Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$58.40
+1.11% today
1Y Change
-16.83%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Coverage: 249 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 18, 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 $58.40 and down 16.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 18, 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.
Benchmark Comparison
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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UL Max Drawdown
-26.20%
Trailing 1Y
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for UL and SPY.
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Dividend Yield
3.91%
Trailing 12M Payout
$1.60
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | $0.55 | $0.55 | Quarterly |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | $0.53 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 | $0.52 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | $0.52 | $0.59 | Quarterly |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | $0.47 | $0.53 | Quarterly |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 8, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 | $0.48 | $0.54 | Quarterly |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Aug 9, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | $0.48 | $0.54 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 | $0.46 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | $0.46 | $0.52 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | $0.47 | $0.53 | Quarterly |
| May 18, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | $0.47 | $0.53 | Quarterly |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | $0.42 | $0.47 | Quarterly |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | $0.43 | $0.49 | Quarterly |
| May 19, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Feb 25, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | $0.48 | $0.55 | Quarterly |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Nov 5, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | $0.49 | $0.56 | Quarterly |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Aug 6, 2021 | Sep 8, 2021 | $0.50 | $0.57 | Quarterly |
| May 20, 2021 | May 21, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | $0.52 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | $0.51 | $0.58 | Quarterly |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 | $0.48 | $0.55 | Quarterly |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Aug 7, 2020 | Sep 9, 2020 | $0.46 | $0.53 | Quarterly |
| May 14, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | Jun 4, 2020 | $0.45 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Dec 4, 2019 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Aug 9, 2019 | Sep 11, 2019 | $0.46 | $0.52 | Quarterly |
| May 2, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | Jun 5, 2019 | $0.46 | $0.52 | Quarterly |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | Mar 20, 2019 | $0.44 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Nov 2, 2018 | Dec 5, 2018 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | Sep 5, 2018 | $0.45 | $0.51 | Quarterly |
| May 3, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 | $0.48 | $0.54 | Quarterly |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 | $0.45 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Nov 3, 2017 | Dec 13, 2017 | $0.42 | $0.48 | Quarterly |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Aug 4, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 | $0.41 | $0.47 | Quarterly |
| May 3, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | Jun 7, 2017 | $0.38 | $0.43 | Quarterly |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | $0.34 | $0.39 | Quarterly |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | $0.35 | $0.40 | Quarterly |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Aug 5, 2016 | Sep 7, 2016 | $0.35 | $0.40 | Quarterly |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 | $0.36 | $0.41 | Quarterly |
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