Company Analysis

Unilever plc (UL)

NYSE: UL · Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics · London · filing with the SEC since 1999
Grade5.3
◀ Past 4.7● Present 5.7▶ Future 5.4
1 est.

Income statement, as filed

In millions of euros (EUR), as filed; per-share figures in euros; share counts. The fiscal year ends in December.
Income statement, by fiscal year, newest first
Fiscal yearFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Period endingDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2016
Report filedMar 12, 2026Mar 13, 2025Mar 14, 2024Mar 13, 2023Mar 9, 2022Mar 10, 2021Mar 9, 2020Mar 11, 2019Feb 28, 2018Feb 28, 2017
Revenue50,50352,479r51,680r60,07352,44450,72451,98050,98253,71552,713
Cost of revenue26,79427,976r29,180r35,90630,25928,68429,10228,703r30,484r30,229
Gross profit23,70924,503r22,500r24,16722,18522,04022,87822,279r23,231r22,484
Research and development836892r853r908847800····
Selling, general and administrative13,62414,305r13,421r14,48412,54912,67312,93112,816r13,731r14,683
Sales and marketing8,1428,378r7,563r7,8216,8737,091····
Operating income9,0378,829r8,998r10,7558,7028,3038,70812,639r8,957r7,801
Finance costs1,024994r922r818491728821718r683r584
Finance income398391r393r281147232224135157115
Net finance income (costs)-503-520r-409r-493-354-505-627-608r-1,004r-563
Share of profit of equity-method investments245250r228r208191175176185155127
Income before income taxes8,6938,371r8,627r10,3378,5567,9968,28912,360r8,126r7,469
Income tax expense2,4812,332r1,990r2,0681,9351,9232,2632,572r1,670r1,922
Income from continuing operations6,2136,0396,637·······
Income from discontinued operations3,798330503·······
Net income10,0116,3697,1408,2696,6216,0736,0269,788r6,456r5,547
Net income to non-controlling interests542625653627572492401419433363
Net income to shareholders9,4695,7446,4877,6426,0495,5815,6259,369r6,023r5,184
Earnings per share, basic4.332.59r2.90r3.375b2.6213b2.3963b2.4188b3.9263rb2.4188rb2.0588b
Earnings per share, diluted4.322.58r2.89r3.3638b2.61b2.385b2.4075b3.915b2.4075rb2.0475b
Weighted average shares, basic2,184,000,0002,215,600,000r2,236,400,000r2,265,066,667b2,311,022,222b2,329,155,556b2,325,777,778b2,385,155,556b2,490,311,111b2,524,622,222b
Weighted average shares, diluted2,195,300,0002,228,500,000r2,251,000,000r2,275,377,778b2,319,644,444b2,337,600,000b2,334,844,444b2,395,377,778b2,501,333,333b2,536,800,000b
As filed with the SEC, each figure from the newest report that carries it, and linked to it. Nothing here is computed.Share counts and per-share figures are on the newest report's basis, after the change of share basis.A dot is a line not tagged for that period. r restated by the company in a later report; b a share figure put on the newest basis or filed in the wrong unit. Hover a figure for its filing and note.
What each line is, and the XBRL concept behind it
Revenue what customers paid for what it soldifrs-full:Revenue
Cost of revenue what it cost to make or buy what it soldifrs-full:CostOfSales
Gross profit revenue less the cost of what it soldifrs-full:GrossProfit
Research and development spent on inventing what it sells nextifrs-full:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Selling, general and administrative the cost of selling and of running the companyifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Sales and marketing the cost of finding and serving customersifrs-full:SalesAndMarketingExpense
Operating income profit from running the business, before interest and taxifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
Finance costs what its borrowing costifrs-full:FinanceCosts
Finance income what its cash and investments earnedifrs-full:FinanceIncome
Net finance income (costs) interest earned less interest paid, outside the businessifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
Share of profit of equity-method investments its share of companies it partly ownsifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
Income before income taxes profit before taxifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
Income tax expense tax charged on the period's profitifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
Income from continuing operations profit from the businesses it keepsifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations
Income from discontinued operations profit or loss from businesses it sold or closedifrs-full:ProfitLossFromDiscontinuedOperations
Net income the whole group's profit, minority holders' share includedifrs-full:ProfitLoss
Net income to non-controlling interests the share that belongs to minority holdersifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
Net income to shareholders the profit or loss that belongs to the company's shareholdersifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
Earnings per share, basic net income per share outstandingifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
Earnings per share, diluted net income per share, counting every share that could be issuedifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
Weighted average shares, basic the average count of shares outstandingifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
Weighted average shares, diluted the average count with every share that could be issuedifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares
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