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Unilever PLC (UL) Company Overview

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Unilever PLC UL

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Unilever PLC

Overview of Unilever PLC

UL NYQ
Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products Framework: General Corporate Large Cap
Unilever PLC (UL), is a Large Cap company, in the Household & Personal Products industry, last closed at $66.44, about 31.6% overvalued vs fair value, -3.1% 1Y return, placing in the top 10% of its sector.
Metrics P/E 12.9× Rev Growth -3.8% ROE 53.3% Gross Margin 46.9% Div Yield 3.26%
USD 66.44
1.81%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 25.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$141.58B
Enterprise Value
$169.02B
Overall Score
Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Good
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Good
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Good
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 96%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats

Quick Facts

HQ London
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Dividend Nov 13

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$41
$45
$51
Current: $66.44 -32% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
EUR 50.5B
-3.8%%
Gross Profit
EUR 23.7B
-3.2%%
Operating Income
EUR 9.0B
2.4%%
Net Income
EUR 9.5B
64.9%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
71.4%
Fair

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

EUR 8.2B
121.2% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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High Impact
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Unilever PLC's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
72
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 1.00), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 96.6th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.

Key risks

  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.14), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Strong
80

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing UL's balance between Growth (26.3%), Profitability (51.2%), and Safety (22.5%). Growth 26% Safety 23% Profitability 51%

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Growth

44th percentile vs peers
44
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 67.3% 78p EPS CAGR 3Y 8.7% 61p Rev Growth YoY -3.8% 27p Revenue CAGR 3Y -5.6% 22p TSR 5.8% 54p
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • ROIC in top 20% of peers (41.3%, 95th percentile)
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (17.9%, 86th percentile)
  • Net Profit Margin in top 20% of peers (18.8%, 92th percentile)

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

86th percentile vs peers
86
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Safety

37th percentile vs peers
38
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Strengths
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Unilever PLC.

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Base
$45.47
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-31.6% vs current
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