Thomson Reuters Corp vs Unilever plc — how do they compare? Thomson Reuters Corp trades at $90.98 (market cap $41.28B), while Unilever plc trades at $62.18 (market cap $131.86B). The key difference: Unilever plc is far larger — about 3.2× Thomson Reuters Corp's market cap, and Unilever plc pays the higher dividend (3.68%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TRI | UL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.28B | $131.86B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $205.54 | $74.59 |
52-Week Low | $76.55 | $55.05 |
Enterprise Value | $43.24B | $157.31B |
Dividend Yield | 2.75% | 3.68% |
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Thomson Reuters is the result of the $17.6 billion megamerger of Canada's Thomson and the United Kingdom's Reuters Group in 2008 and the 2018 carve-out of its finance and risk business, Refinitiv, in which it holds a 45% stake. In 2019, the company agreed to exchange its 45% stake in Refinitiv for a 15% stake in LSE, which closed in early 2021. Since the divestiture, the company is more concentrated on selling its flagship legal data and software, Westlaw, and its tax accounting software, Onesource. Reuters sees roughly 80% of revenue and 70% of expenses attributed to the United States, while the remainder (largely through the global print and Reuters News segments) is distributed across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
Read more on TRI →Unilever is a diversified personal product (42% of 2021 sales by value), home care (20%), and packaged food (38%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years
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