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 | 9,548.03 | 8.32 | 0.09% |
| HKSE | 25,857.60 | 141.10 | 0.55% |
| NASDAQ | 23,025.59 | 752.51 | 3.38% |
| Nikkei 225 | 48,616.89 | 8.99 | -0.02% |
| NZX 50 Index | 13,576.11 | 95.68 | 0.71% |
| S&P 500 | 6,765.88 | 60.76 | 0.91% |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 8,537.00 | 26.70 | -0.31% |
| SSE Composite Index | 3,871.50 | 34.74 | 0.91% |