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Unilever (UL)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $62.41 | Market Cap: $175.6 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Household Products

Unilever (UL)

Market Price (9/18/2025): $62.41
Market Cap: $175.6 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Household Products

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%		 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -4.0%, Dist 3Y High is -4.0%		 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 32x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 41x
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, CFO LTM is 5.5 Bil, FCF LTM is 5.5 Bil		 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -15%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -13%		 
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 19%		  
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%, CFO LTM is 5.5 Bil, FCF LTM is 5.5 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 19%
3 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -4.0%, Dist 3Y High is -4.0%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -15%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -13%
5 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 32x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 41x

Market Valuation

 9/18/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$62.41$55.29$45.73$45.80$47.13
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)175.6155.5128.6128.8132.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.130.728.628.429.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.07.66.15.84.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)182.7186.2157.2157.2162.3
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM4.02.32.02.12.7
P/EBIT TTM26.614.211.711.515.4
P/E TTM41.424.618.816.823.1
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.91.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.48.910.09.411.6
P/E TTM (Sector)12.612.114.011.616.2
 9/18/2520242023
Share Price CYE$62.41$55.29$45.73
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)175.6155.5128.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.130.728.6
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.07.66.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)182.7186.2157.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM4.02.32.0
P/EBIT TTM26.614.211.7
P/E TTM41.424.618.8
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.48.910.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.612.114.0

Market Cap Chart

Business Description

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment provides skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and skin cleansing products. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
UL Return9%-8%-3%-0%21%13%34%
Peers Return17%12%-14%-3%15%-13%9%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: PG, NWL, CL, KMB, CHD. See UL Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

Interactive Breakdown

Unilever Interactive Breakdown Analysis

Better Bets than Unilever (UL)

 ULBetter Performance than UL
MetricValueIndustry (Household Products)
Rev Chg LTM11.1%SLSN (65.7%), XAGE (8438.7%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg3.4%CL (4.2%), CHD (4.6%), IPAR (14.9%), WDFC (6.8%), HNST (7.9%)
Op Mgn LTM14.4%CL (21.7%), KMB (16.7%), CHD (17.8%), CLX (16.7%), IPAR (19.2%)
CFO/Rev LTM12.4%CL (19.6%), KMB (15.2%), CHD (17.7%), CLX (13.8%), IPAR (15.0%)
FCF/Rev LTM12.4%CL (16.9%), CHD (15.3%), WDFC (13.3%), EWCZ (27.1%), UG (16.2%)
Total Yield3.7%CL (7.1%), KMB (9.8%), CLX (7.2%), IPAR (7.8%), WDFC (3.9%)
 ULBetter Performance than UL
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM11.1%NVDA (71.6%), MSFT (14.9%), GOOGL (13.1%), META (19.4%), AVGO (28.0%)
Rev Chg 3Y Avg3.4%NVDA (92.0%), MSFT (12.5%), GOOGL (10.2%), AMZN (11.3%), META (13.0%)
Op Mgn LTM14.4%NVDA (58.1%), MSFT (45.6%), AAPL (31.9%), GOOGL (32.7%), META (42.9%)
CFO/Rev LTM12.4%NVDA (46.6%), MSFT (48.3%), AAPL (26.6%), GOOGL (36.0%), AMZN (18.1%)
FCF/Rev LTM12.4%NVDA (43.6%), MSFT (25.4%), AAPL (23.5%), GOOGL (18.0%), META (30.7%)
Total Yield3.7%GOOGL (4.1%), BRK-B (5.9%), JPM (6.5%), XOM (9.7%), JNJ (8.1%)

