Unilever (LSE:ULVR) Days Inventory: (As of Jun. 2026)

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LSE:ULVR Unilever PLC LSE:ULVR
73 GF Score
Price £46.21
GF Value £46.17
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What is Unilever Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Unilever's Average Total Inventories for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was £3,713 Mil. Unilever's Cost of Goods Sold for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was £ Mil.

The historical rank and industry rank for Unilever's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:ULVR' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 48.23   Med: 54.06   Max: 69.46
Current: 60.93

During the past 13 years, Unilever's highest Days Inventory was 69.46. The lowest was 48.23. And the median was 54.06.

LSE:ULVR's Days Inventory is ranked better than
66.95% of 1891 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 82.66 vs LSE:ULVR: 60.93

Unilever's Days Inventory stayed the same from Jun. 2025 () to Jun. 2026 ().

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Unilever's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.00.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Unilever's Inventory-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.17.


Unilever  (LSE:ULVR) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Unilever's Inventory Turnover for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Unilever's Inventory to Revenue for the six months ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories / Revenue
=3712.7392400509 / 22219.647869538
=0.17

* 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.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


Unilever Days Inventory Related Terms


Unilever Days Inventory Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Unilever's Days Inventory 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.

Unilever Days Inventory Chart

Unilever Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Days Inventory
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Unilever Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25 Jun26
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LSE:ULVR vs PG, CL, EL: Days Inventory Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unilever's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unilever's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Unilever's Days Inventory falls into.


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Unilever Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Unilever's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2025 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2025 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2025 )*Days in Period
=( (4280.4084158416 + 3530.204341846) / 2 ) / 22945.095282702*365
=3905.3063788438 / 22945.095282702*365
=62.12

Unilever's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Jun. 2026 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2025 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Jun. 2026 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Jun. 2026 )*Days in Period
=( (3530.204341846 + 3895.2741382558) / 2 ) / *365 / 2
=3712.7392400509 / *365 / 2
=N/A

* 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.

Is Unilever (LSE:ULVR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Unilever stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £46.21 is trading 0.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of £46.17. GuruFocus considers Unilever to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:ULVR:

  • Days Inventory:
  • GF Value™: £46.17 vs. price of £46.21 (0.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 2 warning signs

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Unilever Business Description

Address 100 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0DY
Unilever is a diversified beauty, wellbeing, and personal care (51% of 2025 sales by value), homecare (23%), and packaged food (26%) company. Its brands include Dove personal-care products, Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Axe and Rexona deodorants, and TRESemmé haircare. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years; notable purchases include Paula's Choice, Liquid I.V., Horlicks, and Wild deodorants. The company derives 58% of its sales from emerging markets and 42% from developed markets. The US is its largest market, accounting for around 20% of sales, followed by India, which accounts for 11% of sales.
73GF Score

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