The Unilever Board has declared a quarterly interim dividend for Q2 2025 of €0.4528 per Unilever PLC ordinary share or £0.3916 per Unilever PLC ordinary share at the applicable exchange rate issued by WM/Reuters on 29 July 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
• Underlying sales growth (USG) of 3.4%, with volume growth of 1.5% and price of 1.9%
• Turnover of €30.1 billion, down (3.2)%; with adverse currency (4.0)% and net disposals (2.5)%
• Strong gross margin of 45.7% fuelled increased brand & marketing investment up 40bps to 15.5%
• Underlying operating margin of 19.3%, down (30)bps against the strong prior year comparator
• Underlying EPS decreased (2.1)% to €1.59, diluted EPS decreased (3.7)%
• Free cash flow €1.1 billion, reflecting lower operating profit, Ice Cream separation costs and higher working capital
• Productivity programme ahead of plan, delivering a cumulative c.€650 million savings by end 2025
• Ice Cream operational separation completed, on track for demerger in mid-November
