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Unilever (UL)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $62.81 | Market Cap: $176.7 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Household Products

Unilever (UL)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $62.81
Market Cap: $176.7 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 -3.3%, Dist 3Y High is -3.3%
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 42x
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 -14%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -11%
 
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 -3.3%, Dist 3Y High is -3.3%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -14%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -11%
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 42x

Market Valuation

 9/15/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$62.81$55.29$45.73$45.80$47.13
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)176.7155.5128.6128.8132.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.130.728.628.429.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.07.66.15.84.8
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)183.8186.2157.2157.2162.3
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM4.02.32.02.12.7
P/EBIT TTM26.714.211.711.515.4
P/E TTM41.624.618.816.823.1
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.91.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.910.09.411.6
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.114.012.016.2
 9/15/2520242023
Share Price CYE$62.81$55.29$45.73
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)176.7155.5128.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)9.130.728.6
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.07.66.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)183.8186.2157.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM4.02.32.0
P/EBIT TTM26.714.211.7
P/E TTM41.624.618.8
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.910.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.114.0

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%14%34%
Peers Return17%12%-14%-3%15%-12%10%
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 9/12/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

ULPGNWLCLKMBCHDMedian
NameUnilever Procter .Newell B.Colgate-.Kimberly.Church &. 
Mkt Price62.89157.905.9283.28127.9992.9488.11
Mkt Cap176.9370.32.567.542.522.755.0
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 Cap176.9370.32.567.542.522.755.0
P/S4.04.40.33.42.33.73.6
P/EBIT26.817.675.016.014.029.222.2
P/E41.723.2-10.223.217.543.323.2
P/CFO32.220.815.417.214.821.219.0
Total Yield3.7%4.3%-6.2%7.0%9.6%2.9%4.0%
Dividend Yield1.3%0.0%3.6%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/E0.00.12.20.10.20.10.1

Returns

ULPGNWLCLKMBCHDMedian
NameUnilever Procter .Newell B.Colgate-.Kimberly.Church &. 
1M Rtn3.1%2.3%9.7%-2.1%-2.8%0.5%1.4%
3M Rtn1.2%-0.8%14.3%-7.2%-1.2%-4.0%-1.0%
6M Rtn9.0%-4.8%-7.3%-6.2%-6.6%-14.3%-6.4%
12M Rtn-0.1%-7.0%-21.1%-19.5%-7.5%-9.6%-8.5%
3Y Rtn53.6%23.9%-59.7%18.9%17.7%25.0%21.4%
1M Excs Rtn-1.1%-0.2%13.6%-5.4%-5.9%-2.6%-1.9%
3M Excs Rtn-9.3%-11.5%1.4%-19.0%-12.4%-14.8%-11.9%
6M Excs Rtn-10.1%-24.4%-26.0%-26.2%-26.2%-34.0%-26.1%
12M Excs Rtn-20.3%-28.8%-32.5%-40.1%-29.0%-31.0%-30.0%
3Y Excs Rtn-11.5%-41.7%-126.3%-51.6%-52.3%-47.3%-49.5%

Financials

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

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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