LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan net sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, amounted to PKR 54 billion, representing a healthy growth of 7.2 percent, said the results announced at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
The sales performance was driven by accelerated investment behind the brands, and targeted trade executions, capitalizing on Ramazan and Eid occasions, the meeting was informed which was held at the Company’s Head Office in Lahore.
An improved top-line, tighter overheads controls and value chain optimization initiatives have led to an improvement in gross and operating profit margins by 8.8 percent and 7.1percent, respectively, as compared to the same period of the prior year, said a spokesman while releasing the figures.
Improved profit margins coupled with effective working capital management have helped the Company to generate free cash, which was utilized to retire the entire debt of the Company resulting in the elimination of financing cost and a 12.3 percent increase in net profit as compared to the same period of the prior year
Due to ongoing geopolitical instability and potential volatility in energy and other input costs, the Company maintains a cautious outlook for 2026 in terms of business performance, while keeping its focus to continue investing behind brands, achieving operational excellence, developing future ready high performing teams, and advancing on its sustainability agenda to serve as a force for good, the announcement concluded.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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