Unilever (UL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2015)
Unilever's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.46% in FY2025, down 0.53 percentage points from 17.99% in FY2024.
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Unilever (UL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends
From FY2009 onward, Unilever has reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for 17 years.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -0.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- The FY2025 figure marks the lowest annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to FY2009.
- Per Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in earlier years was 17.99% in FY2024 (-0.76 pp), 18.75% in FY2023 (-0.58 pp), 19.33% in FY2022 (+0.17 pp) and 19.16% in FY2021 (+0.72 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 146.11 Bn | 99.98 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 83.20 Bn | 76.52 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 8.97% |
| 3 | Hershey | 35.53 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 20.49% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.73 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.80 Bn | 16.46 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.89% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.25 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 5.93% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 13.11 Bn | 12.76 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 8.50% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.76 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.01% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.96 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 24.87% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.60 Bn | 7.23 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 8.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2015 | 506.10% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 482.22% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 367.63% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 241.31% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 129.61% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 9.08% |
API Access
Unilever Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();