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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| FTSE 100 | 10,600.37 | 28.13 | 0.27% |
| HKSE | 24,562.24 | 446.36 | -1.78% |
| NASDAQ | 25,520.24 | 361.70 | -1.40% |
| Nikkei 225 | 64,141.12 | 2,694.42 | -4.03% |
| NZX 50 Index | 13,694.68 | 79.90 | 0.59% |
| S&P 500 | 7,457.69 | 76.08 | -1.01% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,796.70 | 20.10 | -0.23% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,764.15 | 118.26 | -3.05% |