Company profile

Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its two business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 147 years of success. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. The DAX-40 company has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. Henkel employs about 48,000 people worldwide, around 83 percent of whom work outside of Germany. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international ratings and rankings.

In the fiscal year 2023, the company reported sales of 21.5 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.6 billion euros ‏(adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges).

Two globally operating business units

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Corporate Culture

Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of about 48,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.

Strategic Framework

At Henkel, we shape our future guided by a long-term strategic framework based on our purpose and our values.

This framework will help us to win the 20s for Henkel with a clear focus on purposeful growth. This means creating superior customer and consumer value to outgrow our markets, reinforcing our leadership in sustainability and enabling our employees to grow, professionally and personally, through their work at Henkel. 

The main elements of our strategic framework are a winning portfolio, competitive edge in the areas of innovation, sustainability and digital as well as future-ready operating models, underpinned by a strong foundation of a collaborative culture and empowered people.

For more information on the strategic framework go to https://www.henkel.com/company/strategy

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Quarterly Statement Q3 2024
Nov 6, 2024 - Press Release
Henkel continues growth momentum in third quarter 
  • Group sales rise to around 5.5 billion euros, +3.3 percent organic growth
  • Organic sales increase driven by both business units:
    • Adhesive Technologies achieves strong organic growth of +3.7 percent
    • Consumer Brands reports good organic sales growth of +2.7 percent
  • Ambitious climate protection targets expanded through net-zero roadmap: Greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to net-zero by 2045
  • Sales and earnings guidance for fiscal 2024 reiterated – clear chance to reach upper half of earnings ranges
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Henkel logo on a rooftop in Duesseldorf.
Nov 6, 2024 - Press Release
Q3 2024 Statement

Henkel publishes its Q3 2024 statement on November 6, 2024.

The quarterly statement and the link to the media call ‏(in German) can be found in this press kit.

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2023 Half-Year Financial Report
Aug 13, 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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Contact

Wulf Klüppelholz - Head of Media Relations - Corporate Communications
Wulf Klüppelholz Henkel Corporate Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-1875 press@henkel.com Download Business Card Add to my collection

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