UL Stock Overview
Operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£57.83 |
| 52 Week High | UK£65.87 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£46.46 |
| Beta | 0.25 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.12% |
| 3 Month Change | -10.09% |
| 1 Year Change | 21.52% |
| 3 Year Change | 10.24% |
| 5 Year Change | 2.01% |
| Change since IPO | 541.81% |
Recent News & Updates
Unilever: Quality And Improving Growth Are Largely In The Price
Dec 13Unilever: A Path To Dividend Growth And Solid Returns Lies Ahead
Nov 13Unilever: This Giant Continues To Grow Step By Step
Oct 25Recent updates
Unilever: Quality And Improving Growth Are Largely In The Price
Dec 13Unilever: A Path To Dividend Growth And Solid Returns Lies Ahead
Nov 13Unilever: This Giant Continues To Grow Step By Step
Oct 25Unilever Progressing On P&G Transformation Playbook
Sep 26Unilever: Nearing The Tipping Point
Aug 27Unilever: New CEO Making Impact
Aug 12Unilever: Unjustified Discount Despite Upping Its Performance
Jul 10Unilever: Recent Performance Has Removed The Margin Of Safety
Jun 06Unilever: The Company Is Moving In The Right Direction
Mar 24Unilever: Don't Expect Market Beating Returns
Feb 13Unilever: From Quantity Of Brands To Quality Of Brands
Jan 10Unilever Hasn't Been This Cheap Since More Than A Decade
Dec 20Unilever: New CEO Making Changes
Dec 04Unilever: Higher Quality Growth Needed
Nov 01Shareholder Returns
| UL | US Personal Products | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.6% | -5.5% | -4.0% |
| 1Y | 21.5% | -24.4% | 24.0% |
Return vs Industry: UL exceeded the US Personal Products industry which returned -24.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: UL underperformed the US Market which returned 24% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| UL volatility | |
|---|---|
| UL Average Weekly Movement | 2.2% |
| Personal Products Industry Average Movement | 8.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: UL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: UL's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 128,377 | Hein M. Schumacher | www.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
| UL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$143.46b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$6.88b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$62.49b |
20.8x
P/E Ratio2.3x
P/S RatioIs UL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| UL 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 Margin | 42.90% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.01% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 131.6% |
How did UL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.1%
Current Dividend Yield64%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 01:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* 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.
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Analyst Sources
Unilever PLC is covered by 75 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Robert Jan Vos | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| null null | Argus Research Company |