Unilever (UL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025)
Unilever (UL) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $1.82 in Q4 2025, up 45.93% quarter-over-quarter from $1.25 in Q2 2025, and up 13.56% on a YoY basis from $1.6 in Q4 2024.
Unilever (UL) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Unilever's Debt to Equity history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.82 for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Debt to Equity rose 13.56% year-over-year to $1.82; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.82 (up 13.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.82, up 13.56% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity was $1.82 for Q4 2025 at Unilever, up from $1.25 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $3.86 in Q4 2022 to a low of $1.04 in Q2 2024.
- Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $1.6 across 5 years, with a median of $1.39 in 2021.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Debt to Equity slumped 85.37% in 2021, then jumped 152.86% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.53 in 2021, then surged by 152.86% to $3.86 in 2022, then sank by 57.59% to $1.64 in 2023, then dropped by 2.01% to $1.6 in 2024, then grew by 13.56% to $1.82 in 2025.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.82 (Q4 2025), $1.25 (Q2 2025), and $1.6 (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 611.49 Bn | 611.46 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 338.86 Bn | 326.78 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 0.68 |
| 3 | Unilever | 142.58 Bn | 132.10 Bn | - | 1.82 |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 69.08 Bn | 68.08 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 16.33 |
| 5 | Kenvue | 33.68 Bn | 33.57 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.82 |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 32.46 Bn | 32.04 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 3.70 |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.67 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 1.71 |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.55 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 0.57 |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.54 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 27.03 |
| 10 | e.l.f. Beauty | 3.05 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 326.45 Mn | 0.74 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.82 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.25 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.60 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.04 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.64 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.86 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.07 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.55 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.31 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.14 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.84 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.35 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.54 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.26 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.01 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.70 |