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Unilever PLC (UL)

NYSE Consumer Defensive Household & Personal Products
$65.32 ▲ +1.84%
Market Cap
$140.72B
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Beta
0.45
52-Wk Range
54.75-74.98
CEO
Fernando Fernandez
Country
GB
Currency
USD

Unilever PLC operates in the Household & Personal Products industry of the Consumer Defensive sector, headquartered in London, GL, GB. The stock last traded at $65.32, up 1.84% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $140.72B. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of 21.67, a net margin of 12.3%. Its beta of 0.45 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.

Valuation & profitability (TTM)
P/E
21.67
Price / Sales
2.62
Price / Book
7.47
EV / EBITDA
14.09
Gross margin
99.0%
Operating margin
27.1%
Net margin
12.3%
Return on equity
Debt / equity
1.98
Current ratio
0.74
Dividend yield
3.4%
Payout ratio
77.2%
Company profile
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Employees
96,092
IPO date
1980-03-25
Headquarters
London, GL, GB
About Unilever PLC

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.

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