Unilever (UL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Unilever PLC is a global consumer goods company with roots dating back to the early 20th century, formed from the merger of the British firm Lever Brothers and the Dutch company Margarine Unie. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of branded products in personal care, home care and foods and refreshments. Unilever’s corporate structure and listings reflect its long history in both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and it operates at scale across diverse consumer markets worldwide.

Unilever’s business is organized around major product categories—Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care and Foods & Refreshment—and includes numerous well-known consumer brands across those categories. Its product range spans personal hygiene and beauty products, skin and hair care, laundry and household cleaning products, and packaged foods and beverages. The company supplies both everyday household staples and premium items through a combination of global brands and local offerings tailored to regional tastes.

Unilever serves consumers in many countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and other regions, leveraging an extensive manufacturing, distribution and marketing footprint. In recent years the company has emphasized innovation in product development, portfolio management, and digital channels to reach consumers. Hein Schumacher became Chief Executive Officer in 2023, and under current management the company continues to focus on brand-building, supply-chain resilience and sustainability initiatives that are integral to its corporate strategy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.18 to $58.02
• 50-Day Range: $55.46 to $66.45
• 52-Week Range: $54.95 to $74.97
• Volume: 3.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $125.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.77%
• Price Target: $65.55
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Unilever Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Unilever scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 150 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Unilever has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Unilever has a consensus price target of $65.55, representing about 14.5% upside from its current price of $57.24.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Unilever has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Unilever are expected to grow by 5.93% in the coming year, from $3.54 to $3.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Unilever has a PEG Ratio of 3.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Unilever has a P/B Ratio of 6.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.13% of the float of Unilever has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Unilever has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.66, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Unilever has recently increased by 1.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Unilever is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.77%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Unilever does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Unilever will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.60% next year. This indicates that Unilever will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Unilever has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Unilever this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for UL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 7 people have added Unilever to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Unilever insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Unilever is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

9.67% of the stock of Unilever is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/10 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/10/2026
• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: CONS PD - MISC STPL
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UL
• CIK: 217410
• Web: www.unilever.com
• Phone: 442078225252
• Fax: 44-0-20-7822-5464
• Employees: 96,092
• Year Founded: 1894

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Unilever: $65.55
• High Price Target: $71.00
• Low Price Target: $60.10
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.17
• P/E Growth: 3.68
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: $4.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.62
• Book Value: $9.12 per share
• Price / Book: 6.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,185,210,000
• Free Float: 2,163,353,000
• Market Cap: $125.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43