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 2026
Employees
125,000
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Markets
Index | Last price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ordinaries | 8,996.90 | 78.80 | -0.87% |
| CAC 40 | 8,211.50 | 16.29 | 0.20% |
| DAX 40 | 24,868.69 | 329.35 | 1.34% |
| Dow JONES (US) | 48,977.18 | 594.79 | 1.23% |
| FTSE 100 | 10,004.57 | 53.43 | 0.54% |
| HKSE | 26,785.10 | 437.86 | 1.66% |
| NASDAQ | 23,395.82 | 160.19 | 0.69% |
| Nikkei 225 | 52,518.08 | 685.28 | 1.32% |
| NZX 50 Index | 13,663.58 | 76.35 | 0.56% |
| S&P 500 | 6,902.05 | 43.58 | 0.64% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,682.80 | 88.50 | -1.01% |
| SSE Composite Index | 4,079.33 | 55.92 | 1.39% |