Unilever plc (UL)
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; face, hand, and body moisturizer skin care products; and Prestige Beauty and Wellbeing products. The Personal Care segment provides soap and shower skin cleansing products; and deodorant and oral care, including toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment offers washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioner fabric care products; and a range of home and hygiene cleaning products. The Foods segment provides cooking aids and mini meals comprising soups, bouillons, and seasonings, as well as mayonnaise and ketchup condiments; and Unilever food solutions. The company provides its products under the AXE, Clear, Cif, Closeup, Comfort, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann's, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Nexxus, Nutrafol, OMO, Pond's, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Radiant, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, and Vaseline brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
- Ticker
- UL
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- 52-week range
- $54.75 - $74.98
Valuation
- Share price
- $66.00 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.57x
- Price to book
- 7.29x
- Price to free cash flow
- 18.49x
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | -2.53% |
| 5 days | +1.13% |
| 1 month | +8.55% |
| 3 months | +3.68% |
| 6 months | +10.55% |
| Year to date | +0.92% |
| 1 year | -3.78% |
| 3 years | +22.79% |
| 5 years | +10.87% |
| 10 years | +41.97% |
| All time | +5,452.34% |
Short interest
- As of
- Oct 15, 2026
- Short % of float
- 0.21%
- Shares short
- 4.43M
- Days to cover
- 1.33
- Change since prior report
- -10.67%
- Source
- FINRA consolidated short interest
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 53.84%
- Return on invested capital
- 14.51%
- Return on assets
- 13.44%
- Return on capital employed
- 18.52%
- Gross margin
- 46.95%
- Net margin
- 18.75%
- EBITDA margin
- 20.49%
- Revenue growth
- -3.77%
- Net income growth
- 64.85%
- Free cash flow growth
- -14.81%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 5.41%
- Current ratio
- 0.79x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 2.12x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fiscal year
- 2025
- Shares outstanding
- 2.18B
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 46.95% | 18.75% | 53.84% | 14.51% |
| 2024-12-31 | 46.69% | 10.95% | 25.47% | 12.21% |
| 2023-12-31 | 43.54% | 12.55% | 31.24% | 14.20% |
| 2022-12-31 | 40.23% | 12.72% | 35.21% | 17.33% |
| 2021-12-31 | 42.30% | 11.53% | 30.63% | 15.85% |
| 2020-12-31 | 43.45% | 11.00% | 31.61% | 15.75% |
| 2019-12-31 | 44.01% | 10.82% | 40.51% | 17.34% |
| 2018-12-31 | 43.70% | 18.38% | 77.32% | 28.71% |
| 2017-12-31 | 43.25% | 11.21% | 42.42% | 24.51% |
| 2016-12-31 | 42.65% | 9.83% | 30.91% | 21.41% |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Dec 2025 | - |
| 2023-07-24 | - | - |
| 2023-04-26 | - | - |
| 2022-10-27 | - | - |
| 2022-07-26 | - | - |
| 2022-02-10 | - | - |
| 2021-10-21 | - | - |
| 2021-07-22 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- unilever.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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