Valuation
45
UNILEVER · Unilever Nigeria Plc
Neutral Neutral Quality 4/5Distress proxy: 74.34 (Safe)
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Composite score
56.5
Tier: Neutral
Last close
₦126
As of latest snapshot
30-day ADV
₦29.8M
Liquidity signal
Market cap
₦651.48B
Consumer Goods
Financials
69
Technical
57
AI bottom line
Unilever trades at a sector-aligned valuation (P/E 19.4x vs. 19.9x median) while posting ROE of 29.4%—below sector median of 38.9%—signaling quality concerns despite neutral technical positioning. Monitor whether recent NGX-30 index inclusion catalyzes liquidity (current ADV ₦29.8M/day) and whether margin pressure reverses, given the 14.9% net margin tracking sector fundamentals.
Stock Snowflake 5-axis radar
Blue = UNILEVER. Gold dash = Consumer Goods median. Bigger area = better across the five research dimensions.
What the model is seeing
- Trades at P/E 19.4x — in line with Consumer Goods median of 19.9x.
Risk flags
No major risk flags
Price & trend
Close price with 50-day and 200-day moving averages, last 12 months.
Composite score history
How the model has rated this stock over the available history. Tier changes happen at 75 / 60 / 40.
Key metrics
Valuation
P/E ratio19.4x
P/B ratio7.0x
P/S ratio3.6x
EV/EBITDA14.8x
FCF yield4.0%
Financials
ROE29.4%
ROA17.7%
Net margin14.9%
FCF margin14.2%
Debt / Equity0.0x
Technical
Last close₦126
Above 50d MA-10.8%
Above 200d MA35.8%
ADX (trend)28.9
RSI25.6
Dividend history 10 fiscal years shown
All amounts are gross of Nigeria's 10% withholding tax on dividends. Bonus ratios are 'new shares for shares held'.
Current yield: 0.44% 10y CAGR: +25.9%
| FY | Interim DPS | Final DPS | Total cash | Bonus | Qualification | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | ₦3.25 | ₦3.25 | — | 10 Apr 2026 | 08 May 2026 |
| 2024 | — | ₦1.25 | ₦1.25 | — | — | 12 May 2025 |
| 2023 | — | ₦0.75 | ₦0.75 | — | — | 10 May 2024 |
| 2022 | — | ₦0.25 | ₦0.25 | — | — | 05 May 2023 |
| 2021 | — | ₦0.5 | ₦0.5 | — | — | 06 May 2022 |
| 2018 | — | ₦1.50 | ₦1.50 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | ₦0.5 | ₦0.5 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | ₦0.1 | ₦0.1 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | ₦0.05 | ₦0.05 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | ₦0.1 | ₦0.1 | — | — | — |
Peers in Consumer Goods
Closest names by composite score within the same sector. Click a symbol to open its detail page.
| Symbol | Composite | P/E | P/B | ROE | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZ | 57.8 | 8.8x | 17.4x | 164.7% | Neutral |
| ENAMELWA | 57.9 | — | — | — | Illiquid |
| MCNICHOLS | 58.2 | 21.3x | 9.1x | 40.4% | Neutral |
| UNIONDICON | 60.7 | 126.8x | — | — | Illiquid |
| NB | 60.9 | 20.2x | 3.6x | 17.9% | Accumulate |
| NESTLE | 51.8 | 19.6x | 48.0x | 220.4% | Illiquid |
Recent news mentioning UNILEVER
NGX corporate disclosures UNILEVER · last 1
Plain-English summaries of every NGX filing for UNILEVER, generated from the underlying PDFs by Claude Haiku. Click "Read the filing" to open the official document.
Other Disclosure
filed 29 Jun 2026
Unilever Nigeria announced the resignation of Executive Director Ibrahim Sodipe effective 30 June 2026 and the appointment of Modupe Femi-Okunbanjo as Executive Director on the same date. Femi-Okunbanjo, currently Financial Controller for Nigeria and Regional Controls Lead for West Africa, brings 15+ years in finance and governance across FMCG and telecom sectors.