Hindustan Unilever profit drops 15 percent on rising costs and labor code charges

Hindustan Unilever announced on February 12, 2026, that its third-quarter profit fell 15% to 25.90 billion rupees for the three months ended December 31. This result represents a decline from the 30.39 billion rupees reported in the same quarter of the previous year. The company attributed the drop to a combination of higher expenses and a one-time charge linked to the newly implemented national labour codes in India IN.