Unilever PLC

NYSE:UL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$143.5b

Unilever Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Unilever's CEO is Hein M. Schumacher, appointed in Jul 2023, has a tenure of 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is €4.73M, comprised of 22.8% salary and 77.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.001% of the company’s shares, worth $1.32M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 2.4 years respectively.

Key information

Hein M. Schumacher

Chief executive officer

€4.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage22.8%
CEO tenure1.4yrs
CEO ownership0.0009%
Management average tenure2.9yrs
Board average tenure2.4yrs

Recent management 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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Hein M. Schumacher's remuneration changed compared to Unilever's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€7b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€7b

Dec 31 2023€5m€1m

€6b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€7b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

€8b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

€8b

Dec 31 2022€31kn/a

€8b

Compensation vs Market: Hein M.'s total compensation ($USD4.90M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.67M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Hein M.'s compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Hein M. Schumacher (53 yo)

1.4yrs

Tenure

€4,729,406

Compensation

Mr. Hein M. A. Schumacher has been Chairman of the Board at Global Dairy Platform since August 2021. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Unilever PLC since October 4, 2022. Mr. Schumacher...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hein M. Schumacher
CEO & Director1.4yrs€4.73m0.00092%
$ 1.3m
Fernando Fernandez
CFO & Directorless than a yearno data0.012%
$ 16.8m
Jemma Spalton
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Maria Varsellona
Chief Legal Officer & Group Secretary2.9yrsno datano data
Esi Bracey
Chief Growth & Marketing Officerless than a yearno datano data
Mairead Nayager
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Janine Juggins
Executive VP of Global Tax & Treasury11.7yrsno datano data
Richard Slater
Chief Research & Development Officer5.7yrsno datano data
Rohit Jawa
President of South Asiano datano datano data
Rebecca Marmot
Chief Sustainability Officerno datano datano data
Fabian Garcia
Business Group President of Personal Care4.9yrsno datano data
Peter Frank Kulve
Business Group President of Ice Cream5.6yrsno datano data

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

53.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: UL's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Hein M. Schumacher
CEO & Director2.2yrs€4.73m0.00092%
$ 1.3m
Fernando Fernandez
CFO & Directorless than a yearno data0.012%
$ 16.8m
Nelson Peltz
Independent Non-Executive Director2.4yrs€132.00k0.0050%
$ 7.2m
Andrea Jung
Vice Chairman & Senior Independent Director6.6yrs€213.00k0.00018%
$ 258.2k
Adrian Hennah
Independent Non-Executive Director3.1yrs€177.00k0.00016%
$ 229.5k
Ian Meakins
Non-Executive Chairman1.3yrs€91.00k0.0010%
$ 1.5m
Susan Kilsby
Independent Non-Executive Director5.3yrs€140.00k0.000090%
$ 129.1k
Rong Lu
Independent Non-Executive Director3.1yrs€142.00kno data
Judith McKenna
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data

2.4yrs

Average Tenure

66yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: UL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

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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Market Prices30 years
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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