UL
Unilever PLC (UL)
Last Price$57.72.0%
Market Cap$143.6B
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
27.6%
5Y avg
32.9%
Household & Personal Products industry median
6.1%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
0.6% undervalued

Unilever PLC Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
UL
Consumer Defensive
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Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
15.1%
16.6%
18.0%
17.5%
23.1%
15.8%
18.1%
16.8%
17.5%
18.9%
20.4%
17.9%
17.0%
21.2%
17.6%
18.3%
16.4%
15.8%
14.7%
15.1%
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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'04Dec'05Dec'06Dec'07Dec'08Dec'09Dec'10Dec'11Dec'12Dec'13Dec'14Dec'15Dec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'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)24,880.724,330.525,236.828,181.131,387.928,701.330,591.438,878.239,475.538,608.737,715.634,209.033,450.034,424.333,891.032,577.432,748.035,789.137,838.037,230.6
% 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 Expenses41,727.642,172.243,244.048,540.352,301.319,835.719,730.416,749.817,527.017,584.816,048.416,574.816,224.316,469.111,034.115,727.915,499.515,812.314,064.116,671.5
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.01,160.60.00.00.01,242.61,231.40.01,289.61,381.51,268.81,115.91,082.21,016.31,062.7940.3913.31,001.8956.91,026.2
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)19,471.711,304.217,761.119,717.717,669.113,204.315,565.116,848.617,527.016,349.414,891.215,617.715,269.314,597.914,099.313,568.513,565.414,854.315,217.015,458.2
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 Income180.4160.6212.3418.1366.2104.6102.2128.1174.9504.8430.5352.0390.6588.3677.7603.4534.3307.5510.0478.0
Interest Expense964.3924.0741.0753.9744.2702.9651.5739.1677.6654.9640.4608.5628.5638.0863.1919.0802.6589.0831.51,162.5
Pre-tax Income4,608.85,623.56,067.77,106.310,484.76,856.08,136.88,693.08,592.59,449.910,158.68,017.08,264.89,176.314,594.19,278.99,128.910,119.710,893.210,099.0
% 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%
EPS117.413.572.071.852.631.692.002.102.032.272.421.922.022.434.112.412.432.763.162.77
Diluted EPS112.763.462.011.802.541.631.942.031.982.212.381.912.012.424.112.402.422.743.152.77
% 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 Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 27.6%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for Unilever PLC have been 31.6% over the past three years, and 34.5% over the past five years.

2) Is Unilever PLC's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Good?

As of today, Unilever PLC's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 27.6%, which is higher than industry median of 6.1%. It indicates that Unilever PLC's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is Good.

3) How does Unilever PLC's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) compare to its peers?

As of today, Unilever PLC's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 27.6%, which is higher than peer median of 16.0%. The list of peers includes CL, KMB, CLX, HIMS, PG, ELF, KVUE, CHD, COTY, EL.