Unilever (ULVR-L)
FTSE 100 · Personal goods · data since 1988-07-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.72%
7d
-2.09%
30d
+0.69%
YTD
-5.83%
1y
-4.81%
Unilever (ULVR-L) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.7 | 10.7 | -23.2 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 7.7 | 1.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.9 | -3.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | -1.1 | -6.0 | -0.4 | 5.5 | -5.4 | 4.3 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 9.9 | 2.7 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -3.3 |
| 2023 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -9.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | -3.5 | 0.5 | -4.3 | -3.1 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | -4.0 | -1.1 | -7.8 | 7.6 | 2.9 | -2.7 | 7.6 | -1.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -3.5 | -11.9 | 8.7 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -2.5 | -1.0 | -2.3 | -1.4 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | -8.0 | -2.3 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -2.5 | 7.1 | -7.8 | 3.8 | -3.9 |
| 2019 | -3.0 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -5.9 | -5.5 | -1.0 | -5.0 |
| 2018 | -3.0 | -6.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | -4.0 | -1.6 | 2.4 | -3.2 |
| 2017 | -2.0 | 18.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 9.1 | -4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | -4.4 | -1.1 | -2.5 | -0.9 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -3.1 | 3.0 | 13.8 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 3.6 | -6.5 | -6.5 | 3.0 |
| 2015 | 11.5 | -2.2 | -1.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | -5.4 | 6.5 | -9.8 | 2.4 | 7.7 | -2.0 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | -5.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -3.1 | 3.5 | -2.8 | -2.8 | 7.7 | -2.9 |
| 2013 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -4.1 | 0.3 | -7.9 | -0.8 | 3.5 | -2.2 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | -5.4 | -0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | -2.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | -1.2 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 4.0 | -1.5 |
| 2011 | -7.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -2.9 | 6.0 | -2.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | -4.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | -5.4 | -3.6 | 0.6 | -4.9 | 6.9 | -2.3 | -1.2 | 10.5 |
| 2009 | -3.1 | -10.6 | -3.6 | 0.6 | 9.4 | -1.8 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 2.9 | -2.5 | 11.8 |
| 2008 | -12.5 | -3.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -14.5 | -2.9 | 6.4 | 3.0 | -8.3 | 7.0 | 5.8 |
| 2007 | -3.1 | -1.7 | 12.5 | 2.9 | -1.1 | 3.6 | -4.0 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -7.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.8 | 4.9 | -1.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 5.1 | -5.0 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 6.2 | -3.2 | -1.1 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | 1.6 | 6.3 | -4.3 | -1.2 | -2.5 | 4.3 | -10.3 | -1.9 | -5.6 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
| 2003 | -10.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | -11.5 | -11.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 0.6 | 3.3 | -4.1 | 11.7 | 0.0 | -4.4 | -6.3 | 4.7 | -2.2 | 9.6 | -9.3 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | -9.9 | 0.2 | -1.8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 11.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -12.2 | -3.4 | 13.5 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | -16.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 | -4.1 | 14.5 | -9.3 | -0.3 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 25.3 | -1.9 |
| 1999 | -72.4 | -1.1 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -10.9 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -1.2 | -18.9 | -0.7 |
| 1998 | -7.5 | 14.2 | 2.7 | 12.8 | 5.6 | -5.1 | -5.6 | 202.4 | -72.3 | 19.2 | 5.1 | 249.3 |
| 1997 | -1.4 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 2.8 | -3.4 | 6.2 | 1466.9 | 5.1 | 11.6 |
| 1996 | 2.6 | -10.9 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 6.7 | -3.7 | 3.0 | 7.6 | -5.5 | 8.7 | 1.0 |
| 1995 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | -4.7 | 3.7 | -2.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 1.1 | -5.5 | -11.6 | 5.9 | -5.8 | -4.5 | 4.7 | 13.8 | -2.2 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 3.0 |
| 1993 | -0.6 | 10.4 | -2.7 | -9.1 | -5.8 | 1.2 | -4.8 | 11.6 | -3.6 | 8.9 | -1.1 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 2.9 | 1.4 | -4.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | 11.9 | 5.5 | -2.5 | 3.9 |
| 1991 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | -3.1 | 3.9 | -3.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 9.1 |
| 1990 | -8.5 | -5.8 | 5.4 | -7.0 | 11.2 | 3.9 | -2.3 | -9.8 | -3.3 | 9.2 | -1.4 | 4.4 |
| 1989 | 15.7 | -2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | -0.7 | -97.9 | 8.0 | 5.0 | -5.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 1988 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2.5 | -8.2 | 4.1 | 6.8 | -9.0 | 4.7 |
| Avg | -3.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -2.5 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -1.6 | 39.7 | 1.4 | 9.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -3.3% | +0.6% | +1.0% | +1.6% | +0.5% | -2.5% | +1.2% | +6.0% | -1.6% | +39.7% | +1.4% | +9.1% |
| Win rate | 39%/38 | 53%/38 | 68%/38 | 74%/38 | 50%/38 | 58%/38 | 58%/38 | 53%/38 | 45%/38 | 53%/38 | 50%/38 | 71%/38 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-98.1%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±70.8%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
56%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+1466.91%
1997-10
Worst month
-97.94%
1989-06
Longest streaks
9▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Unilever
Soap plus margarine, merged in 1929 — now it owns everything from Dove to Ben & Jerry's (which kept its own board, for the activism). And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1988) would be about $447 today.
Did you know?
- Lever Brothers' Lifebuoy marketing popularized the term “B.O.” to sell soap.
- When it bought Ben & Jerry's, the deal preserved an independent board to protect the brand's social mission.
- Its best month on record was October 1997 at +1466.91%; its worst, June 1989 at -97.94%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.