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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| FTSE 100 | 9,138.90 | 38.34 | -0.42% |
| HKSE | 25,270.07 | 249.25 | -0.98% |
| NASDAQ | 21,651.10 | 59.57 | -0.27% |
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| S&P 500 | 6,461.30 | 7.24 | -0.11% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,938.60 | 64.80 | 0.73% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,696.77 | 30.33 | 0.83% |