Unilever/£ULVR

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About Unilever

Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (44% of 2024 sales by value), homecare (20%), and packaged food (36%) company. Its brands include Dove personal-care products, Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Rexona deodorants, and TRESemmé haircare. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, and Wild deodorants. The company derives 58% of its sales from emerging markets and 42% from developed markets. The US is its largest market, accounting for around 20% of sales, followed by India, which accounts for 11% of sales.

Ticker

£ULVR

Primary listing

LSE

Employees

115,964

Unilever Metrics

BasicAdvanced
£115B
23.91
£1.93
0.20
£1.13
2.45%

What the Analysts think about Unilever

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Unilever stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Underlying sales growth exceeded expectations at 3.8% versus 3.6% forecast in Q2, supported by strong demand in North America and Europe and reflecting pricing power across major markets (Reuters).
Unilever kept its full-year sales guidance and anticipates stronger growth in the second half, pointing to resilience in North America and Europe as well as expected improvement in India, China, and Indonesia (Reuters).
The company pledged a $1.5 billion investment in Mexico, with about $407 million earmarked for a new beauty and personal care plant, expanding its presence in a fast-growing Latin American market (Reuters).
Free cash flow dropped 50% to €1.1 billion in the first half, impacted by supply chain changes, U.S. tariffs, and costs related to the ice cream spin-off, indicating strong financial pressure on core operations (Reuters).
Unilever will cut 7,500 jobs worldwide and review its top 200 executive positions as part of a turnaround plan, pointing to poor performance and raising the risk of operational disruptions during the reorganization (Reuters).
Hindustan Unilever’s gross margin dropped 190 basis points year-over-year to 49.5% in Q2 because of higher raw material costs like palm oil and coffee, showing ongoing input cost pressures that could threaten group profitability (Reuters).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Sept 2025.

Unilever Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Unilever Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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