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Unilever PLC

UNA#95 of 134 by buybacks

AS · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products · Netherlands

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Buybacks · TTM to Jun 2026€1.57B≈ $1.76B · reported in EUR
Buyback yield1.3%repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · TTM to Jun 2026€4.34Bdividend yield 3.6%
Shareholder yield5.0%buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−15.8%2.18B shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow22%payout incl. dividends 82%
Buybacks and dividends by fiscal year
Cash returned to shareholders, in EUR. Fiscal years end in December.
Shares outstanding
Share count down 15.8% over roughly five years. Falling is what a real buyback looks like.
Quarterly repurchases
Last 8 reported quarters, in EUR. Orange bars mark quarters where the company issued more shares than it bought.

Fiscal-year detail

From the cash-flow statement as reported, in EUR. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.

Fiscal yearRepurchasesDividendsFree cash flow
FY2025Dec 2025€1.48B€4.37B€6.39B
FY2024Dec 2024€1.51B€4.32B€7.55B
FY2023Dec 2023€1.51B€4.36B€7.68B
FY2022Dec 2022€1.51B€4.33B€5.66B
FY2021Dec 2021€3.02B€4.48B€6.73B
FY2020Dec 2020€0€4.28B€8.13B
FY2019Dec 2019€201M€4.21B€6.68B

Repurchases in FY2025 were −1.6% versus the prior year.

About Unilever PLC

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; face, hand, and body moisturizer skin care products; and Prestige Beauty and Wellbeing products. The Personal Care segment provides soap and shower skin cleansing products; and deodorant and oral care, including toothpa…

Market cap
€119B
P/E (trailing)
13.0×
Fiscal year end
December
ISIN
GB00BVZK7T90
Reporting currency
EUR
Data updated
Oct 10, 2026