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How Unilever PLC stacks up
UL · against 14 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Growth
54/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #9 of 15 · scores higher than 43% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score3 peers with a growth score of 50–59, including UL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 54?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.A mix: stronger earnings per share growth, but weaker 3-year revenue growth and revenue growth than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 89% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: -5.6% vs peer median 3.7%
- slower revenue growth over the last year: weaker than 78% of peers. Revenue growth: -3.8% vs peer median 2.8%
- faster growth in earnings per share: stronger than 92% of peers. Earnings per share growth: 90.9% vs peer median 1.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = UL, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | UL | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 15 reported | -3.8% | 1.3% | 0% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 15 reported | 90.9% | 11.8% | 79% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 15 reported | -5.6% | 2.4% | 0% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around UL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72.6B EUR (≈$79.8B) | 96 | 79 | |
| 2 | 92.4B USD | 90 | 73 | |
| 3 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 78 | 59 | |
| 3 | 130.9B USD | 78 | 61 | |
| 5 | 187.1B USD | 72 | 54 | |
| 6 | 95.6B CHF (≈$109.9B) | 66 | 56 | |
| 7 | 83.1B USD | 58 | 44 | |
| 8 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 55 | 71 | |
| 9 | 139.6B USD | 54 | 53 | |
| 10 | 230.5B EUR (≈$253.5B) | 46 | 43 | |
| 11 | 159.8B USD | 42 | 40 | |
| 11 | 70.1B USD | 42 | 47 | |
| 13 | 76.2B USD | 41 | 43 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score