Unilever Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1930

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 125,000

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • ULVR

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 116

  • Share Price
  • $58.83
  • (As of Wednesday Closing)

Unilever General Information

Description

Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (44% of 2023 sales by value), homecare (20%), and packaged food (36%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemmé haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, Garancia, and The Vegetarian Butcher.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • Unilever House
  • 100 Victoria Embankment
  • London EC4Y 0DY
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020
Primary Industry
Personal Products
Other Industries
Beverages
Food Products
Household Products
Stock Exchange
LON
Corporate Office
  • Unilever House
  • 100 Victoria Embankment
  • London EC4Y 0DY
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020

Unilever Timeline

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Unilever Stock Performance

As of 19-Mar-2025, Unilever’s stock price is $58.83. Its current market cap is $145B with 2.47B shares.

(As of Wednesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$58.83 $58.80 $46.36 - $66.13 $145B 2.47B 4.11M $2.49

Unilever Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Unilever has a trailing 12-month revenue of $65.7B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 171,323,593 171,323,593 150,288,627 158,940,388
Revenue 65,749,408 65,749,408 64,496,023 63,160,938
EBITDA 12,234,209 12,234,209 12,497,971 13,448,497
Net Income 6,215,576 6,215,576 7,019,423 8,034,822
Total Assets 82,985,609 82,985,609 83,199,027 83,455,050
Total Debt 31,898,732 31,898,732 31,606,699 30,497,914
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Unilever Valuation & Funding

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Unilever Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (44% of 2023 sales by value), homecare (20%), and package
Personal Products
London, United Kingdom
125,000 As of 2024

Cincinnati, OH
 

Mumbai, India
 
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Unilever Competitors (34)

One of Unilever’s 34 competitors is Procter & Gamble, a Corporation company based in Cincinnati, OH.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Procter & Gamble Corporation Cincinnati, OH
Hindustan Unilever Corporate Backed or Acquired Mumbai, India
Nestlé Corporation Vevey, Switzerland
Kellanova Corporate Backed or Acquired Battle Creek, MI
Pepsico Corporation Purchase, NY
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Unilever Patents

Unilever Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-229650-S Jar Active 13-Oct-2023
EP-4508984-A1 Non-dairy frozen confection Pending 16-Aug-2023
EP-4509589-A1 Unit dose product Pending 16-Aug-2023
EP-4494629-A1 Measurement of the olfactory effect of an oral care product Pending 20-Jul-2023
EP-4491029-A1 A gelled proteinaceous food composition Pending 14-Jul-2023 A23J3/00
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Unilever Signals

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Unilever Investments & Acquisitions (116)

Unilever’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Wild (Personal Products) for . The deal was made on 10-Feb-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Wild (Personal Products) 10-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Personal Products
K18 Biomimetic Hairscience 01-Feb-2024 Merger/Acquisition Personal Products
Yasso 01-Aug-2023 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Geno (Biotechnology) 20-Mar-2023 Later Stage VC Biotechnology
Future Origins 01-Jan-2023 Joint Venture Personal Products
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Unilever ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated December, 04, 2024

21.55 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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10-20

Med

20-30

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30-40

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40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

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Unilever Exits (27)

Unilever’s most recent exit was on 06-Oct-2021 from Munchies (Application Software). The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Munchies (Application Software) 06-Oct-2021 Completed
  • 2 buyers
GOTOKO 01-Aug-2020 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Ioma Paris 28-Jan-2020 Completed
E.Fundamentals 01-Jan-2017 Completed
Glimr 13-May-2015 Grant Completed
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Unilever Affiliates

Subsidiaries (74)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Elida Beauty London, United Kingdom 2021
Unilever Ip Holdings Rotterdam, Netherlands 2020
K18 Biomimetic Hairscience San Francisco, CA 2019
Welly Minneapolis, MN 2018
Procepta Service Hamburg, Germany 2016
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Unilever FAQs

  • When was Unilever founded?

    Unilever was founded in 1930.

  • Where is Unilever headquartered?

    Unilever is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Unilever?

    Unilever has 125,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Unilever in?

    Unilever’s primary industry is Personal Products.

  • Is Unilever a private or public company?

    Unilever is a Public company.

  • What is Unilever’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Unilever is ULVR.

  • What is the current stock price of Unilever?

    As of 19-Mar-2025 the stock price of Unilever is $58.83.

  • What is the current market cap of Unilever?

    The current market capitalization of Unilever is $145B.

  • What is Unilever’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Unilever is $65.7B.

  • Who are Unilever’s competitors?

    Procter & Gamble, Hindustan Unilever, Nestlé, Kellanova, and Pepsico are some of the 34 competitors of Unilever.

  • What is Unilever’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Unilever’s EPS for 12 months was $2.49.

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