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Unilever

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British multinational consumer goods company

Unilever PLC is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded in 1930 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever Brothers.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

50.5BRevenue, fiscal 20255
10.0BNet income, fiscal 20255
Sep 2, 1929Founded1

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  • TickerUL on NYSE1
  • Industrydairy industry, fast-moving consumer goods, food industry, manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products, manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Founded inLondon1
  • Websiteunilever.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company1
  • Listed onAmsterdam Stock Exchange (UNA), London Stock Exchange (ULVR), New York Stock Exchange (UL), Indonesia Stock Exchange (UNVR)1
  • Business addressUnilever House, 100 Victoria Embankment, London, Ec4Y 0Dy6
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6

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Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons7

Unilever PLC is a British multinational consumer packaged goods company headquartered in London, England. It was founded in 1930 following the merger of Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie with British soap maker Lever Brothers.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in EUR, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

46.9%Gross margin5
17.9%Operating margin5
19.8%Net margin5
-3.8%Revenue growth, 20255
56.9%Return on equity5
6.9B EURFree cash flow5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Personal Care brought in 26% of the revenue Unilever broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Personal Care13.2B EUR526%down 3% from 2024
  2. Foods12.9B EUR526%down 3% from 2024
  3. Beauty And Wellbeing12.8B EUR525%down 2% from 2024
  4. Home Care [member]11.6B EUR523%down 6% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Personal Care13.8B EUR13.6B EUR13.2B EUR
Foods13.2B EUR13.4B EUR12.9B EUR
Beauty And Wellbeing12.5B EUR13.2B EUR12.8B EUR
Home Care [member]12.2B EUR12.4B EUR11.6B EUR

Regions

Others brought in 31% of the revenue Unilever broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Others31.6B EUR531%down 5% from 2024
  2. Asia Pacific And Africa22.4B EUR522%down 4% from 2024
  3. North America11.2B EUR511%up 1% from 2024
  4. United States10.5B EUR510%up 1% from 2024
  5. Europe9.5B EUR59%up 0% from 2024
  6. Latin America7.4B EUR57%down 13% from 2024
  7. India6.2B EUR56%down 4% from 2024
  8. Country of domicile [member]2.2B EUR52%up 1% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
Others32.7B EUR33.4B EUR31.6B EUR
Asia Pacific And Africa23.8B EUR23.4B EUR22.4B EUR
North America11.1B EUR11.1B EUR11.2B EUR
United States10.3B EUR10.4B EUR10.5B EUR
Europe9.1B EUR9.4B EUR9.5B EUR
Latin America7.7B EUR8.5B EUR7.4B EUR
India6.5B EUR6.5B EUR6.2B EUR
Country of domicile [member]2.1B EUR2.2B EUR2.2B EUR

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs80¢40.5B EUR
  • Profit20¢10.0B EUR

Out of 50.5B EUR in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending17¢1.4B EUR
  • Kept or used elsewhere83¢6.9B EUR

Out of 8.3B EUR of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue89101112550.5B EUR in 2025−1% since 2018
020.0B EUR40.0B EUR60.0B EUR80.0B EUR2018: 51.0B EUR51.0B EUR20182019: 52.0B EUR52.0B EUR2019+2%2020: 50.7B EUR50.7B EUR2020−2%2021: 52.4B EUR52.4B EUR2021+3%2022: 60.1B EUR60.1B EUR2022+15%2023: 51.7B EUR51.7B EUR2023−14%2024: 52.5B EUR52.5B EUR2024+2%2025: 50.5B EUR50.5B EUR2025−4%
Gross profit89101112523.7B EUR in 2025+6% since 2018
010.0B EUR20.0B EUR30.0B EUR2018: 22.3B EUR22.3B EUR20182019: 22.9B EUR22.9B EUR2019+3%2020: 22.0B EUR22.0B EUR2020−4%2021: 22.2B EUR22.2B EUR2021+1%2022: 24.2B EUR24.2B EUR2022+9%2023: 22.5B EUR22.5B EUR2023−7%2024: 24.5B EUR24.5B EUR2024+9%2025: 23.7B EUR23.7B EUR2025−3%
Operating income8910111259.0B EUR in 2025−28% since 2018
05.0B EUR10.0B EUR15.0B EUR2018: 12.6B EUR12.6B EUR20182019: 8.7B EUR8.7B EUR2019−31%2020: 8.3B EUR8.3B EUR2020−5%2021: 8.7B EUR8.7B EUR2021+5%2022: 10.8B EUR10.8B EUR2022+24%2023: 9.0B EUR9.0B EUR2023−16%2024: 8.8B EUR8.8B EUR2024−2%2025: 9.0B EUR9.0B EUR2025+2%
Net income89101112510.0B EUR in 2025+2% since 2018
05.0B EUR10.0B EUR15.0B EUR2018: 9.8B EUR9.8B EUR20182019: 6.0B EUR6.0B EUR2019−38%2020: 6.1B EUR6.1B EUR2020+1%2021: 6.6B EUR6.6B EUR2021+9%2022: 8.3B EUR8.3B EUR2022+25%2023: 7.1B EUR7.1B EUR2023−14%2024: 6.4B EUR6.4B EUR2024−11%2025: 10.0B EUR10.0B EUR2025+57%

