Unilever's $16 billion move shows a shift is happening in consumer products [CNBC]
Unilever PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing One Ordinary Share) (UL)
US:NYSE Investor Relations:
unilever.com/investor-relations
Company Research
Source: CNBC
Key Points Unilever's plan to merge its food business with spice maker McCormick comes as the consumer products sector is fighting to stay relevant. The growth model that has powered big consumer goods companies for decades is eroding as the post-pandemic pricing supercycle fades and growth in massive markets like China stalls. Size now matters less, and success will be determined by relevance to consumers and capital markets, according to Ernst & Young. In this article On any given day, 2.5 billion people use Unilever products that span 400 brands. That success has created a huge target on the company's back as the sustainability movement gains more traction with consumers shunning plastic pollution. Unilever's plan to merge its food business with spice maker McCormick is the latest move in a sector that's fighting to stay relevant as the growth model that has powered big consumer products companies for decades is eroding. As the post-pandemic pricing supercycle fades
Show less
Read more
Impact Snapshot
Event Time:
UL
Last Price
Price Change
Price Change%
Volume Shares
Max Up
Max Down
%
Volume Ratio
Performance Comparison
Updated
|
Event Day
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
|
Last price at news event
|
Since Event
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
|
|---|---|---|
|
EVENT DAY
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
|
LAST
PRICE AT NEWS EVENT |
SINCE EVENT
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
|
| Last Price | ||
| VWAP | ||
|
High:
|
Max Up |
High:
|
|
Low:
|
Max Down |
Low:
|
|
%
|
Post news range |
%
|
|
|
Price change |
|
|
|
Price Change Percentage |
|
|
|
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
|
%
|
Volume ratio |
%
|
| Volume | ||
| Ticks | ||
|
|
Avg transaction size |
|
Don't Miss Out On The Next BIG Stock Move
Event day
Event Day Chart will not be displayed beyond 90-day period of the event
Performance since event
Time And Velocity Analysis
Be the first to know
Opt in for alerts from News Quantifed
Sign Up Today
Opt-in for
UL alerts
Learn More With NQ
Reading the Impact Report
Help Me Understand This Data
Help Me Understand This Data
How NQ Works
What is news-based trading?
And why is it so successful?
And why is it so successful?
Movers & Shakers
The biggest gainers and losers and WHY it moved
UL alerts
High impacting Unilever PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing One Ordinary Share) news events
Weekly update
A roundup of the hottest topics
UL
News
- Unilever PLC (UL) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- McCormick set to buy Unilever Foods, adding Hellmann's, Knorr and more to portfolio [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Unilever Combines Food Business With McCormick in $44.8 Billion Deal [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- In a $45 Billion Deal, McCormick Is Buying Unilever's Food Business. Is This a Good Strategic Move for the Spice Giant? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- A complicated exit: RBC wary of Unilever's food reshuffle [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
UL
Sec Filings
- 3/31/26 - Form 425
- 3/31/26 - Form 425
- 3/31/26 - Form 425
- UL's page on the SEC website