Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd on Thursday reported a 4.3 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 341.57 crore (yaani about Rs 3.42 billion) for the September quarter of FY27, helped by volume gains and pricing actions, The Hindu BusinessLine reported, citing the company's regulatory filing. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 327.51 crore a year ago.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

Sales rose 12.22 per cent to Rs 1,691.57 crore in Q2 FY27, from Rs 1,507.24 crore a year ago, while total income including other income rose 12.57 per cent to Rs 1,727.50 crore. Total expenses rose 16 per cent to Rs 1,267.28 crore. CNBC-TV18's report, carried by 7Globe, put EBITDA at Rs 474 crore, up 1.9 per cent, with the margin at 28 per cent against 31 per cent a year ago.

Source: CNBC-TV18 via 7Globe

Managing Director and CEO Manish Anandani said this was the second consecutive quarter of double-digit topline growth, reflecting broad-based momentum across brands and distribution channels. The toothpaste portfolio delivered high-single-digit volume expansion, led by the premium range and Colgate MaxFresh, and gross margin expanded 40 basis points to 69.6 per cent, he said, according to BusinessLine.

The board declared a first interim dividend of Rs 24 per equity share of face value Re 1 for 2026-27. The dividend will be paid on and from November 19, 2026, to shareholders on the register as of the record date of November 2, 2026, CNBC-TV18 reported, and Upstox's Q2 live blog carried the same dividend details.

Source: Upstox Q2 live blog

For the first half of FY27, total income stood at Rs 3,353.60 crore, up 12.3 per cent. Sources: The Hindu BusinessLine, CNBC-TV18 and Upstox.