Unilever PLC
Company Profile
Business description
Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (44% of 2024 sales by value), homecare (20%), and packaged food (36%) 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 2025
Employees
125,000
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| DAX 40 | 23,625.66 | 144.67 | -0.61% |
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| FTSE 100 | 9,204.98 | 11.89 | -0.13% |
| HKSE | 25,417.98 | 359.47 | 1.43% |
| NASDAQ | 21,621.71 | 85.98 | -0.40% |
| Nikkei 225 | 43,018.75 | 438.48 | 1.03% |
| NZX 50 Index | 13,223.53 | 90.33 | 0.69% |
| S&P 500 | 6,464.58 | 37.50 | -0.58% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,871.20 | 8.60 | 0.10% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,812.51 | 46.64 | 1.24% |