Unilever (UL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2017)

Unilever's (UL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $13.0 billion in Q4 2017, up 8.08% year-on-year from $12.1 billion in Q4 2016, and up 8.08% quarter-over-quarter from $12.1 billion in Q4 2016.

Unilever (UL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Unilever's Free Cash Flow history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $13.0 billion for Q4 2017.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 8.08% year-over-year to $13.0 billion in Q4 2017; TTM through Dec 2025 was $0.0, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.0 billion, up 34.16% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $13.0 billion in Q4 2017 per UL's latest filing, from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $13.8 billion in Q4 2013 and bottomed at $12.1 billion in Q4 2016.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $12.5 billion (2015), against an average of $12.8 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slipped 10.23% in 2014 and grew 8.08% in 2017, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $13.8 billion in 2013, then retreated by 10.23% to $12.4 billion in 2014, then gained by 1.22% to $12.5 billion in 2015, then retreated by 3.64% to $12.1 billion in 2016, then rose by 8.08% to $13.0 billion in 2017.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest UL Free Cash Flow figures stand at $13.0 billion (Q4 2017), $12.1 billion (Q4 2016), and $12.5 billion (Q4 2015).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 766.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 160.40 Mn
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.86 Bn 4.57 Bn 326.45 Mn 100.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2017 13.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 13.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 12.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 12.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 12.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 12.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 12.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 12.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 13.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 13.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 13.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 13.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 11.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 11.61 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 3.94 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 3.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 11.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 11.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.38 Bn