Unilever Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Unilever has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.7%, while the Personal Products industry saw earnings growing at 2.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.4% per year. Unilever's return on equity is 31.6%, and it has net margins of 11%.

Key information

1.7%

Earnings growth rate

2.8%

EPS growth rate

Personal Products Industry Growth8.7%
Revenue growth rate4.4%
Return on equity31.6%
Net Margin11.0%
Next Earnings Update13 Feb 2025

Recent past performance 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

ENXTAM:UNA Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
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
30 Sep 1448,4165,20111,745998
30 Jun 1448,3955,23112,2811,040
31 Mar 1449,0965,03712,2951,040
31 Dec 1349,7974,84212,3081,040

Quality Earnings: UNA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: UNA's current net profit margins (11%) are lower than last year (13.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: UNA's earnings have grown by 1.7% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: UNA had negative earnings growth (-19.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Personal Products industry average (10.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst UNA's Return on Equity (31.59%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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