Every line of the income statement in the latest annual report, as filed.5

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover50.5B EUR52.5B EUR51.7B EUR
Operating profit9.0B EUR8.8B EUR9.0B EUR
(Loss)/gain on disposal of group companies-36.0M EUR-229.0M EUR491.0M EUR
Net finance costs-503.0M EUR-520.0M EUR-409.0M EUR
Pensions and similar obligations123.0M EUR83.0M EUR121.0M EUR
Finance income398.0M EUR391.0M EUR393.0M EUR
Finance costs-1.0B EUR-994.0M EUR-922.0M EUR
Net monetary loss arising from hyperinflationary economies-68.0M EUR-201.0M EUR-169.0M EUR
Share of net profit of joint ventures and associates245.0M EUR250.0M EUR228.0M EUR
Other income/(loss) from non-current investments and associates-17.0M EUR13.0M EUR-22.0M EUR
Profit before taxation from continuing operations8.7B EUR8.4B EUR8.6B EUR
Taxation-2.5B EUR-2.3B EUR-2.0B EUR
Net profit from continuing operations6.2B EUR6.0B EUR6.6B EUR
Profit after taxation from discontinued operations425.0M EUR330.0M EUR503.0M EUR
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations3.4B EUR0 EUR0 EUR
Net profit from discontinued operations3.8B EUR330.0M EUR503.0M EUR
Total net profit10.0B EUR6.4B EUR7.1B EUR
Non-controlling interests542.0M EUR625.0M EUR653.0M EUR
Shareholders equity9.5B EUR5.7B EUR6.5B EUR
Continuing operations5.7B EUR5.4B EUR6.0B EUR
Discontinued operations3.8B EUR314.0M EUR485.0M EUR
Continuing operations531.0M EUR609.0M EUR635.0M EUR
Non-controlling interests11.0M EUR16.0M EUR18.0M EUR
Basic earnings per share (in euros per share)4.33 EUR2.59 EUR2.90 EUR
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations (in euros per share)2.60 EUR2.45 EUR2.68 EUR
Basic earnings per share from discontinued operations (in euros per share)1.73 EUR0.14 EUR0.22 EUR
Diluted earnings per share (in euros per share)4.32 EUR2.58 EUR2.89 EUR
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (in euros per share)2.59 EUR2.44 EUR2.67 EUR
Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations (in euros per share)1.73 EUR0.14 EUR0.22 EUR

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The story

Founded by James Darcy Lever, Samuel van den Bergh and William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme on Sep 2, 1929, in London.1

Leadership

Who has led Unilever, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Patrick Cescau2005–2009
  2. Paul Polman2009–2019
  3. Alan Jope2019–2023
  4. Hein Schumacher2023–2025

Chair

  1. Antony Burgmans2005–2007
  2. Michael Treschow2007–2016
  3. Marijn Dekkers2016–2019
  4. Nils Smedegaard Andersen2019–2023
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • cleaning product
  • cosmetics
  • eating
  • fast-moving consumer goods
  • food product
  • laundry detergent
  • perfumery

