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UNILEVER PLC

UL Clue Score57
Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000217410
$62.26 +0.52% Close, 9 Oct 2026
Price $62.26 +18.59% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 11 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue52.71Operating income7.80Net income5.18EPS, diluted1.82Fiscal year 2017Revenue53.72 +1.9%Operating income8.96Net income6.02 +16.2%EPS, diluted2.14 +17.6%Fiscal year 2018Revenue50.98 −5.1%Operating income12.64Net income9.37 +55.6%EPS, diluted3.48 +62.6%Fiscal year 2019Revenue51.98 +2.0%Operating income8.71Net income5.63 −40.0%EPS, diluted2.14 −38.5%Fiscal year 2020Revenue50.72 −2.4%Operating income8.30Net income5.58 −0.8%EPS, diluted2.12 −0.9%Fiscal year 2021Revenue52.44 +3.4%Operating income8.70Net income6.05 +8.4%EPS, diluted2.32 +9.4%Fiscal year 2022Revenue60.07 +14.5%Operating income10.76Net income7.64 +26.3%EPS, diluted2.99 +28.9%Fiscal year 2023Revenue51.68 −14.0%Operating income9.00Net income6.49 −15.1%EPS, diluted2.89 −3.3%Fiscal year 2024Revenue52.48 +1.5%Operating income8.83Net income5.74 −11.5%EPS, diluted2.58 −10.7%Fiscal year 2025Revenue50.50 −3.8%Operating income9.04Net income9.47 +64.9%EPS, diluted4.32 +67.4%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 52.71 53.72 50.98 51.98 50.72 52.44 60.07 51.68 52.48 50.50
Growth +1.9% −5.1% +2.0% −2.4% +3.4% +14.5% −14.0% +1.5% −3.8%
Operating income 7.80 8.96 12.64 8.71 8.30 8.70 10.76 9.00 8.83 9.04
Net income 5.18 6.02 9.37 5.63 5.58 6.05 7.64 6.49 5.74 9.47
Growth +16.2% +55.6% −40.0% −0.8% +8.4% +26.3% −15.1% −11.5% +64.9%
EPS, diluted 1.82 2.14 3.48 2.14 2.12 2.32 2.99 2.89 2.58 4.32
Growth +17.6% +62.6% −38.5% −0.9% +9.4% +28.9% −3.3% −10.7% +67.4%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin42.7%Operating margin14.8%Net margin9.8%Free cash flow margin9.9%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin43.2%Operating margin16.7%Net margin11.2%Free cash flow margin11.9%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin43.7%Operating margin24.8%Net margin18.4%Free cash flow margin11.7%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin44.0%Operating margin16.8%Net margin10.8%Free cash flow margin13.1%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin43.5%Operating margin16.4%Net margin11.0%Free cash flow margin16.2%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin42.3%Operating margin16.6%Net margin11.5%Free cash flow margin13.1%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin40.2%Operating margin17.9%Net margin12.7%Free cash flow margin9.7%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin43.5%Operating margin17.4%Net margin12.6%Free cash flow margin15.9%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin46.7%Operating margin16.8%Net margin10.9%Free cash flow margin15.5%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin46.9%Operating margin17.9%Net margin18.7%Free cash flow margin13.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 42.7% 43.2% 43.7% 44.0% 43.5% 42.3% 40.2% 43.5% 46.7% 46.9%
Operating margin 14.8% 16.7% 24.8% 16.8% 16.4% 16.6% 17.9% 17.4% 16.8% 17.9%
Net margin 9.8% 11.2% 18.4% 10.8% 11.0% 11.5% 12.7% 12.6% 10.9% 18.7%
Free cash flow margin 9.9% 11.9% 11.7% 13.1% 16.2% 13.1% 9.7% 15.9% 15.5% 13.7%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow7.05Capital expenditure−1.80Free cash flow5.24Dividends paid−3.60Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow7.88Capital expenditure−1.51Free cash flow6.37 +21.5%Dividends paid−3.92Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow7.32Capital expenditure−1.33Free cash flow5.99 −6.0%Dividends paid−4.08Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow8.11Capital expenditure−1.32Free cash flow6.79 +13.4%Dividends paid−4.22Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow9.06Capital expenditure−0.86Free cash flow8.20 +20.6%Dividends paid−4.30Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow7.97Capital expenditure−1.11Free cash flow6.86 −16.2%Dividends paid−4.46Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow7.28Capital expenditure−1.46Free cash flow5.83 −15.1%Dividends paid−4.36Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow9.43Capital expenditure−1.19Free cash flow8.23 +41.3%Dividends paid−4.33Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow9.52Capital expenditure−1.38Free cash flow8.14 −1.1%Dividends paid−4.32Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow8.35Capital expenditure−1.42Free cash flow6.93 −14.8%Dividends paid−4.45
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 7.05 7.88 7.32 8.11 9.06 7.97 7.28 9.43 9.52 8.35
Capital expenditure −1.80 −1.51 −1.33 −1.32 −0.86 −1.11 −1.46 −1.19 −1.38 −1.42
Free cash flow 5.24 6.37 5.99 6.79 8.20 6.86 5.83 8.23 8.14 6.93
Growth +21.5% −6.0% +13.4% +20.6% −16.2% −15.1% +41.3% −1.1% −14.8%
Dividends paid −3.60 −3.92 −4.08 −4.22 −4.30 −4.46 −4.36 −4.33 −4.32 −4.45

