Unilever (UL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Unilever's Payables was $22.45 billion in Q2 2026, up 21.7% from $18.45 billion a year earlier.
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Unilever (UL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Unilever came in at $19.14 billion, up 9.4% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $17.5 billion in FY2024 (-1.1%), $17.69 billion in FY2023 (-4.1%), $18.45 billion in FY2022 (+7.8%) and $17.11 billion in FY2021 (+9.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables was higher in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 9.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 21.7%); the worst was Q4 2024 (a decline of 1.8%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 139.34 Bn | 90.80 Bn | - | 22.06 Bn |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 80.33 Bn | 73.60 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
| 3 | Hershey | 33.19 Bn | 29.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.82 Bn |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.86 Bn | 13.28 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 4.48 Bn |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.22 Bn | 14.87 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 3.92 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.01 Bn | 12.79 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 1.40 Bn |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.02 Bn | 11.09 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 2.82 Bn |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.90 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 678.00 Mn |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.45 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.28 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 910.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 17.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 15.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 16.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 15.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.46 Bn |
API Access
Unilever Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "UL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();