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Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) | Household insecticides and personal care from an Indian conglomerate FMCG

2026.03.26

Article summary

Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) is the consumer goods arm of the Godrej group, spun off in 2001. Aasif Malbari took office as MD and CEO on August 12, 2026. Consolidated revenue for FY2026 (fiscal year ended March 2026) was ₹15,178 crore (1 crore = 10 million rupees). Good knight, HIT, and Cinthol are its mainstays, and it does not handle food or beverages. The group's food and agriculture operations sit with Godrej Agrovet.

This article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026 This page is based on the disclosures and news reports from each company that we were able to confirm as of that date. Amounts in the text follow the notation commonly used in India, with ₹1 crore = 10 million rupees, and yen figures are approximations calculated at a little over 1.7 yen to the rupee. Store counts, funding raised, and results at Indian companies change over short periods, so when making a business decision, please check the latest information in primary sources such as each company's own announcements.

The Godrej group, founded in 1897, is one of India's leading conglomerates. Its consumer goods arm, Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL), centers on household insecticides such as mosquito coils and on personal care, and it does not handle food or beverages. The group's food and agriculture operations sit with Godrej Agrovet (the Jersey dairy drinks and the Yummiez frozen foods), and the similar company names make the two easy to mix up.

Company profile

Item	Details
Year founded	2001 (spun off)
Headquarters	Mumbai (Maharashtra)
MD & CEO	Aasif Malbari (took office August 12, 2026)
Consolidated revenue	₹15,178 crore (FY2026 = fiscal year ended March 2026, approx. 264 billion yen)
Employees	About 12,000 people
Listing	Listed on the BSE and NSE
Main brands	Good knight, HIT, Cinthol, Godrej Expert, Godrej Activ

Business and strengths

Within India its two pillars are home care (Good knight mosquito coils, HIT insecticides) and personal care (Cinthol soap, Godrej Expert hair color). On top of that it set up the pet care subsidiary Godrej Pet Care and entered pet food. It also operates overseas in markets such as Indonesia, Africa, and Latin America.

Recent developments

Sudhir Sitapati, who had served as MD and CEO since 2021, stepped down effective August 11, 2026, and Aasif Malbari, who had been CFO, took over the following day. Consolidated revenue for FY2026 (fiscal year ended March 2026) was ₹15,178 crore, up from ₹13,997 crore in FY2025. Pet food rather than food is the new growth area.

Points of contact and business opportunities for Japanese companies

GCPL is not a food company, so it is not a candidate partner for food. Among Japanese companies, Earth Corporation and KINCHO in mosquito coils and insecticides, and Kao and Lion in soap and hair care, are its direct competitors. The practical way to view it is as a company to study for how it holds shelf space in Indian retail.