Unilever sees 2026 sales growth at bottom end of range

(Sharecast News) - Consumer goods giant Unilever said 2026 sales growth was expected to be at the bottom end of its underlying range of 4 - 6% reflecting slower market conditions, adding that it anticipated a "modest" improvement in underlying operating margin for the full year versus 20% last year. The maker of Rexona deodorant on Thursday reported full-year underlying sales growth of 3.5% to €50.5bn and a 1.1% fall in underlying operating profit to €10.1bn in its first results since spinning off its ice-cream business at the end of last year.

It also unveiled a €1.5bn share buyback.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com