Unilever (UNLYF) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026)
Unilever's Shares Outstanding was 2.18 billion in Q2 2026, down 12.4% from 2.49 billion a year earlier.
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Unilever (UNLYF) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From Q4 2015 onward, Unilever has reported Shares Outstanding for 22 quarters.
- Shares Outstanding has now declined for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding was 2.49 billion in FY2024 (-0.9%), 2.52 billion in FY2023 (-1.3%), 2.55 billion in FY2022 (-2.0%) and 2.6 billion in FY2021 (-0.8%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has moved between 2.18 billion (Q4 2025) and 2.6 billion (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.8% in Q2 2022 to 12.4% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.84 Bn |
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Unilever Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=UNLYF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "UNLYF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=UNLYF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();