Unilever PLC

LSE:ULVR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£111.5b

Unilever Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Unilever has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 2.1%, while the Personal Products industry saw earnings growing at 7.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Unilever's return on equity is 30.9%, and it has net margins of 9.3%.

Key information

2.10%

Earnings growth rate

3.29%

EPS growth rate

Personal Products Industry Growth6.58%
Revenue growth rate4.30%
Return on equity30.93%
Net Margin9.29%
Next Earnings Update12 Feb 2026

Recent past performance updates

Investors Can Find Comfort In Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Earnings Quality

Feb 25
Investors Can Find Comfort In Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Earnings Quality

Recent updates

Is Unilever (LON:ULVR) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 17
Is Unilever (LON:ULVR) Using Too Much Debt?

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Interim Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Aug 02
Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Interim Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Jul 24
Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Jul 06
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

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

May 18
Calculating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

May 02
Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Apr 18
Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

A Look Into Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Impressive Returns On Capital

Apr 03
A Look Into Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Impressive Returns On Capital

Investors Can Find Comfort In Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Earnings Quality

Feb 25
Investors Can Find Comfort In Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Earnings Quality
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Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)

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

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

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Unilever makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:ULVR Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2559,7715,55516,0980
31 Mar 2560,2665,65016,1090
31 Dec 2460,7615,74416,1200
30 Sep 2460,5276,19215,6350
30 Jun 2460,2936,64015,1490
31 Mar 2459,9496,56415,1420
31 Dec 2359,6046,48715,1340
30 Sep 2360,2417,38614,7730
30 Jun 2360,8788,28514,4120
31 Mar 2360,4767,96414,4260
31 Dec 2260,0737,64214,4400
30 Sep 2258,1756,73813,910-423
30 Jun 2256,2765,83311,685847
31 Mar 2254,3605,94111,699847
31 Dec 2152,4446,04912,5590
30 Sep 2151,6235,73411,795824
30 Jun 2150,8015,41811,877800
31 Mar 2150,7635,50011,880800
31 Dec 2050,7245,58111,882800
30 Sep 2051,1465,74211,998820
30 Jun 2051,5685,90312,114840
31 Mar 2051,7745,76412,118840
31 Dec 1951,9805,62512,121840
30 Sep 1951,3687,48511,975870
30 Jun 1950,7569,34411,828900
31 Mar 1950,8699,35711,885900
31 Dec 1850,9829,36911,941900
30 Sep 1851,6627,64212,106900
30 Jun 1852,3425,97413,430900
31 Mar 1853,0296,01413,469900
01 Jan 1853,7156,02312,927900
30 Sep 1753,9355,91813,681939
30 Jun 1754,1555,78213,854978
31 Mar 1753,4345,48313,827978
31 Dec 1652,7135,18413,799978
30 Sep 1652,6395,05813,936992
30 Jun 1652,5644,93214,0731,005
31 Mar 1652,9184,92114,0691,005
31 Dec 1553,2724,90914,0651,005
30 Sep 1552,3014,87612,626980
30 Jun 1551,3294,84211,187955
31 Mar 1549,8835,00711,198955
31 Dec 1448,4365,17111,208955

Quality Earnings: ULVR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ULVR's current net profit margins (9.3%) are lower than last year (11%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ULVR's earnings have grown by 2.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ULVR's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: ULVR had negative earnings growth (-16.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Personal Products industry average (4.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst ULVR's Return on Equity (30.93%) 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

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/19 03:32
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/19 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Unilever PLC is covered by 50 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Andreas von ArxBaader Helvea Equity Research
Arancha PiñeiroBanco de Sabadell. S.A.