Which is more profitable, Procter & Gamble or Unilever?

Unilever keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Procter & Gamble or Unilever?

Procter & Gamble grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Procter & Gamble or Unilever?

Unilever costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Procter & Gamble or Unilever?

Procter & Gamble would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Procter & Gamble vs Unilever stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Procter & Gamble grows faster and has less debt. Unilever is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Procter & Gamble	Unilever
	$394 billion	$143 billion
	18.4%	18.7%
	+2.7%	−5.6%
	24.5×	13.7×
	1.0 years	2.1 years
	19.3%	18.4%
	2.9%	3.4%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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