Unilever changes board before October 28 results for Unilever stock

Published on 10/26/2026 at 10:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ruby Lu left Unilever's board effective October 24, 2026. Unilever stock costs EUR 58.92 on October 26, 2026, 0.51 percent below its Xetra close.

Board change and growth figures

Ruby Lu left Unilever's Board effective October 24, 2026, after five years of service.
First-half 2026 revenue reached EUR 25.623 billion, while underlying sales grew 4.80 percent.
Unilever stock trades at EUR 58.92 at 10:23 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026, 0.51 percent below the Xetra close of October 23, 2026.

Unilever, GB00BVZK7T90, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

Unilever stock (ISIN GB00BVZK7T90) was trading at EUR 58.92 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026, 0.51 percent below the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 59.22. The latest company event is a board change ahead of Unilever's third-quarter trading statement on October 28, 2026.

According to TradingView on October 26, 2026, Ruby Lu resigned from Unilever's Board with effect from October 24, 2026. Chair Ian Meakins thanked her for five years of service. The notice did not set out a successor or a business impact.

Board change adds little financial detail

The governance update matters mainly because it arrives just before the next operating checkpoint. Unilever's upcoming statement will give investors a newer test of volume, pricing and brand performance than the board notice itself.

What does the next update test?

First-half performance provides the financial benchmark. Merca20 reported that revenue reached EUR 25.623 billion in the first half of 2026, up 0.50 percent year over year. Underlying sales grew 4.80 percent, with volume up 4.20 percent and prices up 0.60 percent.

Three dated portfolio signals

On July 28, 2026, Unilever's first-half figures showed EUR 25.623 billion of revenue and 4.80 percent underlying sales growth, according to Merca20. On October 19, 2026, Unilever agreed to sell Welly Health to Forward Consumer Partners; the company had acquired a 51 percent stake in 2021, as TokenPost reported. On October 26, 2026, Ruby Lu's resignation became effective after the board announcement.

Two dates shape the calendar

Unilever lists the third-quarter 2026 trading statement for October 28, 2026 and an investor event for November 4, 2026. The October update is the nearer test of whether the first-half volume trend continued.

Stock price before the results

The euro quote places Unilever below Friday's Xetra close, while the scheduled results provide the next concrete operating checkpoint. On the London Stock Exchange, the stock closed at GBp 4,937.50 on October 23, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Unilever stock.