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Unilever (Unilever) EV-to-EBITDA

: 11.06 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Unilever's enterprise value is $144,102 Mil. Unilever's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,031 Mil. Therefore, Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 11.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

UL' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.29   Med: 12.95   Max: 17.59
Current: 11.06

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Unilever was 17.59. The lowest was 9.29. And the median was 12.95.

UL's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
51.25% of 1520 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 10.75 vs UL: 11.06

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-17), Unilever's stock price is $46.69. Unilever's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.782. Therefore, Unilever's PE Ratio for today is 16.78.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Unilever EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Unilever Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.29 14.03 13.55 11.25 11.29

Unilever Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.55 - 11.25 - 11.29

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Unilever EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Unilever EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Unilever's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=144101.536/13031.079
=11.06

Unilever's current Enterprise Value is $144,102 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Unilever's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13,031 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Unilever  (NYSE:UL) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Unilever's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=46.69/2.782
=16.78

Unilever's share price for today is $46.69.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Unilever's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.782.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Unilever (Unilever) Business Description

Address
100 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0DY
Unilever is a diversified personal-care (52% of 2022 sales by value), homecare (14%), and packaged food (34%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, Garancia, and The Vegetarian Butcher.

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