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Unilever LSE:ULVR Stock Report

Last Price

UK£45.48

Market Cap

UK£112.6b

7D

-0.3%

1Y

18.0%

Updated

01 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Unilever PLC

LSE:ULVR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£112.6b

ULVR Stock Overview

Operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. More details

ULVR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 9.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.71% per year

Pays a reliable dividend of 3.13%

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt


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Unilever PLC Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Unilever
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£45.48
52 Week HighUK£50.34
52 Week LowUK£36.81
Beta0.25
1 Month Change-4.09%
3 Month Change-5.27%
1 Year Change18.04%
3 Year Change14.88%
5 Year Change7.26%
Change since IPO713.05%

Recent News & 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

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

Shareholder Returns

ULVRGB Personal ProductsGB Market
7D-0.3%-0.6%0.4%
1Y18.0%17.1%3.9%

Return vs Industry: ULVR matched the UK Personal Products industry which returned 17.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ULVR exceeded the UK Market which returned 3.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ULVR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ULVR volatility
ULVR Average Weekly Movement2.0%
Personal Products Industry Average Movement3.6%
Market Average Movement4.7%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: ULVR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.

Volatility Over Time: ULVR's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1860128,377Hein M. Schumacherwww.unilever.com

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through five segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment engages in the sale of hair care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; skin care products including face, hand, and body moisturizer; and prestige beauty and health & wellbeing products consist of the vitamins, minerals, and supplements.

Unilever PLC Fundamentals Summary

How do Unilever's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ULVR fundamental statistics
Market capUK£112.59b
Earnings (TTM)UK£5.49b
Revenue (TTM)UK£49.84b

20.5x

P/E Ratio

2.3x

P/S Ratio

Is ULVR overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ULVR income statement (TTM)
Revenue€60.29b
Cost of Revenue€34.43b
Gross Profit€25.86b
Other Expenses€19.22b
Earnings€6.64b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.68
Gross Margin42.90%
Net Profit Margin11.01%
Debt/Equity Ratio131.6%

How did ULVR perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.1%

Current Dividend Yield

64%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/01 03:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Unilever PLC is covered by 74 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
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
null nullArgus Research Company