Hindustan Unilever declares interim dividend of ₹19 per share
Hindustan Unilever (BSE: HINDUNILVR) said its board has declared a interim dividend of ₹19 per equity share. The company is valued at about ₹4.25 lakh crore.
What happened
Hindustan Unilever (BSE: HINDUNILVR) informed the stock exchanges on 28 October 2026 at 09:46 AM that its board has declared a interim dividend of ₹19 per equity share.
How big is it?
At the latest price of ₹1,807.8, the ₹19 payout amounts to 1.05% of the share price.
Company snapshot
Hindustan Unilever is a large-cap company in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector, with a market value of about ₹4.25 lakh crore.
The stock last traded at ₹1,807.8, against a 52-week range of ₹1,781.1–₹2,526 (28.4% below the high).
Before this filing the shares had moved −5.9% over the month and −10.1% over three months. Average daily turnover over the last 20 sessions was about ₹259 crore.
Promoters held 61.90% at the end of Q1 FY27. Foreign institutions owned 9.50% and domestic institutions 16.99%.
| Quarter | Revenue | Net profit | EPS (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY26 | 16,514 | 2,756 | 11.73 |
| Q2 FY26 | 16,241 | 2,685 | 11.43 |
| Q3 FY26 | 16,441 | 6,607 | 28.12 |
| Q4 FY26 | 16,351 | 2,992 | 12.73 |
| Q1 FY27 | 17,341 | 2,673 | 11.38 |
What history shows
BCEIE has no earlier dividend filing from this company on record since May 2026.
Across 34 similar disclosures by other Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies, shares moved −0.4% on average the next day and −1.3% over five days; 44% of them rose the next day.
Market-wide, 889 dividend filings with an impact score of 50 or more saw an average next-day move of −0.0%, with 43% rising.
Past reactions describe what happened before; they are not a forecast.
What to watch
- 28 October 2026: Board meeting — Financial Results/Dividend.
In the news
Recent coverage elsewhere (links open the original publisher):
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Source
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