Unilever (UL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025)

Unilever's (UL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 8.8% in Q4 2025, up 191.0% year-on-year from 3.02% in Q4 2024, and up 27.67% quarter-over-quarter from 6.89% in Q4 2024.

Unilever (UL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Unilever's Operating Margin history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.8% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 191.0% year-over-year to 8.8% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 17.59%, a 596.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 17.89%, up 107.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin climbed to 8.8% in Q4 2025 per UL's latest filing, from 6.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 8.8% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 6.89% in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 347.16 Bn 334.85 Bn 10.51 Bn 21.55%
2 Unilever 134.58 Bn 124.10 Bn - 8.80%
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.67 Bn 72.34 Bn 3.23 Bn 18.11%
4 Kenvue 37.39 Bn 37.28 Bn 2.30 Bn 19.62%
5 Kimberly Clark 37.01 Bn 36.46 Bn 1.53 Bn 18.09%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.89 Bn 26.76 Bn 2.84 Bn 6.71%
7 Church & Dwight 23.43 Bn 22.93 Bn 681.40 Mn 19.81%
8 Clorox 11.80 Bn 10.61 Bn 722.00 Mn 27.90%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -0.92%
10 e.l.f. Beauty 4.81 Bn 4.52 Bn 326.45 Mn -11.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 8.80%
Dec 31, 2024 6.89%
Dec 31, 2010 28.34%
Sep 30, 2010 15.69%
Jun 30, 2010 13.85%
Mar 31, 2010 14.18%
Dec 31, 2009 12.79%
Sep 30, 2009 14.65%
Jun 30, 2009 12.62%
Mar 31, 2009 12.98%