Unilever PLC
Company Profile
Business description
Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (51% of 2025 sales by value), homecare (23%), and packaged food (26%) company. Its brands include Dove personal-care products, Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Rexona deodorants, and TRESemmé haircare. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula’s Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, and Wild deodorants. The company derives 58% of its sales from emerging markets and 42% from developed markets. The US is its largest market, accounting for around 20% of sales, followed by India, which accounts for 11% of sales.
Contact
100 Victoria Embankment
LondonEC4Y 0DY
GBRT: +44 2078225252
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Stock type
Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Fiscal Year End
31 December 2026
Employees
96,092
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Markets
Index | Last price | Change | % Change |
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| All Ordinaries | 8,829.50 | 17.30 | 0.20% |
| CAC 40 | 8,010.88 | 23.39 | 0.29% |
| DAX 40 | 24,494.58 | 186.66 | 0.77% |
| Dow JONES (US) | 49,529.44 | 156.68 | -0.32% |
| FTSE 100 | 10,340.84 | 17.09 | 0.17% |
| HKSE | 25,797.85 | 122.67 | 0.48% |
| NASDAQ | 26,090.73 | 134.41 | -0.51% |
| Nikkei 225 | 60,550.59 | 265.36 | -0.44% |
| NZX 50 Index | 12,974.32 | 211.40 | 1.66% |
| S&P 500 | 7,371.26 | 31.79 | -0.43% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,604.70 | 23.10 | 0.27% |
| SSE Composite Index | 4,169.54 | 38.01 | 0.92% |