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Financials

ULPGNWLCLKMBCHDMedian
NameUnilever Procter .Newell B.Colgate-.Kimberly.Church &. 
Mkt Price62.42160.335.7482.22125.5992.0087.11
Mkt Cap175.6376.02.466.641.722.554.2
Rev LTM44,26284,2847,39719,99918,8836,06619,441
Op Inc LTM6,35920,4504664,3463,1601,0793,753
FCF LTM5,49014,044-1043,3702,1029312,736
FCF 3Y Avg4,80614,7851673,0282,4568652,742
CFO LTM5,49017,8171613,9202,8721,0733,396
CFO 3Y Avg5,04518,1704443,6593,2211,0593,440

Growth & Margins

ULPGNWLCLKMBCHDMedian
NameUnilever Procter .Newell B.Colgate-.Kimberly.Church &. 
Rev Chg LTM11.1%0.3%-5.3%0.1%-3.1%1.1%0.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg3.4%1.7%-10.9%4.2%-2.1%4.6%2.5%
Rev Chg Q12.0%1.7%-4.8%1.0%-1.6%-0.3%0.4%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.7%0.4%-1.3%0.3%-0.4%-0.1%0.1%
Op Mgn LTM14.4%24.3%6.3%21.7%16.7%17.8%17.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg7.9%23.3%5.5%21.2%15.2%18.3%16.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-4.5%0.5%0.1%-0.1%0.3%-1.2%-0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM12.4%21.1%2.2%19.6%15.2%17.7%16.4%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg12.2%21.8%5.6%18.7%16.5%18.0%17.2%
FCF/Rev LTM12.4%16.7%-1.4%16.9%11.1%15.3%13.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg11.6%17.7%2.1%15.4%12.5%14.7%13.6%

Valuation

ULPGNWLCLKMBCHDMedian
NameUnilever Procter .Newell B.Colgate-.Kimberly.Church &. 
Mkt Cap175.6376.02.466.641.722.554.2
P/S4.04.50.33.32.23.73.5
P/EBIT26.617.872.715.813.728.922.2
P/E41.423.5-9.922.917.242.923.2
P/CFO32.021.114.917.014.521.019.0
Total Yield3.7%4.2%-6.4%7.1%9.8%3.0%4.0%
Dividend Yield1.3%0.0%3.7%2.7%3.9%0.6%2.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg3.0%3.9%5.6%4.2%5.4%3.5%4.1%
D/E0.10.12.30.10.20.10.1
Net D/E0.00.12.30.10.20.10.1

Returns

ULPGNWLCLKMBCHDMedian
NameUnilever Procter .Newell B.Colgate-.Kimberly.Church &. 
1M Rtn1.8%3.0%-1.0%-2.4%-3.4%-0.9%-1.0%
3M Rtn1.4%2.2%6.8%-6.2%-0.9%-3.8%0.2%
6M Rtn7.8%-3.6%-10.3%-8.0%-8.3%-14.3%-8.2%
12M Rtn-0.4%-6.5%-19.8%-19.6%-8.0%-10.3%-9.2%
3Y Rtn53.2%25.1%-59.9%16.6%14.9%24.6%20.6%
1M Excs Rtn-0.5%0.6%-3.4%-4.8%-5.8%-3.2%-3.3%
3M Excs Rtn-9.1%-8.5%-3.2%-17.0%-12.0%-14.3%-10.5%
6M Excs Rtn-9.4%-20.7%-27.2%-24.6%-25.8%-31.3%-25.2%
12M Excs Rtn-18.1%-22.9%-40.8%-37.8%-26.5%-27.8%-27.2%
3Y Excs Rtn-12.8%-38.0%-124.6%-47.3%-50.1%-44.7%-46.0%

