FMCG dividend giants: Colgate, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Britannia: Which stock offers highest yield?

What happened: Mint compared dividend payouts and yields of four FMCG stocks, Colgate Palmolive (India), Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Britannia Industries, as Q2 FY2026-27 earnings begin. Key numbers: Colgate dividend ₹48 per share, yield 2.16%, closed 2.75% lower at ₹1770. Hindustan Unilever ₹41, yield 2.25%, closed 2.10% lower at ₹1822. ITC ₹14.50, yield 3.63%, closed 3.23% lower at ₹257.60. Why it matters: ITC has the highest annual dividend yield of the four at 3.63%. All four stocks closed lower on Monday, and each has declined over one, two and three year periods.

Mint compared dividend payouts and yields of four FMCG stocks, Colgate Palmolive (India), Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Britannia Industries, as Q2 FY2026-27 earnings begin.

ITC has the highest annual dividend yield of the four at 3.63%. All four stocks closed lower on Monday, and each has declined over one, two and three year periods.