UL vs CL
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
UL · Unilever$66.00 ▼ 2.53%
CL · Colgate-Palmolive$96.56 ▼ 2.16%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- UL -1.0%
- CL +25.3%
Head to head
| Metric | UL | CL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $66.00 | $96.56 |
| Change today | ▼ 2.53% | ▼ 2.16% |
| Market cap | $142.12B | $76.76B |
| Return, 3 months | +5.0% | +3.7% |
| Return, year to date | +3.5% | +24.4% |
| Return, 1 year | -2.1% | +24.8% |
| P/E (TTM) | 13.9 | 37.6 |
| P/B | 7.8 | 266.7 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 17th | 85th |
| Dividend yield | 3.38% | 2.17% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +12.0% | +4.6% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +15.0% | +1.7% |
| Gross margin | – | 60.6% |
| Operating margin | 20.2% | 19.2% |
| Net margin | 18.3% | 9.6% |
| Return on equity | 54.6% | 358.9% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +12.1% | +7.0% |
| Analyst buy share | 100% | 80% |
| RSI (14) | 55 | 59 |
| 30-day volatility | 26.7% | 28.2% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -25.1% | -17.0% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- UL is the largest of the group by market value.
- CL has returned the most over the past year.
- UL carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- UL pays the highest dividend yield.
- UL is growing revenue fastest.
- UL keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- UL has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.