Unilever Plc (UNLYF) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2017 - 2026)
Unilever (UNLYF) posted Net Shares Issued and Repurchased of -$1.8 billion for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and down 2.48% year-over-year from -$1.8 billion in Q2 2025.
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Unilever Plc (UNLYF) Net Shares Issued and Repurchased (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Unilever has reported Net Shares Issued and Repurchased for 8 years, with the latest figure at -$1.8 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased fell 2.48% year-over-year to -$1.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$1.8 billion, a 2.48% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$1.7 billion, down 4.52% from the prior year.
- Net Shares Issued and Repurchased was -$1.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Unilever, roughly flat from -$1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Shares Issued and Repurchased was -$403.8 million in Q2 2024, with the low at -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025.
- Average Net Shares Issued and Repurchased over 5 years is -$1.3 billion, with a median of -$1.6 billion recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Net Shares Issued and Repurchased surged 55.41% in 2022, then sank 323.26% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Net Shares Issued and Repurchased stood at -$1.5 billion in 2022, then fell by 5.32% to -$1.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 0.62% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then decreased by 9.08% to -$1.8 billion in 2025, then gained by 0.34% to -$1.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Net Shares Issued and Repurchased figures came in at -$1.8 billion (Q2 2026), -$1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.7 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -403.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -819.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -691.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -6.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -2.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -1.18 Bn |
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