Mumbai/IBNS, Feb. 12 -- Shares of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) tumbled 5 percent following the company's third-quarter results for the period ended December 2025, media reports said.

India's largest FMCG company reported a 30 percent decline in consolidated net profit from continuing operations to Rs.2,118 crore in Q3 FY26, compared with Rs.3,027 crore in the year-ago period.

However, on a reported basis, net profit more than doubled year-on-year to around Rs.6,600-Rs.6,607 crore, largely due to a one-time exceptional gain arising from the demerger of its ice-cream business.

In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, HUL had posted a net profit of Rs.2,989 crore.

Revenue from operations rose around 5-6 percent year-on-year t...