Unilever (UL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2010)
Unilever's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 18.50% in FY2025, up 0.42 percentage points from 18.09% in FY2024.
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Unilever (UL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2010) Analysis & Trends
From FY2010 onward, Unilever has reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for 16 years.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -1.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between 18.09% (FY2024) and 20.25% (FY2022) over five years.
- Per Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in earlier years was 18.09% in FY2024 (-1.58 pp), 19.66% in FY2023 (-0.59 pp), 20.25% in FY2022 (+1.43 pp) and 18.82% in FY2021 (-0.70 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.43 Bn | 98.30 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 81.43 Bn | 74.75 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 7.21% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.30 Bn | 30.54 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.53% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.39 Bn | 15.92 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.99% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.37 Bn | 16.03 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.89 Bn | 13.67 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.96 Bn | 12.61 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.58 Bn | 8.27 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.80 Bn | 6.09 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.42 Bn | 7.04 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 6.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2010 | 50.25% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 56.62% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 56.24% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 66.87% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 61.58% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 57.40% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 91.79% |
API Access
Unilever Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();