Unilever (UL) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2017)

Unilever's (UL) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at -$180.1 million in Q4 2017, down 105.98% year-on-year from $3.0 billion in Q4 2016, and down 105.98% quarter-over-quarter from -$87.5 million in Q4 2016.

Unilever (UL) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Unilever's Change in Working Capital history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$180.1 million for Q4 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Working Capital fell 105.98% year-over-year to -$180.1 million in Q4 2017; TTM through Dec 2017 was -$301.6 million, a 140.11% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$131.1 million, down 164.41% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital fell to -$180.1 million in Q4 2017 per UL's latest filing, from -$87.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Working Capital topped out at -$20.4 million in Q4 2013 and bottomed at -$180.1 million in Q4 2017.
  • The 3-year median for Change in Working Capital is -$87.5 million (2016), against an average of -$96.0 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Change in Working Capital was 105.98% in 2017; the steepest drop was 105.98% in 2017.
  • Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at -$20.4 million in 2013, then sank by 328.37% to -$87.5 million in 2016, then slumped by 105.98% to -$180.1 million in 2017.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UL Change in Working Capital figures stand at -$180.1 million (Q4 2017), -$87.5 million (Q4 2016), and -$20.4 million (Q4 2013).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 346.53 Bn 334.22 Bn 10.51 Bn -
2 Unilever 134.70 Bn 124.22 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.77 Bn 72.43 Bn 3.23 Bn -
4 Kenvue 37.26 Bn 37.15 Bn 2.30 Bn -
5 Kimberly Clark 36.93 Bn 36.39 Bn 1.53 Bn -
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.54 Bn 26.42 Bn 2.84 Bn -
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn -
8 Clorox 11.74 Bn 10.55 Bn 722.00 Mn -
9 Yatsen Holding 6.28 Bn 6.13 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.66 Bn 4.37 Bn 326.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 -180.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -180.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -87.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -87.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -20.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -20.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -13.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -13.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -4.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 -4.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 76.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 76.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -10.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -10.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 47.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 47.08 Mn