Unilever (UL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2017)

Unilever's (UL) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$1.9 billion in Q4 2017, up 5.87% year-on-year from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2016, and up 5.87% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.0 billion in Q4 2016.

Unilever (UL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Unilever's Capital Expenditures history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.9 billion for Q4 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 5.87% year-over-year to -$1.9 billion in Q4 2017; TTM through Dec 2017 was -$8.8 billion, a 8.84% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $125.4 million, down 30.2% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to -$1.9 billion in Q4 2017 per UL's latest filing, from -$2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at -$1.9 billion in Q4 2017 and bottomed at -$2.8 billion in Q4 2013.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is -$2.3 billion (2015), against an average of -$2.3 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures rose 0.73% in 2013 and increased 11.06% in 2015, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at -$2.8 billion in 2013, then advanced by 7.36% to -$2.6 billion in 2014, then increased by 11.06% to -$2.3 billion in 2015, then gained by 10.8% to -$2.0 billion in 2016, then advanced by 5.87% to -$1.9 billion in 2017.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UL Capital Expenditures figures stand at -$1.9 billion (Q4 2017), -$2.0 billion (Q4 2016), and -$2.3 billion (Q4 2015).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 341.94 Bn 329.86 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.02 Bn
2 Unilever 131.50 Bn 123.41 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 72.27 Bn 71.28 Bn 3.23 Bn -19.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.23 Bn 36.12 Bn 2.30 Bn 139.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.62 Bn 35.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 424.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 28.99 Bn 25.86 Bn 2.84 Bn 102.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 22.75 Bn 22.25 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.26 Bn 11.23 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.15 Bn 6.00 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.43 Bn 4.14 Bn 326.45 Mn 1.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2017 -1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -2.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -2.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -2.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -2.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -2.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.66 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 -1.28 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 -1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -2.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 -431.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -431.29 Mn