Godrej Consumer Products Ltd — Q4 FY26 earnings call
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The short read
Godrej Consumer Products reported Q4 FY26 consolidated revenue growth of 11% on 6% underlying volume growth, with EBITDA up 10% and operating margin at 21.7%, while net profit after tax grew 10% on a reported basis. Management adopted a new revenue presentation from this quarter following an Expert Advisory Committee opinion, netting certain customer-related spends against revenue rather than showing them as operating expense, with no impact on absolute EBITDA, PAT or cash flow. Management described strong standalone Home Care growth, muted Personal Care performance, stabilising conditions in Indonesia, and flagged expected margin pressure over the next couple of quarters due to crude and palm oil cost inflation.
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Numbers mentioned
Consolidated revenue growth: 11% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“In Q4, at a consolidated level, revenues grew 11% in INR terms on the back of 6% underlying volume growth.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Consolidated EBITDA growth: 10% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“EBITDA grew by 10%, with operating margin at 21.7%, and net profit after tax grew by 10% on a reported basis, reflecting the underlying quality of earnings being delivered by the business.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standalone underlying volume growth: 8% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“Our standalone business delivered an excellent quarter, driven by 8% underlying volume growth and 10% sales growth.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Standalone EBITDA growth: 18% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“EBITDA grew 18%, with margins at a healthy 24.7%, supported by disciplined cost management calibrated pricing actions and improved operating leverage.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Home Care value growth: 12% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“Within the standalone business, Home Care delivered 12% value growth with strong momentum across household insecticide, air fresheners and fabric care and consistent market share gains in our key categories.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Personal Care growth: 3% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“Personal Care grew 3% with Personal Wash continuing gaining market share on the back of strong in-market execution.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Indonesia underlying volume growth: 4% (Q4 FY26)
p. 3
“The business delivered 4% underlying volume growth and 3% sales growth, and we continue to expect operating conditions to improve from FY 2027 as the market normalizes.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Africa, USA and Middle East top line growth: 20% (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Our Africa, U.S.A. and Middle East business delivered another strong quarter with top line growth of 20%.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Latin America and others sales growth: 26% (Q4 FY26)
p. 4
“Our Latin America and others business delivered 26% sales growth.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Godrej Fab ARR (GSV terms): INR500 crores (Q4 FY26)
p. 13
“I think our ARR is about on GSV terms, about INR500 crores in quarter 4 and maybe INR450 crores in NSV terms.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 13 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Soaps price increase: 5%
p. 12
“In soaps, we have taken our prices by 5%.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Detergents price increase: 6% or 7%
p. 12
“In detergents, we have taken up prices again by 6% or 7%, which is now a meaningful part of our business, maybe 7%.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Household insecticide price increase: 4% or 5%
p. 12
“In household insecticide, we have taken up prices again by 4%, 5%. That's the kind of range.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Blended raw material inflation: 7% to 9%
p. 17
“I think we put that out in our result 7% to 9% is what we're seeing.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
What management said it would do
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Indonesia operating conditions — FY2027
stated conditionally by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 3
“The business delivered 4% underlying volume growth and 3% sales growth, and we continue to expect operating conditions to improve from FY 2027 as the market normalizes.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 3 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Africa, USA and Middle East revenue and profit growth — double-digit · medium term
stated as an aspiration by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 4
“our Africa, U.S. and Middle East business continues to deliver on its stated objective of double-digit revenue and profit growth over the medium term.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
EBITDA margin — Q1 and Q2 FY27
stated conditionally by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 7
“To be honest. This quarter and next quarter, I expect some pressure on EBITDA percentage margin, but we are seeing upside in a variety of other areas.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Raw material cost pressure duration — USD100 to USD110 Brent · 3 to 4 months
stated conditionally by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 7
“So, it may take 3 to 4 months again, of a little bit of a dip in percentage margins.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Personal Care revenue growth — FY27
stated as an aspiration by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 7
“So, I do expect higher revenue growth than this in FY27 and going forward.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Indonesia volume growth — 5% to 6%
stated as an aspiration by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 6
“In a steady state, if we can do 5% to 6% volume growth in Indonesia, this sales growth has to do with currency, that may turn actually in Q1, the other way around.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 6 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Household insecticide category growth — high single-digit, potentially double-digit
stated as an aspiration by Sudhir Sitapati
p. 15
“we feel reasonably confident that from a kind of zero to low single-digit growth category household insecticide side is at least a high single-digit strategy.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Q&A highlights
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Management said soaps and hair colour had a muted quarter, condom/sexual wellness declined, attributing part of it to seasonality from marriages.
