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How Unilever PLC stacks up
UL · against 14 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Valuation
53/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #4 of 15 · scores higher than 79% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score5 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including UL · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 53?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Its metrics sit close to the Consumer Defensive norm.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 61% of peers. EBITDA yield: 7.0% vs peer median 8.7%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 5.5% vs peer median 6.2%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 7.5% vs peer median 4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | 4.5% | 4.5% | 50% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 15 reported | 7.3% | 6.2% | 57% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 6 reported | Not reported | 5.0% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 12.6% | 13.5% | 38% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around UL| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70.1B USD | 67 | 47 | |
| 2 | 130.9B USD | 57 | 61 | |
| 3 | 717.6B BRL (≈$129.2B) | 55 | 59 | |
| 4 | 139.6B USD | 53 | 53 | |
| 5 | 128.5B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 6 | 187.1B USD | 51 | 54 | |
| 7 | 72.6B EUR (≈$79.8B) | 49 | 79 | |
| 8 | 1.85T CNY (≈$259.0B) | 37 | 71 |
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