New Delhi, July 7 -- The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies are expected to report strong earnings in the first quarter of FY27, with healthy revenue growth and negligible margin pressure. The sector is likely to deliver resilient performance despite severe headwinds, including the US-Iran war in the Middle East, which lifted raw material inflation.

Analysts estimate FMCG companies to report healthy revenue growth in Q1FY27, on account of steady volume growth amid stable demand conditions and timely price hikes. Both rural and urban demand are expected to have remained resilient, with no major divergence.

Margin pressure is expected to remain largely contained, as higher input costs - primarily driven by crude oil-linked deriva...