HUL trims permanent headcount 10.7% to 5,898 in FY26 even as it commits Rs 2,000 cr capex
Hindustan Unilever's permanent staff fell to 5,898 from 6,604 a year earlier, per its annual report, while the company plows Rs 2,000 crore into premium beauty, wellbeing and home care liquids capacity. Women now make up 44% of managers, with 1,400 in manufacturing and 1,500 in sales; median pay rose 6.08%.
What happened
HUL's permanent headcount fell 10.7% to 5,898 in FY26 from 6,604, per its annual report, even as it invests Rs 2,000 crore to expand premium beauty, wellbeing
Key facts
- 5,898 employees FY26
- 6,604 employees FY25
- -10.7%
- Rs 2,000 crore capex
- 44% women managers
- 1,400 women in manufacturing
- 1,500 women in sales
- 6.08% median pay hike
Why this matters
HUL's simultaneous workforce contraction and Rs 2,000 cr capacity build in beauty/wellbeing/home care liquids points to portfolio repositioning that could reshape category competitive dynamics and create M&A opportunities in adjacent premium niches.