Dollar Shave Club, Inc. acquired by Unilever
Unilever acquired Dollar Shave Club, Inc., a US grooming / men's personal care brand.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Dollar Shave Club, Inc.
- Acquirer
- Unilever
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2016-07-20
- Geography
- US
- Tags
- CPGGroomingGrooming / men's personal careMen's personal careShaving productsSubscription commerce
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-06-18
- Latest update
- 2026-10-21
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
USD 1.0B
100% enterprise value | USD
Basis: Public source
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
EV / revenue
6.6x
Period not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
EV / EBITDA
-
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: FundComb estimate
Amounts paid and other reported values
Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.
Consideration: USD 1.0B
Google News public evidence includes The New York Times headline 'Dollar Shave Club Sells to Unilever for $1 Billion' and Yahoo Finance headline 'How Unilever's $1 billion deal for Dollar Shave Club came together'; full articles were not fetched.
Basis
- The New York Times reported the USD 1bn sale to Unilever on 20 July 2016. Revenue of USD 152m comes from FundComb’s comps spreadsheet and is not confirmed by a public source; USD 1,000m / USD 152m gives an estimated 6.6x revenue. The revenue period is not stated.
Source summary
Dollar Shave Club Sells to Unilever for $1 Billion (Published 2016) - The New York Times
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