Unilever Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Unilever has a total shareholder equity of €22.6B and total debt of €30.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 135.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are €79.8B and €57.2B respectively. Unilever's EBIT is €11.3B making its interest coverage ratio 17. It has cash and short-term investments of €7.5B.
Key information
135.5%
Debt to equity ratio
€30.57b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 17x |
| Cash | €7.52b |
| Equity | €22.56b |
| Total liabilities | €57.20b |
| Total assets | €79.75b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Recent updates
Unilever: Growth Disappoints But Business Efficiency Process Continues
Feb 16Unilever: No More Valaution Discount - Downgrade To Neutral
Jan 23Procter & Gamble Is In Trouble, Buy Unilever Instead
Jan 14Unilever: 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 10Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: UL's short term assets (€19.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities (€25.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: UL's short term assets (€19.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities (€32.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: UL's net debt to equity ratio (102.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: UL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 189.7% to 135.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: UL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (31.1%).
Interest Coverage: UL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (17x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/22 11:22 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Unilever PLC is covered by 73 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Robert Jan Vos | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| null null | Argus Research Company |