Unilever (UNLYF) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2019)

Unilever (UNLYF) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$6.2 billion in Q4 2019, down 120.77% quarter-over-quarter from $29.7 billion in Q4 2018, and down 120.77% on a YoY basis from $29.7 billion in Q4 2018.

Unilever (UNLYF) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Unilever's Retained Earnings history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$6.2 billion for Q4 2019.

  • In Q4 2019, Retained Earnings fell 120.77% year-over-year to -$6.2 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2019 stood at -$6.2 billion (down 120.77% YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was -$6.2 billion, down 120.77% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$6.2 billion for Q4 2019 at Unilever, down from $29.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $29.7 billion in Q4 2018 to a low of -$20.0 billion in Q2 2018.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$4.1 billion across 4 years, with a median of -$8.0 billion in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2019: Retained Earnings jumped 285.66% in 2018, then sank 120.77% in 2019.
  • A 4-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$8.0 billion in 2016, then slumped by 99.07% to -$16.0 billion in 2017, then surged by 285.66% to $29.7 billion in 2018, then tumbled by 120.77% to -$6.2 billion in 2019.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$6.2 billion (Q4 2019), $29.7 billion (Q4 2018), and -$20.0 billion (Q2 2018), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -13.11 Mn
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 135.42 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 26.82 Bn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn -5.21 Bn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -3.41 Bn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn -1.16 Bn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn -16.60 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 223.00 Mn
10 Unilever - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 -6.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 29.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -20.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -16.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -8.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -9.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -9.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -7.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -8.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -7.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -8.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -7.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 -6.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -8.71 Bn