Unilever (UL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Unilever's (UL) Debt Ratio was 0.42 for Q2 2026, down 1.0% from 0.42 a year earlier.
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Unilever (UL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Unilever was 0.40, up 1.5% from FY2024.
- Debt Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.40 in FY2024 (+2.2%), 0.39 in FY2023 (+3.9%), 0.37 in FY2022 (-6.0%) and 0.40 in FY2021 (-0.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Debt Ratio spans a low of 0.37 in Q4 2022 and a high of 0.42 in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio gained in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 2.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 7.8%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 6.0%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 0.40 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.26 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.45 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 0.42 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.16 |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 6.43 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 618.70 Mn | 0.44 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.18 |
API Access
Unilever Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "UL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();