India, Oct. 23 -- Hindustan Unilever Ltd. has reported financials for the fiscal second quarter that show the initial impact of GST 2.0 on its supply chains.

Consolidated net profit of India's largest FMCG maker rose 3.81% year-on-year to Rs.2,694 crore in the three months ended 30 September 2025, on the back of revenue that increased 2.11% year-on-year to Rs.16,061 crore, according to an exchange filing on Thursday (23 October 2025).

Analysts polled by Bloomberg had estimated the topline at Rs.16,020 crore and the bottomline at Rs.2,570 crore.

One basis point (bps) is one-hundredth of a percentage point.

HUL had an exceptional gain of Rs.184 crore in July-September, discounting which net profit 4% year-on-year to Rs.2,482 crore.

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