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Unilever PLC (UL)

Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
65.07 USD +0.65 (1.009%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 63.77 -1.30 (-1.300%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:29 a.m. EDT

Unilever presents a compelling value proposition for patient capital, trading at a forward P/E of roughly 16x despite generating robust free cash flow and maintaining a fortress-like dividend policy. The company has successfully navigated a period of stagnation, evidenced by a positive cumulative return over the last nine years, though recent quarterly earnings growth remains flat. The balance sheet carries manageable debt relative to its cash generation capabilities, supporting a steady payout ratio that offers investors a yield well above inflation. While the stock lacks explosive momentum and the recent price action shows some weakness against the 200-day average, the fundamental metrics suggest the market is pricing in a slower growth trajectory that may be overly pessimistic. The low beta indicates lower volatility, making it suitable for defensive portfolios seeking income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.055202
AutoARIMA0.055808
AutoETS0.056083
AutoTheta0.067360

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 7.02
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.911
Excess Kurtosis 0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 175.397
Revenue per Share 23.25
Market Cap 140,112,920,576
Trailing P/E 21.62
Forward P/E 16.42
Beta 0.45
Profit Margins 18.32%
Previous Name The Unilever Group
Website https://www.unilever.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts, creating significant support walls at strikes like 57.5 and 55.0 for the immediate expiration. This suggests a fear of a sharp downside move or a 'buy the dip' strategy rather than a bullish breakout attempt. Call volume is concentrated near the money, indicating traders expect the stock to trade within a tight range around current levels rather than making a decisive directional move.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.84% 3.42% 3.41% 3.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.531000 0.843393
2026-05-15 0.545000 0.969061
2026-02-27 0.555000 0.752542
2025-11-07 0.592342 0.855701
2025-08-15 0.588964 0.857377
2025-05-16 0.585586 0.842106
2025-02-28 0.525901 0.825088
2024-11-08 0.536036 0.806780
2024-08-09 0.537162 0.789212
2024-05-16 0.513514 0.843352
2024-02-22 0.515766 0.902997
2023-11-16 0.511261 0.951582
2023-08-03 0.534910 0.909091
2023-05-18 0.529279 0.889646
2023-02-23 0.514640 0.901381
2022-11-17 0.474099 0.874714
2022-08-04 0.488739 0.896324
2022-05-19 0.513514 1.059234
2022-02-24 0.548423 0.992661
2021-11-04 0.560811 0.941933
2021-08-05 0.566441 0.879370
2021-05-20 0.581081 0.848963
2021-02-25 0.578829 0.955213
2020-10-29 0.546171 0.840554
2020-08-06 0.528153 0.776233
2020-05-14 0.501126 0.872720
2020-02-20 0.509009 0.758008
2019-10-31 0.509009 0.751955
2019-08-08 0.516892 0.776781
2019-05-02 0.522523 0.775920
2019-02-14 0.497748 0.811307
2018-11-01 0.505631 0.838939
2018-08-02 0.510135 0.799082
2018-05-03 0.539414 0.893156
2018-02-15 0.501126 0.827599
2017-11-02 0.475225 0.757494
2017-08-02 0.466216 0.731319
2017-05-03 0.431306 0.744846
2017-02-08 0.387387 0.818852
2016-10-26 0.399775 0.849893
2016-08-03 0.397523 0.769735
2016-04-27 0.411036 0.807701
2016-02-03 0.371622 0.745763
2015-10-28 0.387387 0.767343
2015-08-05 0.369369 0.715688
2015-04-22 0.359234 0.717015
2015-02-04 0.365991 0.749712
2014-11-05 0.409910 0.910455
2014-08-06 0.432432 0.892815
2014-05-07 0.443694 0.892615
2014-02-05 0.411036 0.964333
2013-11-06 0.414414 0.918850
2013-08-07 0.398649 0.883455
2013-05-08 0.393018 0.810309
2013-02-06 0.364865 0.811827
2012-11-07 0.355856 0.854054
2012-08-08 0.331081 0.823068
2012-05-09 0.360360 0.950682
2012-02-15 0.334459 0.921215
2011-11-08 0.345721 0.904272
2011-08-10 0.359234 1.044873
2011-05-11 0.370495 1.017315
2011-02-09 0.322072 0.969820
2010-11-09 0.328829 0.967529
2010-08-11 0.309685 1.026887
2010-05-12 0.314189 0.986214
2010-02-10 0.306306 0.937284
2009-11-18 0.444820 1.307082
2009-05-20 0.686937 2.618026
2008-11-05 0.371622 1.429192
2008-05-21 0.752252 2.089458
2007-11-07 0.397523 0.999435
2007-05-23 0.711712 2.053949
2006-11-08 0.716216 2.399094
2006-05-17 0.628754 2.499379
2005-11-16 0.299049 1.232276
2005-05-18 0.604354 2.405377
2004-11-03 0.290916 1.332761
2004-05-19 0.558058 2.419311
2003-11-05 0.260886 1.221084
2003-05-14 0.435435 1.901637
2002-11-06 0.225851 0.925167
2002-05-15 0.394144 1.697655
2001-04-25 0.352227 1.924785
2000-11-15 0.177678 0.908802
2000-04-20 0.342843 2.092602
1999-11-17 0.178929 0.951352
1999-04-21 0.349725 1.518507
1998-11-18 0.153278 0.567293
1998-04-22 0.092593 0.354493
1997-11-19 0.148273 0.740624
1997-04-09 0.278091 1.749572
1996-11-22 0.132476 0.901062
1996-04-15 0.270427 2.352384
1995-11-24 0.086962 0.725612
1995-04-07 0.251502 2.010004
1994-12-02 0.064909 0.601452
1994-04-08 0.218813 2.341427
1993-12-03 0.070383 0.656935
1993-04-08 0.183621 1.732840
1992-11-19 0.066786 0.656928
1992-04-10 0.202546 2.047428
1991-11-29 0.063345 0.690836
1991-04-15 0.163288 1.889589
1990-11-26 0.064752 0.807802
1990-04-09 0.172203 2.545658
1989-11-27 0.059591 0.893844
1989-04-11 0.129505 2.316093
1989-01-05 0.049268 0.947368
