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30 YEARS SUSTAIN­ABLE DEVELOP­MENT

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Throughout our company’s long history, we’ve developed innovative products and manufacturing processes that save resources and cut waste.

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Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel
8 May 2025 - Press Release
Henkel with sales development in line with expectations while profitability remaining strong
  • Group sales: around 5.2 billion euros; organic development -1.0 percent
  • Adhesive Technologies: positive organic sales growth of 1.1 percent with positive vol-ume development despite challenging environment
  • Consumer Brands: organic sales development of -3.5 percent; volumes impacted by subdued consumer demand and supply chain challenges
  • Sale of Retailer Brands business in North America closed – strategic portfolio optimization program in Consumer Brands concluded 
  • Outlook for fiscal 2025 unchanged despite increased volatility in market
    environment:
    • Organic sales growth: 1.5 to 3.5 percent
    • Adjusted return on sales: 14.0 to 15.5 percent
    • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the low to high single-digit per-centage range ‏(at constant exchange rates)
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Cover Annual Report 2024
11 Mar 2025 - Press Release
Very good annual results 2024 demonstrate successful implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda
  • Strong business performance in fiscal 2024
    • Sales: 21.6 billion euros, good organic growth of 2.6 percent
    • Operating profit ‏(EBIT)*: 3.1 billion euros, very significant increase of 20.9 percent
    • EBIT margin*: 14.3 percent, outstanding improvement by 240 basis points
    • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* significantly higher: 5.36 euros, +25.1 percent at constant exchange rates
    • Strong free cash flow of 2.4 billion euros
  • Dividend increase in the double-digit percentage range proposed: 2.04 euros per preferred share ‏(+10.3 percent)
  • New share buyback of up to 1 billion euros decided
  • Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further progressed
    • Consumer Brands: Integration faster than planned, portfolio measures finalized, full savings to be realized already by end of 2025
    • Adhesive Technologies: New set-up implemented in 2023 is paying off
    • Ambitious climate protection targets: net-zero roadmap defined
  • Outlook for fiscal 2025: Poised for further top- and bottom line growth – with slow start into the year and acceleration in the course of the year
    • Organic sales growth: 1.5 to 3.5 percent
    • EBIT margin*: 14.0 to 15.5 percent
    • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: Increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range ‏(at constant exchange rates)
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2023 Half-Year Financial Report Cover
13 Aug 2024 - Press Release
Henkel delivers good organic sales growth and very strong earnings improvement in first half of 2024
  • Group sales grow organically by 2.9 percent in the first half of the year to around 10.8 billion euros ‏(nominal -1.0 percent) – growth in both business units
  • Operating profit ‏(EBIT)*: very strong increase to 1,610 million euros ‏(+28.4 percent)
  • EBIT margin* also improves very strongly to 14.9 percent ‏(+340 basis points)
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* increase by around a third to 2.78 euros, +32.9 percent at constant exchange rates
  • Very good free cash flow of around 800 million euros
  • Further progress in implementing strategic growth agenda
  • Earnings outlook for fiscal 2024 already raised in mid-July:
    • Organic sales growth: 2.5 to 4.5 percent ‏(unchanged)
    • Adjusted return on sales: 13.5 to 14.5 percent ‏(previously: 13.0 to 14.0 percent)
    • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the range of +20.0 to +30.0 percent at constant exchange rates ‏(previously: +15.0 to +25.0 percent)
  • Mid- to long-term financial ambition already to be reached mid-term
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Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel
8 May 2024 - Press Release
Henkel delivers strong organic sales growth in the first quarter
  • Group sales: around 5.3 billion euros, organic growth of 3.0 percent
  • Organic sales increase driven by both business units:
    • Adhesive Technologies: positive organic sales growth of 1.3 percent
    • Consumer Brands: very strong organic sales growth of 5.2 percent
  • Acquisitions of Seal for Life Industries and Vidal Sassoon in China closed earlier than anticipated
  • Further progress in implementing strategic growth agenda
  • Outlook for fiscal 2024 significantly raised on May 3:
    • Organic sales growth: 2.5 to 4.5 percent ‏(previously: 2.0 to 4.0 percent)
    • Adjusted return on sales: 13.0 to 14.0 percent ‏(previously: 12.0 to 13.5 percent)
    • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): Increase in the range of +15.0 to +25.0 percent at constant exchange rates ‏(previously: +5.0 to +20.0 percent)
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