Last Price$57.72.0%
Market Cap$143.6B
LTM Gross margin
71.4%
5Y avg
44.2%
Household & Personal Products industry
median
56.1%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
0.6% undervalued
Unilever PLC Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 48.2% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 48.8% | 47.3% | 48.3% | 47.9% | 39.9% | 40.2% | 41.6% | 41.4% | 42.2% | 42.7% | 43.2% | 43.7% | 44.0% | 43.5% | 42.3% | 40.2% | 42.2% |
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Unilever PLC (UL) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Unilever PLCUL
71.4%
1.8%
(12.4%)
10.9%
Median Peer Set
59.2%
2.9%
(9.4%)
8.1%
Hims & Hers Health, Inc.HIMS
76.6%
65.5%
(65.6%)
(2.7%)
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.EL
73.1%
(1.9%)
(61.2%)
2.5%
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.ELF
71.1%
76.9%
99.1%
12.5%
Coty Inc.COTY
64.6%
10.2%
(85.0%)
1.5%
Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL
60.5%
3.3%
27.0%
14.4%
Kenvue Inc.KVUE
57.9%
0.1%
(40.0%)
6.7%
The Procter & Gamble CompanyPG
51.3%
2.5%
3.8%
17.7%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHD
45.2%
4.1%
(22.7%)
9.6%
The Clorox CompanyCLX
44.5%
(4.0%)
86.0%
3.9%
Kimberly-Clark CorporationKMB
35.8%
(1.8%)
45.5%
12.7%
UL key stats
USD
EUR
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 47,986.3 0.0% | 47,818.1 (0.4%) | 49,790.3 4.1% | 55,088.6 10.6% | 59,597.5 8.2% | 55,538.0 (6.8%) | 58,733.3 5.8% | 64,681.4 10.1% | 65,988.4 2.0% | 66,148.2 0.2% | 64,353.1 (2.7%) | 59,152.8 (8.1%) | 58,329.7 (1.4%) | 60,658.0 4.0% | 60,196.9 (0.8%) | 58,187.5 (3.3%) | 57,910.6 (0.5%) | 62,028.7 7.1% | 63,305.3 2.1% | 64,454.2 1.8% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 24,880.7 | 24,330.5 | 25,236.8 | 28,181.1 | 31,387.9 | 28,701.3 | 30,591.4 | 38,878.2 | 39,475.5 | 38,608.7 | 37,715.6 | 34,209.0 | 33,450.0 | 34,424.3 | 33,891.0 | 32,577.4 | 32,748.0 | 35,789.1 | 37,838.0 | 37,230.6 |
% margin | 23,105.6 48.2% | 23,487.5 49.1% | 24,553.5 49.3% | 26,907.6 48.8% | 28,209.7 47.3% | 26,836.7 48.3% | 28,141.9 47.9% | 25,803.3 39.9% | 26,512.9 40.2% | 27,539.5 41.6% | 26,637.5 41.4% | 24,943.8 42.2% | 24,879.7 42.7% | 26,233.8 43.2% | 26,305.9 43.7% | 25,610.1 44.0% | 25,162.6 43.5% | 26,239.5 42.3% | 25,467.3 40.2% | 27,223.6 42.2% |
| Operating Expenses | 41,727.6 | 42,172.2 | 43,244.0 | 48,540.3 | 52,301.3 | 19,835.7 | 19,730.4 | 16,749.8 | 17,527.0 | 17,584.8 | 16,048.4 | 16,574.8 | 16,224.3 | 16,469.1 | 11,034.1 | 15,727.9 | 15,499.5 | 15,812.3 | 14,064.1 | 16,671.5 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 1,160.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,242.6 | 1,231.4 | 0.0 | 1,289.6 | 1,381.5 | 1,268.8 | 1,115.9 | 1,082.2 | 1,016.3 | 1,062.7 | 940.3 | 913.3 | 1,001.8 | 956.9 | 1,026.2 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 19,471.7 | 11,304.2 | 17,761.1 | 19,717.7 | 17,669.1 | 13,204.3 | 15,565.1 | 16,848.6 | 17,527.0 | 16,349.4 | 14,891.2 | 15,617.7 | 15,269.3 | 14,597.9 | 14,099.3 | 13,568.5 | 13,565.4 | 14,854.3 | 15,217.0 | 15,458.2 |
