Unilever PLC
LSE:ULVR

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Price: 4 494 GBX -0.47%
Market Cap: 111.4B GBX
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Unilever PLC

Revenue
60.3B EUR
Operating Expenses
-49.5B EUR
Operating Income
10.8B EUR
Other Expenses
-4.2B EUR
Net Income
6.6B EUR

Margins Comparison
Unilever PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
UK
Unilever PLC
LSE:ULVR
112.5B GBP
18%
11%
FR
L'Oreal SA
PAR:OR
174.8B EUR
19%
15%
IN
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
NSE:HINDUNILVR
5.6T INR
22%
17%
UK
HALEON PLC
LSE:HLN
32.7B GBP
19%
11%
DE
Beiersdorf AG
XETRA:BEI
27.8B EUR
11%
8%
US
Estee Lauder Companies Inc
NYSE:EL
22.6B USD
10%
1%
JP
Kao Corp
TSE:4452
2.9T JPY
7%
4%
IN
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
NSE:GODREJCP
1.2T INR
21%
-3%
IN
Dabur India Ltd
NSE:DABUR
895.2B INR
15%
14%
US
Bellring Brands Inc
NYSE:BRBR
9.3B USD
18%
12%
IN
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd
NSE:COLPAL
737.7B INR
31%
24%
Country UK
Market Cap 112.5B GBP
Operating Margin
18%
Net Margin
11%
Country FR
Market Cap 174.8B EUR
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
15%
Country IN
Market Cap 5.6T INR
Operating Margin
22%
Net Margin
17%
Country UK
Market Cap 32.7B GBP
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
11%
Country DE
Market Cap 27.8B EUR
Operating Margin
11%
Net Margin
8%
Country US
Market Cap 22.6B USD
Operating Margin
10%
Net Margin
1%
Country JP
Market Cap 2.9T JPY
Operating Margin
7%
Net Margin
4%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.2T INR
Operating Margin
21%
Net Margin
-3%
Country IN
Market Cap 895.2B INR
Operating Margin
15%
Net Margin
14%
Country US
Market Cap 9.3B USD
Operating Margin
18%
Net Margin
12%
Country IN
Market Cap 737.7B INR
Operating Margin
31%
Net Margin
24%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Unilever PLC Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
UK
Unilever PLC
LSE:ULVR
112.5B GBP
36%
9%
21%
16%
FR
L'Oreal SA
PAR:OR
174.8B EUR
23%
13%
23%
16%
IN
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
NSE:HINDUNILVR
5.6T INR
20%
14%
21%
18%
UK
HALEON PLC
LSE:HLN
32.7B GBP
7%
4%
7%
5%
DE
Beiersdorf AG
XETRA:BEI
27.8B EUR
9%
6%
12%
9%
US
Estee Lauder Companies Inc
NYSE:EL
22.6B USD
4%
1%
10%
4%
JP
Kao Corp
TSE:4452
2.9T JPY
7%
4%
8%
7%
IN
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd
NSE:GODREJCP
1.2T INR
-3%
-2%
21%
-16%
IN
Dabur India Ltd
NSE:DABUR
895.2B INR
18%
12%
17%
14%
US
Bellring Brands Inc
NYSE:BRBR
9.3B USD
-73%
29%
61%
44%
IN
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd
NSE:COLPAL
737.7B INR
86%
46%
103%
165%
Country UK
Market Cap 112.5B GBP
ROE
36%
ROA
9%
ROCE
21%
ROIC
16%
Country FR
Market Cap 174.8B EUR
ROE
23%
ROA
13%
ROCE
23%
ROIC
16%
Country IN
Market Cap 5.6T INR
ROE
20%
ROA
14%
ROCE
21%
ROIC
18%
Country UK
Market Cap 32.7B GBP
ROE
7%
ROA
4%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
5%
Country DE
Market Cap 27.8B EUR
ROE
9%
ROA
6%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
9%
Country US
Market Cap 22.6B USD
ROE
4%
ROA
1%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
4%
Country JP
Market Cap 2.9T JPY
ROE
7%
ROA
4%
ROCE
8%
ROIC
7%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.2T INR
ROE
-3%
ROA
-2%
ROCE
21%
ROIC
-16%
Country IN
Market Cap 895.2B INR
ROE
18%
ROA
12%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
14%
Country US
Market Cap 9.3B USD
ROE
-73%
ROA
29%
ROCE
61%
ROIC
44%
Country IN
Market Cap 737.7B INR
ROE
86%
ROA
46%
ROCE
103%
ROIC
165%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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