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Unilever (UL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2015)

Unilever (UL) posted Operating Expenses of -$19.4 billion for Q4 2015, down 6.24% on a QoQ basis from -$18.3 billion in Q4 2014, and down 6.24% year-over-year from -$20.7 billion in Q4 2014.

Analysis

Unilever (UL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Unilever has reported Operating Expenses for 7 years, with the latest figure at -$19.4 billion in Q4 2015.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 6.24% year-over-year to -$19.4 billion in Q4 2015; TTM through Dec 2015 was -$80.7 billion, a 0.44% change from a year earlier, with the FY2024 full-year figure at -$19.5 billion, down 8.07% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$19.4 billion for Q4 2015 at Unilever, down from -$18.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$18.3 billion in Q4 2014, with the low at -$21.6 billion in Q4 2013.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$20.1 billion, with a median of -$19.7 billion recorded in 2011.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2014: Operating Expenses plunged 152.75% in 2011, then increased 15.35% in 2014.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$19.7 billion in 2011, then declined by 8.74% to -$21.5 billion in 2012, then fell by 0.42% to -$21.6 billion in 2013, then climbed by 15.35% to -$18.3 billion in 2014, then fell by 6.24% to -$19.4 billion in 2015.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$19.4 billion (Q4 2015), -$18.3 billion (Q4 2014), and -$21.6 billion (Q4 2013), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 -19.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -18.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -21.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -21.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -19.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 37.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 37.53 Bn