% margin | 5,274.4 11.0% | 6,318.3 13.2% | 6,792.4 13.6% | 7,189.9 13.1% | 10,540.6 17.7% | 7,001.0 12.6% | 8,411.5 14.3% | 8,954.7 13.8% | 8,985.9 13.6% | 9,808.6 14.8% | 10,477.5 16.3% | 8,210.2 13.9% | 8,528.2 14.6% | 10,619.5 17.5% | 11,015.2 18.3% | 11,101.3 19.1% | 10,683.8 18.4% | 11,398.3 18.4% | 10,154.5 16.0% | 10,887.3 16.9% |
| Interest Income | 180.4 | 160.6 | 212.3 | 418.1 | 366.2 | 104.6 | 102.2 | 128.1 | 174.9 | 504.8 | 430.5 | 352.0 | 390.6 | 588.3 | 677.7 | 603.4 | 534.3 | 307.5 | 510.0 | 478.0 |
| Interest Expense | 964.3 | 924.0 | 741.0 | 753.9 | 744.2 | 702.9 | 651.5 | 739.1 | 677.6 | 654.9 | 640.4 | 608.5 | 628.5 | 638.0 | 863.1 | 919.0 | 802.6 | 589.0 | 831.5 | 1,162.5 |
| Pre-tax Income | 4,608.8 | 5,623.5 | 6,067.7 | 7,106.3 | 10,484.7 | 6,856.0 | 8,136.8 | 8,693.0 | 8,592.5 | 9,449.9 | 10,158.6 | 8,017.0 | 8,264.8 | 9,176.3 | 14,594.1 | 9,278.9 | 9,128.9 | 10,119.7 | 10,893.2 | 10,099.0 |
% effective tax rate | 1,007.9 21.9% | 1,470.6 26.2% | 1,439.4 23.7% | 1,546.3 21.8% | 2,712.0 25.9% | 1,753.0 25.6% | 2,035.5 25.0% | 2,257.8 26.0% | 2,230.7 26.0% | 2,458.8 26.0% | 2,831.3 27.9% | 2,177.5 27.2% | 2,126.8 25.7% | 1,885.9 20.6% | 3,036.9 20.8% | 2,533.3 27.3% | 2,195.5 24.0% | 2,288.6 22.6% | 2,179.3 20.0% | 2,377.9 23.5% |
% margin | 3,427.9 7.1% | 4,689.5 9.8% | 5,959.7 12.0% | 5,329.7 9.7% | 7,393.3 12.4% | 4,699.9 8.5% | 5,631.6 9.6% | 5,918.7 9.2% | 5,760.0 8.7% | 6,431.9 9.7% | 6,870.3 10.7% | 5,450.9 9.2% | 5,736.4 9.8% | 6,801.5 11.2% | 11,062.4 18.4% | 6,296.7 10.8% | 6,371.7 11.0% | 7,154.5 11.5% | 8,053.2 12.7% | 7,014.9 10.9% |
| EPS | 117.41 | 3.57 | 2.07 | 1.85 | 2.63 | 1.69 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.03 | 2.27 | 2.42 | 1.92 | 2.02 | 2.43 | 4.11 | 2.41 | 2.43 | 2.76 | 3.16 | 2.77 |
| Diluted EPS | 112.76 | 3.46 | 2.01 | 1.80 | 2.54 | 1.63 | 1.94 | 2.03 | 1.98 | 2.21 | 2.38 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2.42 | 4.11 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.74 | 3.15 | 2.77 |
% margin | 7,751.8 16.2% | 8,067.8 16.9% | 8,042.2 16.2% | 8,511.3 15.5% | 12,704.0 21.3% | 8,959.0 16.1% | 10,090.1 17.2% | 10,864.5 16.8% | 10,609.8 16.1% | 11,337.5 17.1% | 11,974.9 18.6% | 9,731.5 16.5% | 10,148.2 17.4% | 12,356.3 20.4% | 13,386.2 22.2% | 12,351.7 21.2% | 12,235.4 21.1% | 12,793.9 20.6% | 11,281.0 17.8% | 12,967.8 20.1% |
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FAQ
1) What is Unilever PLC's Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 71.4%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for Unilever PLC have been 44.9% over the past three years, and 46.4% over the past five years.
2) Is Unilever PLC's Gross margin Good?
As of today, Unilever PLC's Gross margin is 71.4%, which is higher than industry median of 56.1%. It indicates that Unilever PLC's Gross margin is Good.