Unilever PLC

LSE:ULVR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£110.9b

Unilever Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Unilever is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 7.2% and 3.5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 5.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 42.5% in 3 years.

Key information

7.2%

Earnings growth rate

5.7%

EPS growth rate

Personal Products earnings growth8.2%
Revenue growth rate3.5%
Future return on equity42.5%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated13 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

Analysts Are Updating Their Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Estimates After Its Annual Results

Feb 10
Analysts Are Updating Their Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Estimates After Its Annual Results

Recent updates

Capital Investments At Unilever (LON:ULVR) Point To A Promising Future

Dec 27
Capital Investments At Unilever (LON:ULVR) Point To A Promising Future

Estimating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Nov 11
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

These 4 Measures Indicate That Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Oct 27
These 4 Measures Indicate That Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Oct 12
Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Capital Investment Trends At Unilever (LON:ULVR) Look Strong

Aug 28
Capital Investment Trends At Unilever (LON:ULVR) Look Strong

Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of €0.3696

Jul 28
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of €0.3696

Estimating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Jul 14
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

We Think Unilever (LON:ULVR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Jun 26
We Think Unilever (LON:ULVR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

May 23
Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Here's What To Make Of Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Apr 18
Here's What To Make Of Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Apr 03
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Unilever (LON:ULVR) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 11
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Analysts Are Updating Their Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Estimates After Its Annual Results

Feb 10
Analysts Are Updating Their Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Estimates After Its Annual Results

What Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) P/E Is Not Telling You

Feb 09
What Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) P/E Is Not Telling You

Unilever (LON:ULVR) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Jan 16
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

LSE:ULVR - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202768,6398,5907,67410,8217
12/31/202664,7597,6847,91010,28817
12/31/202562,9097,2667,5429,70919
12/31/202460,7176,7606,8858,80920
6/30/202460,2936,6407,5349,424N/A
3/31/202459,9496,5647,6089,425N/A
12/31/202359,6046,4877,6819,426N/A
9/30/202360,2417,3866,8088,513N/A
6/30/202360,8788,2855,9137,599N/A
3/31/202360,4767,9645,7437,441N/A
12/31/202260,0737,6425,5737,282N/A
9/30/202258,1756,7386,0027,630N/A
6/30/202256,2765,8336,4307,977N/A
3/31/202254,3605,9416,5317,975N/A
12/31/202152,4446,0496,6327,972N/A
9/30/202151,6235,7347,1118,273N/A
6/30/202150,8015,4187,5898,574N/A
3/31/202150,7635,5007,8138,816N/A
12/31/202050,7245,5818,0379,058N/A
9/30/202051,1465,7427,9469,152N/A
6/30/202051,5685,9037,8559,245N/A
3/31/202051,7745,7647,2198,677N/A
12/31/201951,9805,6256,5838,109N/A
9/30/201951,3687,4856,0047,565N/A
6/30/201950,7569,3445,4257,020N/A
3/31/201950,8699,3575,6067,169N/A
12/31/201850,9829,3695,7867,318N/A
9/30/201851,6627,6426,6348,145N/A
6/30/201852,3425,9746,3077,797N/A
3/31/201853,0296,014N/A7,545N/A
1/1/201853,7156,023N/A7,879N/A
9/30/201753,9355,918N/A7,353N/A
6/30/201754,1555,782N/A7,413N/A
3/31/201753,4345,483N/A7,230N/A
12/31/201652,7135,184N/A7,047N/A
9/30/201652,6395,058N/A6,975N/A
6/30/201652,5644,932N/A6,903N/A
3/31/201652,9184,921N/A7,117N/A
12/31/201553,2724,909N/A7,330N/A
9/30/201552,3014,876N/A6,688N/A
6/30/201551,3294,842N/A6,045N/A
3/31/201549,8835,007N/A5,794N/A
12/31/201448,4365,171N/A5,543N/A
9/30/201448,4165,201N/A5,738N/A
6/30/201448,3955,231N/A5,933N/A
3/31/201449,0965,037N/A6,114N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: ULVR's forecast earnings growth (7.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.1%).

Earnings vs Market: ULVR's earnings (7.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the UK market (14.5% per year).

High Growth Earnings: ULVR's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: ULVR's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (3.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: ULVR's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: ULVR's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (42.5%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/14 01:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/14 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Unilever PLC is covered by 72 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
null nullArgus Research Company