# Unilever PLC American (UL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $64.20, market value $138.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.8×** (5-yr avg 19.0×, 3-yr avg 18.6×). Unilever PLC American trades at 21.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 19.0×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 16.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.24**. A PEG of 0.24 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 7.3×**. The shares trade at 7.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.6×**. Enterprise value is 13.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.8%** (5-yr avg 5.6%). Free cash flow equals 5.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.6%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 46.9%**. Unilever PLC American keeps 46.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.9%**. 17.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 19.8%**. 19.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 56.9%**. A 56.9% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 18.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 18.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 14.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.8%** (3-yr -5.6%/yr, 5-yr -0.1%/yr). Revenue fell 3.8% over the last year, against -0.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 67.4%** (3-yr 13.1%/yr, 5-yr 15.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 67.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 6.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 6.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.48**. Debt is 1.48 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.1×**. It would take 2.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.06**. A Z-score of 3.06 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.31%** ($2.12 per share, trailing). Unilever PLC American yields 3.31%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 44%** (64% of free cash flow). 44% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.9%/yr** (1-yr 9.1%). The dividend has grown 1.9% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.0%** (YTD -0.1%, 3-mo 13.2%). The shares are down 10.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.4%** (17.3% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.00** (volatility 24%). Beta of 0.00 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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