New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The consumer sector companies are expected to experience revenue and volume growth of 5% and 2% year-on-year (YoY) in Q2FY26, said domestic brokerage, Nuvama Institutional Equities, in its Consumer Sector Q2FY26 Preview report.

This forecast stood in contrast to the previous quarters, where companies reported growth rates of 6% in revenue, 3% in EBITDA, and 3% in volume YoY in Q1 FY26, as well as 5% in revenue, 2% in EBITDA, and 4% in volume YoY in Q2 FY25. The report further indicated that EBITDA is anticipated to remain flat compared to the previous year.

Under consumer staples, the brokerage house's top recommendations are Bikaji Foods, Britannia, Nestle, HUL, and Tata Consumer; under consumer discretionary, they...