1988-12-05 0.040666 0.781961
1988-04-12 0.112613 2.000007
1987-11-23 0.047235 0.929236
1987-04-28 0.086305 1.565389
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.12
dividendYield 3.29
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.886
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.029276624
lastDividendValue 0.531
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-09-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.09970158
Address1 Unilever House
Address2 100 Victoria Embankment
All Time High 74.98
All Time Low 1.055743
Ask 65.03
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,806,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,266,327
Average Volume 4,266,327
Average Volume10Days 3,806,060
Beta 0.454
Bid 63.77
Bid Size 700
Book Value 8.765274
City London
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 65.07
Current Ratio 0.74
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 65.28
Day Low 64.8
Debt To Equity 175.397
Display Name Unilever
Dividend Date 1,789,689,600
Dividend Rate 2.12
Dividend Yield 3.29
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,268,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,268,800
Earnings Growth -0.056
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.056
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,241,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,241,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,241,800
Ebitda 10,876,000,256
Ebitda Margins 0.21486
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.483
Enterprise To Revenue 3.327
Enterprise Value 168,395,227,136
Eps Current Year 3.17303
Eps Forward 3.962146
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 62.1954
Fifty Day Average Change 2.8745995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.046218842
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.970159
Fifty Two Week High 74.98
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.910004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13216862
Fifty Two Week Low 54.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18849315
Fifty Two Week Range 54.75 - 74.98
Financial Currency EUR
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,842,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.58
Float Shares 2,136,568,859
Forward Eps 3.962146
Forward P E 16.422918
Free Cashflow 6,732,624,896
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 93,731
Fullday Change 0.650002
Fullday Change Percent 1.00901
Fullday Price 63.77
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.47068
Gross Profits 23,825,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000120000004
Held Percent Institutions 0.12191
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,153,264,479
Industry Household & Personal Products
Industry Disp Household & Personal Products
Industry Key household-personal-products
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Last Dividend Value 0.531
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,765,238,400
Last Split Factor 888:1000
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Unilever PLC
Market us_market
Market Cap 140,112,920,576
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_523191
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 5,598,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 139,117,474,048
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 64.83
Operating Cashflow 8,636,999,680
Operating Margins 0.20345
Payout Ratio 0.7651
Peg Ratio 11.66
Phone 44 20 7822 5252
Post Market Change -1.2999992
Post Market Change Percent -1.9978473
Post Market Price 63.77
Post Market Time 1,787,961,067
Prev Name The Unilever Group
Previous Close 64.42
Price Eps Current Year 20.507214
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.4236126
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.767936
Profit Margins 0.18319
Quick Ratio 0.568
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.650002
Regular Market Change Percent 1.00901
Regular Market Day High 65.28
Regular Market Day Low 64.8
Regular Market Day Range 64.8 - 65.28
Regular Market Open 64.83
Regular Market Previous Close 64.42
Regular Market Price 65.07
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 4,450,371
Return On Assets 0.08287
Return On Equity 0.31869
Revenue Growth 0.005
Revenue Per Share 23.25
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Shares Outstanding 2,153,264,479
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011
Shares Short 2,240,641
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,084,384
Short Name Unilever PLC
Short Ratio 0.53
Source Interval 15
Symbol UL
Target High Price 77.28622
Target Low Price 70.066055
Target Mean Price 73.97799
Target Median Price 74.27985
Total Cash 5,943,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 2.76
Total Debt 32,110,000,128
Total Revenue 50,619,998,208
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.886
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.029276624
Trailing Eps 3.01
Trailing P E 21.61794
Trailing Peg Ratio 11.66
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 63.16781
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.9021912
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0301133
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,450,371
Website https://www.unilever.com
Zip EC4Y 0DY