Unilever PLCUL
NYSE•Consumer Defensive•Household & Personal Products
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.
Unilever PLC (UL) reported trailing twelve months revenue of $111.26B as of December 2025, a 24.4% increase year-over-year. Quarterly revenue reached $20.38B, reflecting continued top-line momentum.
Unilever PLC generated $11.82B in TTM net income, with quarterly EBITDA of $4.64B. The operating margin expanded from 14.5% to 23.6%, suggesting improving cost efficiency and pricing discipline.
The spread between operating margin (23.6%) and net margin (12.6%) indicates moderate non-operating costs. Net margin has improved from 10.1% a year ago, signaling stronger bottom-line efficiency.
UL trades at a P/E of 12.2x (below the broader market average) and a P/S of 1.3x. The price-to-book ratio of 9.3x indicates a significant premium over book value.
The company generated $5.48B in free cash flow over the trailing twelve months, a 7.3% increase year-over-year, indicating cash generation ability. The balance sheet shows $70.44B in total assets with $25.70B in long-term debt against $15.52B in stockholders equity for a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.7. Data based on the most recent quarterly reports.
Competitive analysis based on 21 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are expanding at ~17.3%, suggesting durable pricing power and cost discipline.
Consistently high ROE averaging 62.0% suggests a durable competitive advantage and efficient capital allocation.
Free cash flow is consistently positive and growing — a hallmark of a capital-light business that can self-fund growth.
Revenue has grown modestly overall (~22.9%) but trajectory is uneven, suggesting a competitive or cyclical business.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 21 quarters
Margins are stable or improving at ~18.0% — no sign of cost or pricing stress.
FCF covers net income by 1.4x on average — earnings are well-supported by cash generation.
Debt-to-equity has risen 32.3% recently — increasing financial risk even if the current ratio is manageable.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Shares decreased 13.5% — net buybacks are reducing shares outstanding and boosting per-share value.
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Revenue and earnings growth across quarters
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