Consumer Defensive
Unilever PLC(UL)
Live Price
Offline$58.92
+1.03% today
1Y Change
-14.61%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $111.43B
- Revenue Growth
- -16.9%
- EPS Growth
- +16.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.9%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Unilever PLC (UL) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $111.43B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $58.92 and down 14.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -16.9%, EPS growth of +16.5%, a dividend yield of 3.9%. What stands out right now is revenue -16.9%, EPS +16.5%, free cash flow -19.6% with operating margin 28.0% and ROIC 15.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 25.7 and price/sales 3.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines UL price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-16.9% vs +1.7% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+28.0% vs +6.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
25.7 vs 14.0 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Feb 12, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -21.7% and a revenue surprise of -5.4%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -16.9% and EPS is at +16.5%, with operating margin around 28.0%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 28, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | -21.7% | +1.5% | -0.3% | -12.8% |
2025 Jul 31, 2025 | -8.7% | +3.5% | +4.9% | +6.7% |
2025 Feb 13, 2025 | -44.8% | +1.8% | -0.6% | -2.6% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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UL Max Drawdown
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Company Overview
Unilever PLC
New York Stock Exchange
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company. It operates through Beauty & Personal Care, Foods & Refreshment, and Home Care segments. The Beauty & Personal Care segment provides skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and skin cleansing products. The Foods & Refreshment segment offers ice cream, soups, bouillons, seasonings, mayonnaise, ketchups, and tea categories. The Home Care segment provides fabric solutions and various cleaning products. The company offers its products under the Domestos, OMO, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry's, Knorr, Magnum, Wall's, Bango, the Vegetarian Butcher, Axe, Cif, Comfort, Dove, Lifebuoy, Lux, Rexona, Sunsilk, Equilibra, OLLY, Liquid I.V., SmartyPants, Onnit, Hellmann's, and Vaseline brands. Unilever PLC was incorporated in 1894 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Fernando Fernandez
- IPO Date
- Mar 25, 1980
- Employees
- 116.0k
- Street Address
- Unilever House
- Mailing
- London, EC4Y 0DY
- Region
- London, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 20 7822 5252
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 25.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.4
- Price/Sales
- 3.1
- Price/Book
- 7.2
Growth
- Revenue
- -16.9%
- EPS
- +16.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -19.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 67.0%
- Operating Margin
- 28.0%
- Net Margin
- 12.2%
- ROE
- 26.0%
- ROIC
- 15.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.91
- Current Ratio
- 0.79
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