Unilever (UL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2015)
Unilever (UL) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.89% for FY2025, down 0.02 percentage points from 17.91% in FY2024.
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Unilever (UL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends
Since FY2015, Unilever has reported Return on Sales [ROS] for 11 years.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +1.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- The FY2025 figure stands as the lowest annual Return on Sales [ROS] since FY2021.
- Business Quant data shows UL's Return on Sales [ROS] at 17.91% in FY2024 (-0.97 pp), 18.88% in FY2023 (+0.98 pp), 17.90% in FY2022 (+1.31 pp) and 16.59% in FY2021 (+0.22 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.42 Bn | 95.87 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 81.91 Bn | 75.17 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.80% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.17 Bn | 30.41 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.06% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 29.40 Bn | 15.81 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.49 Bn | 16.14 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.88 Bn | 13.66 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.93 Bn | 12.00 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 10.72% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.58 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 8.92 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 7.43 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 266.50 Mn | 4.92% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2015 | 637.09% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 13.50% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 15.69% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 13.85% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 14.18% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 10.06% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 14.65% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 12.62% |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 12.98% |
API Access
Unilever Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();