Unilever UL
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At close: Aug 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

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

Unilever (UL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.9 billion for Q4 2017, down 84.18% year-over-year from $12.1 billion in Q4 2016, and down 84.18% 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 $1.9 billion for Q4 2017.

  • In Q4 2017, Free Cash Flow fell 84.18% year-over-year to $1.9 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $0.0 (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.6 billion, up 2.45% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2017 stood at $1.9 billion, down from $12.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $13.8 billion in Q4 2013, with the low at $825.3 million in Q2 2013.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $12.2 billion (2016), against an average of $8.9 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2017: Free Cash Flow advanced 1.22% in 2015, then plunged 84.18% in 2017.
  • Unilever's Free Cash Flow stood at $13.8 billion in 2013, then fell by 10.23% to $12.4 billion in 2014, then rose by 1.22% to $12.5 billion in 2015, then fell by 3.64% to $12.1 billion in 2016, then slumped by 84.18% to $1.9 billion in 2017.
  • Business Quant data shows UL's Free Cash Flow at $1.9 billion in Q4 2017, $12.1 billion in Q4 2016, and $12.5 billion in Q4 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn 4.11 Bn
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn 867.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn 624.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn 556.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn 256.90 Mn
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn 244.00 Mn
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 110.23 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2017 1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.91 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
Jun 30, 2013 825.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 825.25 Mn
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