Unilever UNLYF
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Unilever Plc (UNLYF) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2019)

Unilever (UNLYF) posted Retained Earnings of $20.2 billion for Q4 2019, down 32.13% on a QoQ basis from $29.7 billion in Q4 2018, and down 32.13% year-over-year from $29.7 billion in Q4 2018.

Analysis

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

Unilever has reported Retained Earnings for 11 years, with the latest figure at $20.2 billion in Q4 2019.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 32.13% year-over-year to $20.2 billion in Q4 2019; TTM through Dec 2019 was $20.2 billion, a 32.13% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2019 full-year figure at $20.2 billion, down 32.13% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $20.2 billion for Q4 2019 at Unilever, down from $29.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $32.8 billion in Q2 2018, with the low at $20.2 billion in Q4 2019.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $27.3 billion, with a median of $27.4 billion recorded in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2019: Retained Earnings grew 25.37% in 2017, then slumped 32.13% in 2019.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $24.8 billion in 2015, then climbed by 0.94% to $25.0 billion in 2016, then advanced by 25.37% to $31.4 billion in 2017, then retreated by 5.34% to $29.7 billion in 2018, then plunged by 32.13% to $20.2 billion in 2019.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $20.2 billion (Q4 2019), $29.7 billion (Q4 2018), and $32.8 billion (Q2 2018), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 20.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 29.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 32.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 31.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 25.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 24.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 25.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -59.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 27.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -52.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 27.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -51.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 26.52 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 -56.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -49.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 -44.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 25.62 Bn
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