Hindustan Unilever Limited vs Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited
An objective side-by-side of HINDUNILVR and COLPAL, both in Personal Care - Multinational: valuation, profitability, growth, balance sheet, ownership and share-price performance. Where one number is clearly better on its own terms (lower P/E, higher ROE), it is shaded. That is a description, not a recommendation.
Prices as of 2026-11-05 close
Latest results: HINDUNILVR Sep 2026 · COLPAL Sep 2026
At a glance
- Hindustan Unilever Limited is the larger company by market value, about 10.1 times the size of Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited.
- On trailing earnings, Hindustan Unilever Limited trades at the lower P/E (30.9 against 33.7).
- Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited earns the higher return on equity (84.2% against 30.9%).
- Over three years Hindustan Unilever Limited has grown profits faster (14% a year against 8%).
- Over the past year the share prices returned -19.7% (HINDUNILVR) and -25.1% (COLPAL).
| Metric | Hindustan Unilever HINDUNILVR |
Colgate Palmolive COLPAL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | ₹465,689 Cr | ₹45,911 Cr |
| Share price | ₹1,982.00 | ₹1,688.00 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.90 | 33.72 |
| P/B | 9.54 | 28.38 |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.84 | 24.08 |
| PEG | 2.21 | 4.21 |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 3.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 30.9% | 84.2% |
| ROCE | 28.0% | 108.0% |
| Operating margin | 22.9% | 29.9% |
| Sales (TTM) | ₹68,359 Cr | ₹6,390 Cr |
| Net profit (TTM) | ₹15,073 Cr | ₹1,362 Cr |
| Growth | ||
| Latest quarter sales YoY | +12.2% | +12.2% |
| Latest quarter profit YoY | +3.8% | +4.1% |
| Sales CAGR 3Y | +2.0% | +5.0% |
| Profit CAGR 3Y | +14.0% | +8.0% |
| Sales CAGR 5Y | +7.0% | +5.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5Y | +13.0% | +5.0% |
| Financial strength | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Interest cover | 32.54 | 431.00 |
| Ownership | ||
| Promoter holding | 61.9% | 51.0% |
| Promoter change (4 qtrs) | +0.00 pp | +0.00 pp |
| Price performance | ||
| Return 1M | +4.58% | -6.71% |
| Return 3M | -4.95% | -17.25% |
| Return 1Y | -19.74% | -25.15% |
| Return YTD | -14.42% | -18.68% |
| Technical condition | ||
| Technical score | 63 | 23 |
| RS rating (1-99) | 39.00 | 21.00 |
| % vs 200-DMA | -7.13% | -15.30% |
| RSI (14) | 66.17 | 47.62 |
| % from 52-week high | -20.34% | -26.66% |
