Dividends on ordinary capital - Narrative (Details) € / shares in Units, € in Millions |
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Feb. 12, 2026
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Feb. 12, 2026
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Feb. 13, 2025
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Feb. 13, 2025
£ / shares
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Dec. 31, 2025
EUR (€)
interim_dividend
€ / shares
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Dec. 31, 2025
£ / shares
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Dec. 31, 2024
EUR (€)
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Dec. 31, 2024
£ / shares
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Dec. 31, 2023
EUR (€)
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| Disclosure Of Dividends [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Dividends in specie to shareholders in The Magnum Ice Cream Company shares | € 6,752 | [1] | € 0 | € 0 | ||||||||
| Unilever PLC | ||||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Dividends [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Number of interim dividends | interim_dividend | 4 | |||||||||||
| Dividend declared and paid during the year (in pounds per share) | (per share) | € 1.81 | £ 1.55 | £ 1.47 | |||||||||
| Dividends declared | € 1,121 | |||||||||||
| Dividends declared per ordinary share (in pounds per share) | (per share) | £ 0.38 | € 1.82 | £ 1.58 | £ 1.48 | ||||||||
| Unilever PLC | Dividend declaration | ||||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Dividends [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Dividends declared | € 1,017 | |||||||||||
| Dividends declared per ordinary share (in pounds per share) | (per share) | € 0.47 | £ 0.41 | ||||||||||
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