FY26, a 136% year-on-year increase from ₹3,001 crore in the corresponding quarter of the last financial year. It adds that excluding exceptional items, profit after tax rose 1% to ₹2,562 crore, and that the reported net profit included a one-time exceptional gain of ₹4,516 crore arising from discontinued operations after the demerger of its ice cream business.

Another section, describing Q3 FY26 results reported on February 12, 2026, states that reported net profit surged 121% year-on-year to ₹6,603 crore, driven by a ₹4,611 crore one-time gain from the ice cream business demerger. It also notes that core PAT from continuing operations fell 30% to ₹2,118 crore, while revenue from operations rose 6% to ₹16,235 crore. The same section states EBITDA grew 3% to ₹3,788 crore, with margins contracting 70 bps to 23.3%.

Business and segment signals mentioned for FY26

The text provides a snapshot of operating momentum via underlying volume growth and segment performance indicators. For the quarter referred to as Q3 FY26 in the text, underlying volume growth (UVG) was stated at 4%. Segment growth rates cited in the same section include Beauty & Wellbeing up 11%, Home Care up 3%, Foods up 6%, and Personal Care up 1%.

For the July to September quarter referenced in the text (Q2 FY26), revenue from operations is stated as ₹16,034 crore, EBITDA as ₹3,729 crore with a margin of 23.2%, and profit after tax as ₹2,694 crore, a 4% year-on-year increase. That section also lists segment-wise revenue (sales and other operating revenue) as: Home Care ₹11,441 crore, Beauty & Wellbeing ₹7,363 crore, Personal Care ₹4,965 crore, Foods ₹7,885 crore, and Others (includes exports) ₹1,101 crore.

Key dates investors can track

The April 30, 2026 board meeting is the formal point when audited numbers and a possible final dividend recommendation are expected to be considered. The text also lists previous board meeting dates related to results and dividends, giving investors a timeline of disclosures.

Financial snapshot from figures cited in the text

The April 30 announcement arrives after a period where headline profitability was affected by exceptional gains linked to the ice cream business demerger and other one-off items mentioned for earlier quarters.

Market impact: what the April 30 event changes

The main market-relevant change is clarity on timing. By setting April 30, 2026 as the date for approving audited standalone and consolidated numbers for Q4 and FY26, HUL has provided a fixed point for investors tracking annual performance, audited adjustments, and disclosure of any final dividend recommendation.

The mention of a same-day presentation to analysts and investors matters because it typically helps the market interpret the audited numbers. In FY26, the text repeatedly flags the role of exceptional items, including one-time gains linked to the ice cream business demerger and other tax-related items mentioned in earlier quarterly coverage. That context makes the audited annual disclosures and post-results communication particularly important for understanding how much of reported profit was driven by such items versus continuing operations.

Conclusion

HUL’s April 30, 2026 board meeting will take up audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2026 and consider recommending a final dividend, if any. The company has also scheduled an analyst and investor presentation after the board meeting on the same day. Investors will watch for the audited FY26 figures, the final dividend recommendation, and management commentary following the board proceedings.