Unilever PLC

NYSE:UL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$143.5b

Unilever Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Unilever is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 5.7% and 3.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 35.1% in 3 years.

Key information

5.7%

Earnings growth rate

6.0%

EPS growth rate

Personal Products earnings growth26.0%
Revenue growth rate3.2%
Future return on equity35.1%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated11 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Unilever: Quality And Improving Growth Are Largely In The Price

Dec 13

Unilever: A Path To Dividend Growth And Solid Returns Lies Ahead

Nov 13

Unilever: This Giant Continues To Grow Step By Step

Oct 25

Unilever Progressing On P&G Transformation Playbook

Sep 26

Unilever: Nearing The Tipping Point

Aug 27

Unilever: New CEO Making Impact

Aug 12

Unilever: Unjustified Discount Despite Upping Its Performance

Jul 10

Unilever: Recent Performance Has Removed The Margin Of Safety

Jun 06

Unilever: The Company Is Moving In The Right Direction

Mar 24

Unilever: Don't Expect Market Beating Returns

Feb 13

Unilever: From Quantity Of Brands To Quality Of Brands

Jan 10

Unilever Hasn't Been This Cheap Since More Than A Decade

Dec 20

Unilever: New CEO Making Changes

Dec 04

Unilever: Higher Quality Growth Needed

Nov 01

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:UL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202664,5977,6068,38510,14317
12/31/202562,8837,2187,9799,63420
12/31/202460,8096,6526,9198,72221
6/30/202460,2936,6407,5349,424N/A
3/31/202459,9496,5647,6089,425N/A
12/31/202359,6046,4877,6819,426N/A
9/30/202360,2417,3866,8088,513N/A
6/30/202360,8788,2855,9137,599N/A
3/31/202360,4767,9645,7437,441N/A
12/31/202260,0737,6425,5737,282N/A
9/30/202258,1756,7386,0027,630N/A
6/30/202256,2765,8336,4307,977N/A
3/31/202254,3605,9416,5317,975N/A
12/31/202152,4446,0496,6327,972N/A
9/30/202151,6235,7347,1118,273N/A
6/30/202150,8015,4187,5898,574N/A
3/31/202150,7635,5007,8138,816N/A
12/31/202050,7245,5818,0379,058N/A
9/30/202051,1465,7427,9469,152N/A
6/30/202051,5685,9037,8559,245N/A
3/31/202051,7745,7647,2198,677N/A
12/31/201951,9805,6256,5838,109N/A
9/30/201951,3687,4856,0047,565N/A
6/30/201950,7569,3445,4257,020N/A
3/31/201950,8699,3575,6067,169N/A
12/31/201850,9829,3695,7867,318N/A
9/30/201851,6627,6426,6348,145N/A
6/30/201852,3425,9746,3077,797N/A
3/31/201853,0296,014N/A7,545N/A
1/1/201853,7156,023N/A7,879N/A
9/30/201753,9355,918N/A7,353N/A
6/30/201754,1555,782N/A7,413N/A
3/31/201753,4345,483N/A7,230N/A
12/31/201652,7135,184N/A7,047N/A
9/30/201652,6395,058N/A6,975N/A
6/30/201652,5644,932N/A6,903N/A
3/31/201652,9184,921N/A7,117N/A
12/31/201553,2724,909N/A7,330N/A
9/30/201552,3014,876N/A6,688N/A
6/30/201551,3294,842N/A6,045N/A
3/31/201549,8835,007N/A5,794N/A
12/31/201448,4365,171N/A5,543N/A
9/30/201448,4165,201N/A5,738N/A
6/30/201448,3955,231N/A5,933N/A
3/31/201449,0965,037N/A6,114N/A
12/31/201349,7974,842N/A6,294N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: UL's forecast earnings growth (5.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: UL's earnings (5.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: UL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: UL's revenue (3.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: UL's revenue (3.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: UL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (35.1%)

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 07:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • 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

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
null nullArgus Research Company