Why Unilever PLC’s (UL) Stock Is Down 6.04%

By Jenna Brashear
July 31, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Unilever PLC before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Unilever PLC’s stock price such as:

  • Unilever PLC’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Unilever PLC’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for UL from analysts
  • UL’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Unilever PLC (UL)

Before we jump into Unilever PLC’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through four segments: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods. The Beauty & Wellbeing segment offers hair care, such as shampoo, conditioner, and styling; face, hand, and body moisturizer skin care products; and Prestige Beauty and Wellbeing products. The Personal Care segment provides soap and shower skin cleansing products; and deodorant and oral care, including toothpaste, toothbrush, and mouthwash products. The Home Care segment offers washing powders and liquids, and rinse conditioner fabric care products; and a range of home and hygiene cleaning products. The Foods segment provides cooking aids and mini meals comprising soups, bouillons, and seasonings, as well as mayonnaise and ketchup condiments; and Unilever food solutions. The company provides its products under the AXE, Clear, Cif, Closeup, Comfort, Dermalogica, Domestos, Dove, Dove Men+Care, Hellmann’s, Horlicks, Knorr, LUX, Lifebuoy, Liquid I.V., Nexxus, Nutrafol, OMO, Pond’s, Paula's Choice, Pepsodent, Radiant, Rexona, Sunlight, Sunsilk, Surf, TRESemmé, and Vaseline brand names. Unilever PLC was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Unilever PLC’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Unilever PLC’s stock price was $63.410.

Unilever PLC is down 2.85% from its previous closing price of $65.270.

During the last market session, Unilever PLC’s stock traded between $63.390 and $63.990. Currently, there are approximately 2,484.98 million shares outstanding for Unilever PLC.

Unilever PLC’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 21.8, which is high compared to the Personal Care Products industry median of 16.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Unilever PLC Stock Price History

Unilever PLC’s (UL) price is currently up 5.47% so far this month.

During the month of July, Unilever PLC’s stock price has reached a high of $67.440 and a low of $59.900.

Over the last year, Unilever PLC has hit prices as high as $74.975 and as low as $54.750. Year to date, Unilever PLC’s stock is down 3.04%.

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What Caused Unilever PLC Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were analysts who downgraded Unilever PLC’s stock and analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Unilever PLC’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Unilever PLC’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Unilever PLC’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Unilever PLC (UL) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Unilever PLC

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Unilever PLC has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -3.27%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 42 and is considered to be Average.

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Unilever PLC Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Unilever PLC’s stock price is $63.410, which is down 2.85% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Unilever PLC stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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