Answered by Sudhir Sitapati
Asked by Vivek M: Why has powder hair dye been under pressure while soaps and perfumes did well?
p. 5
“Condom sexual wellness also has been quite muted, and we've declined but it's a small business. And hair colour has had an okay quarter, not a great quarter, but an okay quarter.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 5 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said there will be margin pressure this quarter and next but expects to recover via pricing and share gains.
Answered by Sudhir Sitapati
Asked by Mihir Shah: Will India business hold the 21.5% normative EBITDA margin given crude/West Asia inflation?
p. 7
“To be honest. This quarter and next quarter, I expect some pressure on EBITDA percentage margin, but we are seeing upside in a variety of other areas.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management attributed it to lower palm oil inflation this time versus 2022 and reduced salience of soaps in the portfolio.
Answered by Sudhir Sitapati
Asked by Kunal Vora: Why will margin contraction this time not be as severe as in FY2022 when crude crossed $100?
p. 15
“I think combination in the palm oil hike so far is a 10% palm oil hike in '22 and all, it had gone up 20%, 25%.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management listed specific price hikes taken in soaps, detergents and household insecticide, noting these occurred in April and are not yet reflected in results.
Answered by Sudhir Sitapati
Asked by Harit Kapoor: What price increases has the company already taken across categories?
p. 12
“Yes. Like some of those price increases just happened in April, but all of them just happened in April. So, they're not reflected in the results of last quarter.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 12 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management said RNF has worked better in some places than others but overall has driven improvement, moving HI from low single-digit to potentially high single-digit or double-digit growth.
Answered by Sudhir Sitapati
Asked by Kunal Vora: How has the RNF molecule impacted household insecticide category growth?
p. 15
“having looked at our numbers now for a few quarters, we conclude that, in general, RNF has worked better in some places than others.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 15 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Management confirmed pricing strategy depends on whether the company is a market leader or follower in the category.
Answered by Sudhir Sitapati
Asked by Nihal Jham: Is the pricing decision on Fab driven more by market reaction than raw material costs?
p. 17
“Yes. see, when we are leaders, we lead price when we have followers were to follow price.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 17 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Risks flagged
Crude oil and middle distillate cost inflation affecting margins broadly across categories
p. 7
“So overall, I am expecting lower margins still this oil remains at 100, 110, but higher revenue and kind of netting out at reasonably good levels as far as EBITDA goes.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 7 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Potential El Nino weather pattern affecting household insecticide demand in Q1
p. 9
“if the predictions of El Nino are right, there will be impact and Q1 will be a difficult quarter for HI because for a good quarter when it's hot and reasonably wet, actually, it's reasonably good for Q2 and Q3 should be okay.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Muted soap category volumes despite GST benefits
p. 9
“As far as soaps itself goes, it doesn't seem to have shown at least for us and from what I'm able to read from reported results, significant improvement in volumes, unlike some GST categories”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 9 of the filed PDF · View the filing
One-time costs impacting Latin America EBITDA in the quarter
p. 4
“EBITDA was impacted by one-time costs in the quarter. We expect this to normalize over the coming quarters.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 4 of the filed PDF · View the filing
Structural shift of soaps to liquid formats pressuring the category
p. 14
“And also, there is a movement of soaps to liquid.”
Sudhir Sitapati, page 14 of the filed PDF · View the filing
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