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

Unilever (UL) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$8.6 billion for Q4 2017, down 362.55% year-over-year from $3.3 billion in Q4 2016, and down 362.55% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 billion in Q4 2016.

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

Unilever's Net Cash Flow history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$8.6 billion for Q4 2017.

  • In Q4 2017, Net Cash Flow fell 362.55% year-over-year to -$8.6 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2019 stood at -$8.6 billion (down 61.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$2.5 billion, down 169.55% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q4 2017 stood at -$8.6 billion, down from $3.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $3.3 billion in Q4 2016, with the low at -$8.6 billion in Q4 2017.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $2.9 billion (2014), against an average of $545.5 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2013 and 2017: Net Cash Flow soared 42.64% in 2013, then slumped 362.55% in 2017.
  • Unilever's Net Cash Flow stood at $2.1 billion in 2013, then jumped by 37.8% to $2.9 billion in 2014, then climbed by 4.95% to $3.0 billion in 2015, then advanced by 7.61% to $3.3 billion in 2016, then slumped by 362.55% to -$8.6 billion in 2017.
  • Business Quant data shows UL's Net Cash Flow at -$8.6 billion in Q4 2017, $3.3 billion in Q4 2016, and $3.0 billion in Q4 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 334.68 Bn 324.73 Bn 10.28 Bn -2.37 Bn
2 Unilever 135.06 Bn 122.54 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.11 Bn 71.74 Bn 3.30 Bn 22.00 Mn
4 Kenvue 36.14 Bn 35.03 Bn 2.30 Bn 23.00 Mn
5 Kimberly Clark 35.84 Bn 34.89 Bn 1.60 Bn 803.00 Mn
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.63 Bn 27.51 Bn 2.84 Bn 53.00 Mn
7 Church & Dwight 23.49 Bn 23.23 Bn 693.90 Mn -248.40 Mn
8 Clorox 12.90 Bn 12.75 Bn 804.00 Mn -1.04 Bn
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 54.53 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2017 -8.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -8.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 3.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 3.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 3.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 3.44 Bn
Oct 21, 2011 -568.68 Mn
Oct 21, 2011 -568.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 1.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.64 Bn