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FMCG majors cut prices as firms pass on GST benefit to consumers

Mother Dairy, Hindustan Unilever and others announced price cuts across dairy, foods, ice creams, soaps and shampoos, as GST benefits are passed on to consumers from September 22

Motilal Oswal upgrades Colgate to 'Buy'; HUL, Marico top picks amid GST 2.0

Motilal Oswal continues to favour leading staples companies, including HUL, GCPL and Marico, as beneficiaries of renewed consumption momentum.

FMCG sector set to gain as soaps, noodles, shampoo shift to 5% GST slab

The GST Council has moved several FMCG items to the 5% slab and exempted breads, paneer and milk, a move expected to lower prices, spur consumption and aid festive demand

Motilal Oswal sector of the week: FMCG; check top stock picks, targets

With inflation easing, borrowing costs falling, and recent income tax relief bolstering household savings, a clearer turnaround is expected in the second half of the fiscal year

Consumer goods companies bank on festivals for urban demand revival

While FMCG companies say that demand remains steady for urban, Colgate Palmolive India said in its earnings release that urban demand remained subdued in April-June.

Complaint against qcom players: Distributors submit additional info to CCI

According to sources in the know, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the regulatory watchdog, has asked quick-commerce players to submit answers to the allegations

Nomura's top FMCG picks: GCPL, Marico, Tata Cons to gain from rural revival

With the 2025 monsoon tracking above normal and kharif sowing gaining momentum, the brokerage expects these FMCG names to benefit from a broad-based recovery in volumes.

Food companies saw margin squeeze in Q1, expect reprieve this quarter

Impact of raw material inflation lingers; margin recovery expected from Q2 onwards

India beverage dip weighs on PepsiCo Q2, global growth stays firm

PepsiCo reports beverage sales decline in India for Q2 due to early rains impacting FMCG demand; global growth buoyed by no sugar drinks and food volume gains

Urban consumers ditch labels, rural shoppers stick to big FMCG brands

Urban India is embracing unbranded and digital-first products, while rural consumers continue to prefer trusted FMCG brands as companies tweak strategies to serve both markets

Analysts not bullish on Dabur stock, but may outperform as growth recovers

Despite muted earnings in Q1FY26, analysts remain cautious on Dabur stock. However, there is potential for outperformance as earnings growth recovers in the coming quarters

Analysts bullish on FMCG, IT ETFs amid sectoral rebound; check details

FMCG sector seems to have bottomed out as many largecap FMCG stocks have turned bullish on the short term charts

FMCG shares in focus; HUL, Dabur, Bajaj Consumer rally up to 8%; here's why

Here's why FMCG stocks are in demand today: In the April-June quarter (Q1FY26), FMCG sector witnessed a sequential recovery in demand with an uptick in volume growth particularly in urban markets.

FMCG makers see impact of erratic weather on topline growth in Q1FY26

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) makers are expecting their topline growth to be impacted in the June quarter due to headwinds like unseasonal rains, a brief summer span and inflation pressure on key inputs. However, the FMCG industry witnessed a sequential recovery in demand during the quarter, with an uptick in volume growth, particularly in urban markets. Margins of FMCG majors such as Marico, Dabur, and Godrej Consumer remained below the normative level, and they expect a low-single-digit volume growth in the April-June period. Godrej Consumer Products expects its margin from the India business to stay below the 'normative range' in the June quarter, but is likely to deliver high-single-digit value growth aided by volume expansion. The company's volume growth, in its standalone business, has been strongly competitive and is sequentially improving, said the Godrej Industries Group FMCG arm in its quarterly updates. "Standalone EBITDA margin in Q1FY26 is likely to be below our

Marico estimates low-twenties percentage quarterly revenue growth

The consumer goods maker forecasts gross margin to remain under "incremental pressure" due to high costs of key raw materials such as copra

Largecap segment shines in Q4 amid broad sectoral divergence: Equirus Sec

Of the 270 companies analysed, largecaps saw a 6 per cent Y-o-Y earnings rise, midcaps gained 2 per cent, while smallcaps slumped 16 per cent.

Indo-Pak conflict: FMCG sales soar, auto sector hit in border areas in May

Border tensions in May triggered panic FMCG buying and a dip in vehicle, fuel and cinema sales in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and J&K, with uneven recovery across sectors

Indian consumer rapidly evolving due to aspirations, tech: HUL chief

'New dynamics a significant opportunity' for FMCG sector, says Nitin Paranjpe

Profit growth suggests biz cycle picking up, but weak links remain

Taking a broad view, the Q-o-Q acceleration could mean the business cycle is shifting into higher gear

Rural demand for FMCG grows at a slower pace in March quarter: NielsenIQ

Demand for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in rural India stood at 8.4 per cent in the March quarter, compared to 9.2 per cent in October-December of 2024