Godrej Consumer Price Hikes: Good Knight, HIT And Cinthol Get Costlier As Input Costs Bite
Godrej Consumer moved higher in a quarterly results development.
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Godrej Consumer Products has increased prices across select products in September-October, taking cumulative price hikes on some items to 15.8% this year as input costs pressure margins.
The analysis
Godrej Consumer reported movement of 15.8%. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is -2.3% on the day at ₹818.00, and has returned -23.7% over three months. It sits 35% below its 52-week high, which means a good deal of bad news was already in the price. The fmcg sector has moved -10.7% over the same period, so Godrej Consumer is running 13.0 points behind its peers.
For Godrej Consumer, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the fmcg peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- In focus: Godrej Consumer (GODREJCP), in FMCG.
- Over three months: Godrej Consumer -23.7% against FMCG -10.7% (13.0 points behind).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: Godrej Consumer (35%).
- Trading well above normal today: Godrej Consumer at 7.2 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godrej ConsumerGODREJCP · FMCG | ₹818.00 | -2.3% | -3.8% | -23.7% | -34.8% | 7.2× | — |
FMCG
1M -4.9% · 3M -10.7%
Godrej Consumer
Consumer & Retail
1M -4.9% · 3M -9.5%
Consumer Durables
1M -5.5% · 3M -12.4%
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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