Unilever PLC (UL)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol UL
  • Rev/Share 24.1671
  • Book/Share 8.0587
  • PB 7.3014
  • Debt/Equity 1.7997
  • CurrentRatio 0.7646
  • ROIC 0.1109

 

  • MktCap 129955932624.6457
  • FreeCF/Share 2.6767
  • PFCF 19.6308
  • PE 23.3895
  • Debt/Assets 0.4214
  • DivYield 0.0335
  • ROE 0.294

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation UL BNP Paribas Exane -- Outperform -- $73 May 29, 2025
Upgrade UL DZ Bank Hold Buy -- -- Feb. 21, 2025
Downgrade UL RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform Underperform -- -- Jan. 6, 2025
Upgrade UL BofA Securities Underperform Buy $47 $72 Aug. 22, 2024

News

Ben & Jerry's boss being 'replaced' in new row with UK parent firm
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Published: March 19, 2025 by: Skynews
Sentiment: Negative

Ben and Jerry's claims its chief executive has been sacked amid a longstanding row with its UK parent firm over the ice cream maker's political activism.

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6 Stocks to Buy as European Markets Soar
ABBNY, BNPQY, EADSF, EADSY, HESAY, NVO, UL
Published: February 26, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Stocks in the United States are off to a choppy but positive start to the year, but the biggest story in markets so far in 2025 has been strength out of Europe.

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Unilever ousts CEO Hein Schumacher after less than two years
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Negative

Unilever surprised investors on Tuesday by ousting chief executive Hein Schumacher and replacing him with finance chief Fernando Fernandez, who will focus on speeding up the execution of the consumer group's turnaround strategy.

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Unilever promotes its ‘maverick' CFO to top spot in surprise move
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral

Fernando Fernandez, the current CFO, will take over as chief executive of the maker of Dove soap and Hellmann's mayonnaise from Hein Schumacher, who's stepping down on March 1 “by mutual agreement.”

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Unilever parts company with CEO after less than two years
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative

Unilever PLC (LSE:ULVR) chief executive Hein Schumacher will step down next week after less than two years in charge. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant, maker of Domestos, Dove, Hellman's and Marmite, has decided to promote finance chief Fernando Fernandez to the CEO role instead.

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Unilever CEO Schumacher to step down
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Neutral

Unilever said on Tuesday Hein Schumacher will step down as CEO and be replaced by finance chief Fernando Fernandez.

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Unilever faces battle to reduce plant-based meat exposure
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Negative

Unilever may struggle to attract buyers for its plant-based meat business, complicating the company's plan to cut its exposure to products which are falling out of favour with consumers, industry experts said.

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Ben & Jerry's accuses parent Unilever of banning it from criticizing Trump
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Published: February 14, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Negative

Ben & Jerry's accusations came in its lawsuit seeking to stop Unilever's alleged efforts to dismantle its independent board and end its social activism.

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Unilever Q4 Margins Up, Revenue Misses
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Published: February 13, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Consumer goods manufacturing giant Unilever (UL -5.46%) reported mixed fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings on Thursday, Feb. 13. Its underlying earnings per share (EPS) of 2.98 British pounds narrowly exceeded analyst consensus expectations of 2.965 pounds thanks to solid operational efficiency.

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Unilever CEO sees growth slowing in early 2025
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Published: February 13, 2025 by: CNBC International TV
Sentiment: Negative

Hein Schumacher, CEO of Unilever, weighs in on the company's latest earnings and its efforts to regain market share from private labels.

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Unilever PLC (UL) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
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Published: February 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Unilever PLC (NYSE:UL ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 13, 2025 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Hein Schumacher - CEO Fernando Fernandez - CFO Jemma Spalton - Head of IR Conference Call Participants Warren Ackerman - Barclays Celine Pannuti - JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jeffrey Stent - BNP Paribas Exane Jean-Olivier Nicolai - Goldman Sachs Group Guillaume Delmas - UBS Jeremy Fialko - HSBC Victor Ma - TD Securities Thomas Sykes - Deutsche Bank Hein Schumacher Good morning and welcome to Unilever's Full Year Results. Thank you for joining us.

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Ben & Jerry's maker set for listing on three exchanges as Unilever forecasts ‘slower start'
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Published: February 13, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral

Unilever on Thursday moved forward with its plan to separate its ice cream-making division, saying it will be listed on three stock exchanges.

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Unilever unveils €1.5bn buyback, Ice Cream to float in Amsterdam, London and NY
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Published: February 13, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive

Unilever PLC has also announced a new share buyback of up to €1.5 billion, and said it will spin out its ice cream business with joint listings in Amsterdam, London and New York. The final results "reflect a year of significant activity as we focused on transforming Unilever into a consistently higher performing business", says CEO Hein Schumacher.

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Unilever sales just miss expectations; Ben and Jerry's ice cream unit heads for triple listing
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Published: February 13, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Negative

Unilever posted a 4% rise in fourth-quarter underlying sales, slightly missing a 4.1% forecast. Over the full-year, underlying sales grew 4.2% versus estimates of 4.3%.

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About Unilever PLC (UL)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-25
  • Website https://www.unilever.com
  • Industry Household & Personal Products
  • CEO Fernando Fernandez
  • Employees 115964

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.