Unilever UL
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Unilever (UL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2017)

Unilever (UL) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$6.9 billion for Q4 2017, down 101.1% year-over-year from $630.3 billion in Q4 2016, and down 101.1% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.4 billion in Q4 2016.

Unilever (UL) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Unilever's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$6.9 billion for Q4 2017.

  • In Q4 2017, Cash from Investing Activities fell 101.1% year-over-year to -$6.9 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2017 stood at -$14.7 billion (down 57.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$3.5 billion, down 420.76% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q4 2017 stood at -$6.9 billion, down from -$3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$426.2 million in Q4 2014, with the low at -$6.9 billion in Q4 2017.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$3.4 billion (2016), against an average of -$3.2 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Cash from Investing Activities soared 73.03% in 2014, then slumped 810.19% in 2015.
  • Unilever's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.6 billion in 2013, then jumped by 73.03% to -$426.2 million in 2014, then plunged by 810.19% to -$3.9 billion in 2015, then grew by 11.27% to -$3.4 billion in 2016, then sank by 101.1% to -$6.9 billion in 2017.
  • Business Quant data shows UL's Cash from Investing Activities at -$6.9 billion in Q4 2017, -$3.4 billion in Q4 2016, and -$3.9 billion in Q4 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn -1.20 Bn
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn -122.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn -78.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn -410.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn -96.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn -328.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn -2.18 Bn
9 Yatsen Holding 5.79 Bn 5.65 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 5.48 Bn 5.13 Bn 398.84 Mn -1.67 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2017 -6.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -6.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -3.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -3.88 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -426.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -426.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -979.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -979.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -6.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -6.02 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 -3.24 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 -3.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 614.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 614.65 Mn