Unilever has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 0.8%, while the Personal Products industry saw earnings growing at 8.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.9% per year. Unilever's return on equity is 35.3%, and it has net margins of 11.3%.
Key information
0.76%
Earnings growth rate
1.37%
EPS growth rate
Personal Products Industry Growth
8.70%
Revenue growth rate
2.94%
Return on equity
35.33%
Net Margin
11.25%
Next Earnings Update
28 Jul 2026
Recent past performance updates
No updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Unilever makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BRSE:UNVB Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Dec 25
50,503
5,682
-123
0
30 Jun 25
59,771
5,555
16,098
0
31 Mar 25
60,266
5,650
16,109
0
31 Dec 24
60,761
5,744
16,120
0
30 Sep 24
60,527
6,192
15,635
0
30 Jun 24
60,293
6,640
15,149
0
31 Mar 24
59,949
6,564
15,142
0
31 Dec 23
59,604
6,487
15,134
0
30 Sep 23
60,241
7,386
14,773
0
30 Jun 23
60,878
8,285
14,412
0
31 Mar 23
60,476
7,964
14,426
0
31 Dec 22
60,073
7,642
14,440
0
30 Sep 22
58,175
6,738
13,910
-423
30 Jun 22
56,276
5,833
11,685
847
31 Mar 22
54,360
5,941
11,699
847
31 Dec 21
52,444
6,049
12,559
0
30 Sep 21
51,623
5,734
11,795
824
30 Jun 21
50,801
5,418
11,877
800
31 Mar 21
50,763
5,500
11,880
800
31 Dec 20
50,724
5,581
11,882
800
30 Sep 20
51,146
5,742
11,998
820
30 Jun 20
51,568
5,903
12,114
840
31 Mar 20
51,774
5,764
12,118
840
31 Dec 19
51,980
5,625
12,121
840
30 Sep 19
51,368
7,485
11,975
870
30 Jun 19
50,756
9,344
11,828
900
31 Mar 19
50,869
9,357
11,885
900
31 Dec 18
50,982
9,369
11,941
900
30 Sep 18
51,662
7,642
12,106
900
30 Jun 18
52,342
5,974
13,430
900
31 Mar 18
53,029
6,014
13,469
900
01 Jan 18
53,715
6,023
12,927
900
30 Sep 17
53,935
5,918
13,681
939
30 Jun 17
54,155
5,782
13,854
978
31 Mar 17
53,434
5,483
13,827
978
31 Dec 16
52,713
5,184
13,799
978
30 Sep 16
52,639
5,058
13,936
992
30 Jun 16
52,564
4,932
14,073
1,005
31 Mar 16
52,918
4,921
14,069
1,005
31 Dec 15
53,272
4,909
14,065
1,005
30 Sep 15
52,301
4,876
12,626
980
30 Jun 15
51,329
4,842
11,187
955
31 Mar 15
49,883
5,007
11,198
955
Quality Earnings: UNVB has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: UNVB's current net profit margins (11.3%) are higher than last year (9.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: UNVB's earnings have grown by 0.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: UNVB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: UNVB had negative earnings growth (-1.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Personal Products industry average (4.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst UNVB's Return on Equity (35.33%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/03/04 02:58
End of Day Share Price
2025/12/05 00:00
Earnings
2025/12/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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