Unilever PLC (UL) stock
ULNYSESoap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, CosmeticsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as UNLYF
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 20-F on Mar 12, 2026Score 10/30
$65.15−1.01 (-1.53%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
Unilever statistics
57 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 7, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- –
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.49%
- 5.61%
- Float
- 2.18B
- 79M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.00%
- 9.05%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 11.8%
- 20.8%
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 17.2%
- -36.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 20.5%
- -28.6%
- FCF Margin
- 13.7%
- -24.4%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 55.7%
- -15.4%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 12.4%
- -1.57%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 51.8%
- 6.28%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 18.8%
- -23.8%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.74
- 3.49
- Quick Ratio
- 0.52
- 1.51
- Interest Coverage
- 8.83
- -0.71
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -3.77%
- -1.08%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 64.9%
- –
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 67.4%
- 67.4%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -14.8%
- –
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -5.62%
- 1.61%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -0.09%
- 14.0%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 13.1%
- –
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 15.3%
- –
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.66
- 0.31
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.35
- 1.36
- Revenue Per Employee
- €855.98K
- €855.98K
- Profits Per Employee
- €160.49K
- -€43.26K
- Employee Count
- 59,000
- 304
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- €8.69B
- -€47.40M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- €4.73B
- €111.50M
- Net Cash Per Share
- 2.17 EUR
- 1.53 EUR
- Equity (Book Value)
- €16.19B
- €472.30M
- Book Value Per Share
- 7.43 EUR
- 6.00 EUR
- Tangible Book Value
- -€19.88B
- €50.66M
- Working Capital
- -€7.50B
- €119.55M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -€1.42B
- -€2.34M
- FCF Per Share
- 3.18 EUR
- -0.48 EUR
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Payout Ratio
- 47.0%
- –
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 64.2%
- –
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- €1.02B
- €55.20M
- Income Tax
- €2.48B
- €80.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 28.5%
- –
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- 26.86 EUR
- –
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.17
- –
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 19, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | UL | S&P 500 | Difference | UL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +5.4% | +0.6% | +4.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.3% | +3.4% | +1.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +2.2% | +13.3% | −11.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +6.8% | +16.6% | −9.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +49.1% | +86.4% | −37.3 pts | +14.2% | +23.1% |
| 5 years | +47.9% | +81.9% | −34.0 pts | +8.1% | +12.7% |
| 10 years | +115.3% | +318.9% | −203.6 pts | +8.0% | +15.4% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M UL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 30.9% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 40.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,792,157 | +30.9% | 4,731,402 | 1.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,426,433 | -10.7% | 3,333,081 | 1.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,955,009 | +8.3% | 2,574,427 | 1.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,575,254 | +10.3% | 3,718,727 | 1.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,148,912 | +74.2% | 4,104,729 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,381,838 | +6.3% | 3,145,321 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,240,641 | +106.6% | 5,600,546 | 1.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,084,384 | -44.7% | 3,827,998 | 1.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,960,873 | -4.8% | 3,819,998 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,060,290 | -23.8% | 4,847,955 | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,702,850 | -22.1% | 3,781,667 | 1.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,468,468 | +21.4% | 3,880,032 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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