Gillette India reported a 10.8 per cent rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, helped by cost cuts that mitigated the impact of higher commodity costs.
The company, owned by US consumer goods company Procter & Gamble, posted standalone net profit of ₹159 crore ($16.89 million) for the quarter ended September 30, compared with ₹144 crore a year earlier.
Revenue from operations rose 4.4 per cent to ₹846 crore from ₹811 crore a year earlier, while total expenses grew 2.2 per cent.
Revenue from Gillette India’s grooming business, which accounts for about 80 per cent of total sales, rose 2 per cent to ₹679 crore, while segment profit climbed 18.5 per cent.
Gillette, which makes shaving razors, creams and Oral-B toothbrushes, said its productivity programme helped mitigate significant commodity cost pressures, but did not specify the cost-saving measures undertaken.
Brokerage Systematix said gross margins across its coverage of 10 consumer staples companies contracted 120 basis points year-on-year in the September quarter, as price increases did not fully offset higher input costs.
Late last month, Gillette India’s parent Procter & Gamble posted better-than-expected first-quarter results, even as rising commodity costs weighed on margins.
Published on November 13, 2026