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • 4P Rube Göttingen
  • Alberto-Culver
  • Algida
  • Alsa
  • Amora
  • Ben & Jerry's
  • Calippo
  • Dollar Shave Club
  • ELAIS
  • Eldorado
  • Findus
  • Fofo
  • Hindustan Unilever
  • Inmarko
  • John Knight
  • Kalina
  • Knorr
  • Kwality Wall's
  • Lever Brothers
  • Maille
  • Margarine-Union
  • Mentadent
  • Moscow margarine factory
  • National Starch Company
All 46 subsidiaries
  • Shea Moisture
  • Sir Kensington’s
  • Sunlicht Gesellschaft
  • Unilever (Germany)
  • Unilever (Indonesia)
  • Unilever (Netherlands)
  • Unilever (United States)
  • Unilever Australasia
  • Unilever Bangladesh Limited
  • Unilever Israel
  • Unilever Japan K.K.
  • Unilever Nepal
  • Unilever Pakistan
  • Unilever Philippines
  • Unilever R&D Colworth
  • Valentino Beauty
  • Vered Hagalil (factory)
  • Deutsche Jurgens-Werke since 1929
  • Pfanni since 1993
  • Bovril since 2004
  • Grom since Oct 2015
  • Tazo since 2017

Also owns

  • The Magnum Ice Cream Company 19.9% since Dec 8, 2025
  • Arisco
  • Axe
  • Breyers
  • Brooke Bond
  • CICA
  • Calvé
  • Cif
  • Clear
  • Close-Up
  • Colman's
  • Colworth House
  • Continental
  • Cornetto
  • Dermalogica Inc.
  • Dove
  • Frisko
  • GB Glace
  • Gold Dust washing powder
  • Good Humor
  • HB Wall's
  • Hellmann's and Best Foods
  • Hertog
  • Jif
All 51 also owns
  • Kibon
  • Klondike bar
  • Lux
  • Lyons Tea
  • Magnum
  • Maizena
  • Noxzema
  • Pond's Creams
  • Popsicle
  • Radox
  • Rama
  • Rexona
  • Seventh Generation Inc.
  • Simple Skincare
  • Sunil
  • Sunsilk
  • Surf
  • TRESemmé
  • Unilever (Bydgoszcz)
  • Unilever House
  • Unilever Research & Development Port Sunlight Laboratory
  • Wall's
  • Weis
  • Zendium
  • Zwitsal
  • vaseline
  • Grüns since Jun 1, 2026

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jun 1, 2026Acquired Grüns1
  2. Dec 8, 2025Acquired The Magnum Ice Cream Company1
  3. 2017Acquired Tazo1
  4. Oct 2015Acquired Grom1
  5. 2008Unilever (Germany) became a subsidiary1
  6. 2004Bovril became a subsidiary1
  7. 2003Acquired Elizabeth Arden1
  8. 2000Acquired Knorr1
  9. 2000Acquired Slim Fast1
  10. 1998Acquired Heartbrand1
  11. 1998Acquired Moscow margarine factory1
  12. 1993Acquired Pfanni1
  13. 1973Acquired Norfolkline1
  14. 1942Margarine-Union became a subsidiary1
  15. 1929Acquired Deutsche Jurgens-Werke1
  16. Succeeded Margarinewerke Van den Bergh1

Employees over time

Unilever employees by year1148.0K in 2021+311% since 1962
050.0K100.0K150.0K200.0K1962: 36.0K36.0K19621990: 27.4K27.4K1990−24%2005: 8.0K8.0K2005−71%2013: 5.0K5.0K2013−38%2019: 155.0K155.0K2019+3000%2021: 148.0K148.0K2021−5%
  • 2021148,0001
  • 2019155,0001
  • 20135,0001
  • 20058,0001
  • 199027,4001
  • 196236,0001

Timeline

  1. Jul 2023New chief executive Hein Schumacher becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 2019New chief executive Alan Jope becomes CEO1
  3. Jan 2009New chief executive Paul Polman becomes CEO1
  4. Apr 2005New chief executive Patrick Cescau becomes CEO1
  5. Jan 11, 1982Went public Listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange1
  6. Sep 2, 1929Founded Founded in London1

Recent filings

  1. Sep 25, 20266-K DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
  2. Sep 24, 20266-K DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
  3. Sep 10, 2026425 FILING UNDER RULE 425 OF CERTAIN PROSPECTUSES
  4. Sep 10, 2026425 RULE 425 OF CERTAIN PROSPECTUSES AND COMMUNICATION
  5. Sep 1, 20266-K TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
  6. Aug 24, 20266-K DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
  7. Aug 21, 2026144
  8. Aug 3, 20266-K DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
  9. Aug 3, 20266-K TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
  10. Jul 28, 20266-K
  11. Jul 27, 2026425
  12. Jul 23, 2026425
  13. Jul 23, 2026425
  14. Jul 23, 2026425
  15. Jul 23, 2026425

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2

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