In an exchange filing, Marico states that the reappointment is for a further period of two years, from 1 April 2026 till 31 March 2028
Marico, a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major, has informed that its Board of Directors have approved the reappointment of Saugata Gupta as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.
The reappointment is for a further period of two years, from 1 April 2026 till 31 March 2028, the company stated in an exchange filing. Saugata Gupta joined Marico in 2004 as the Head of Marketing and was elevated to CEO of India Business in 2007. Since 2014, Gupta has been the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
The company recently filed its financial results as well. In the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025 (Q4FY25), the company’s revenue from operations was at Rs 2,730 crore, up 20 per cent year-on-year (YoY), with underlying volume growth of seven per cent in the India business and constant currency growth of 16 per cent in the international business.
The profit after tax attributable to the owners of the company rose to Rs 343 crore in Q4FY25 from Rs 318 crore in Q4FY24. The company’s board has recommended a final equity dividend for the financial year 2024-25 of Rs 7 per equity share of Rs 1 each, subject to approval of shareholders. The said dividend, if approved by shareholders, will be paid on or before 7 September 2025.
On a full-year basis, revenue from operations was at 10,831 crore in the previous fiscal year, up 12 per cent YoY. The net profit also rose to Rs 1,629 crore in FY25, as compared to Rs 1,481 crore in FY24.
On the outlook aspect, the company is expecting gradually improving growth trends in the core categories on the back of moderating trends in retail and food inflation as well as the promise of a healthy monsoon season. It also continues to draw confidence from healthy off-takes, penetration and market share gains in its key portfolios.
