New Delhi, July 21 -- Wipro Consumer Care reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in annual gross turnover for FY26 to Rs.11,600 crore, primarily driven by underlying volume growth, chief executive Kumar Chander told Mint in an interview. Topline growth reached 12.7% in the December 2025 quarter, with operating profit margin standing at 12.7% for that quarter before dropping to 10-11% in the March and June 2026 quarters. The company also expanded its Southeast Asian presence by taking over Philippines-based personal care maker S Brands.

"Luckily, the demand environment has been seeing an uptick in the last six to nine months, both in India and our international markets. A good sign is that we have been seeing an uptick in rural demand as w...