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 12/312010Q42010Q32010Q22010Q12009Q42009Q32009Q2
Period End12/31/20109/30/20106/30/20103/31/201012/31/20099/30/20096/30/2009
Filing Date5/6/201211/4/201011/5/20104/29/20103/5/201011/5/20098/6/2009
Key Financials Quarterly       
Total Revenue10,81911,54811,75210,1439,65910,20110,458
Ebitda1,7582,1171,9551,7741,5941,7531,563
Operating Income-27,08411,54811,75210,143-25,30810,20110,458
Net Income9551,2541,0629738311,050758
EPS0.340.450.370.350.300.380.27
Key Financials TTM       
Total Revenue TTM44,26243,10241,75540,46139,82340,31540,541
Ebitda TTM7,6047,4407,0766,6846,4246,6907,855
Operating Income TTM6,3598,1356,7885,4944,8566,9597,185
Net Income TTM4,2444,1203,9163,6123,3703,6754,268
Growth Rates Quarterly       
Total Revenue Growth12.0%13.2%12.4%6.7%-4.8%-2.2%0.8%
EBITDA Growth10.3%20.8%25.1%17.2%-14.3%-39.9%-8.1%
Operating Income Growth-7.0%13.2%12.4%6.7%-9.1%-2.2%0.8%
Net Income Growth14.9%19.4%40.1%33.1%-26.8%-36.1%-16.6%
Margins Quarterly       
EBITDA Margin16.2%18.3%16.6%17.5%16.5%17.2%14.9%
Operating Income Margin-250.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%-262.0%100.0%100.0%
Net Income Margin8.8%10.9%9.0%9.6%8.6%10.3%7.2%
Cash & Debt       
Total Cash1,9784,2323,5203,2902,5073,3312,416
Total Debt9,14110,29311,08310,3559,97110,25211,296
Net Debt / (Cash)7,1636,0617,5637,0657,4646,9218,880
Cash Flows Quarterly       
FCF from Operations1,6241,6291,6495881,6802,0752,097
Cash Flows TTM       
FCF from Operations TTM5,4905,5465,9926,4405,7745,5045,486
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly       
Dividends2715905875611761111,286
Share Repurchases-0-0-03-0-0-8
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly       
ROIC-1123.3%184.4%171.1%156.0%-1019.7%174.5%152.9%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM       
ROIC TTM66.6%31.8%25.7%20.9%48.4%28.7%27.3%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Personal Care13,82913,63611,763  
Nutrition13,20413,89813,104  
Beauty & Wellbeing12,46612,25010,138  
Home Care12,18112,40110,57210,46010,825
Ice Cream7,9247,8886,867  
Beauty & Personal Care   21,12421,868
Foods & Refreshment   19,14019,287
Total59,60460,07352,44450,72451,980


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Personal Care2,9572,2642,336  
Nutrition2,4134,4972,104  
Beauty & Wellbeing2,2092,1542,135  
Home Care1,4191,0641,2941,2941,377
Ice Cream760776833  
Beauty & Personal Care   4,3114,520
Foods & Refreshment   2,7492,811
Total9,75810,7558,7028,3548,708


Price Behavior

UL Betas & Captures as of 8/31/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta-0.57-0.330.010.070.070.26
Up Beta-0.28-0.240.040.180.110.33
Down Beta-2.00-2.28-0.92-0.15-0.120.12
Up Capture35%36%17%18%9%9%
Bmk +ve Days10223571142415
Stock +ve Days11192763119388
Down Capture-133%6%37%2%23%49%
Bmk -ve Days11192754106334
Stock -ve Days10233662127356

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity3,361,964
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-21.1%
Average Daily Volume2,109,002
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.59
Basic Shares Quantity2,812,900,000
Short % of Basic Shares0.1%

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
12312023314202420-F 12/31/2023
630202372520236-K 6/30/2023
12312022313202320-F 12/31/2022
630202172220216-K 6/30/2021
12312020310202120-F 12/31/2020
630202072320206-K 6/30/2020
12312018311201920-F 12/31/2018
630201871920186-K 6/30/2018
12312017228201820-F 12/31/2017
630201772020176-K 6/30/2017
12312016228201720-F 12/31/2016
630201272720126-K 6/30/2012
6302011102120116-K 6/30/2011
9302010110420106-K 9/30/2010
6302010110520106-K 6/30/2010
331201042920106-K 3/31/2010

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