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
Cash
Fiscal year 2016Cash3.38Shareholders’ equity16.35Fiscal year 2017Cash3.32Shareholders’ equity13.63Fiscal year 2018Cash3.23Shareholders’ equity11.40Fiscal year 2019Cash4.19Shareholders’ equity13.19Fiscal year 2020Cash5.55Shareholders’ equity15.27Fiscal year 2021Cash3.42Shareholders’ equity17.11Fiscal year 2022Cash4.33Shareholders’ equity19.02Fiscal year 2023Cash4.16Shareholders’ equity18.10Fiscal year 2024Cash6.14Shareholders’ equity19.99Fiscal year 2025Cash3.94Shareholders’ equity15.53
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 3.38 3.32 3.23 4.19 5.55 3.42 4.33 4.16 6.14 3.94
Shareholders’ equity 16.35 13.63 11.40 13.19 15.27 17.11 19.02 18.10 19.99 15.53

In billions of EUR, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Cash flow

In billions of EUR, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Operations
7.05 7.88 7.32 8.11 9.06 7.97 7.28 9.43 9.52 8.35
Growth +11.8% −7.1% +10.8% +11.7% −12.0% −8.7% +29.4% +1.0% −12.3%
1.46 2.03 2.01 1.96 2.02 1.75 1.73 1.15 1.24 1.31
Investment
−1.80 −1.51 −1.33 −1.32 −0.86 −1.11 −1.46 −1.19 −1.38 −1.42
calc 5.24 6.37 5.99 6.79 8.20 6.86 5.83 8.23 8.14 6.93
Growth +21.5% −6.0% +13.4% +20.6% −16.2% −15.1% +41.3% −1.1% −14.8%
calc 1.84 2.26 2.22 2.59 3.12 2.63 2.28 3.66 3.65 3.16
−3.19 −5.88 4.64 −2.24 −1.48 −3.25 2.45 −2.29 −0.63 −3.12
Financing
−3.07 −2.02 −12.11 −4.67 −5.80 −7.10 −8.89 −7.19 −6.94 −6.81
−3.60 −3.92 −4.08 −4.22 −4.30 −4.46 −4.36 −4.33 −4.32 −4.45

Lines marked calc are worked out here from filed figures; point at one for how. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are shown as money out, so negative. Shown in EUR as filed; the screener converts to dollars.