Shares

Henkel preferred shares have been publicly listed since 1985, the ordinary shares since 1996. Both share classes are traded on all eight German stock exchanges.

Since the issue of Henkel’s preferred share in 1985, investors who reinvested the dividends received ‏(before tax deduction) in the stock would, by end of 2025, have achieved an average return of 8.7 percent per year. Over the same period, the DAX provided an annual return of 7.9 percent.

The international importance of Henkel preferred shares derives not least from their inclusion in many leading indices that serve as important indicators for capital markets, and as benchmarks for fund managers. Particularly noteworthy in this respect are the STOXX® Europe 600, MSCI World and FTSE World Europe indices. Henkel’s inclusion in the Dow Jones Titans 30 Personal & Household Goods Index also makes it one of the most important corporations in the personal and household goods sector worldwide. As a DAX stock, Henkel is one of the 40 most significant exchange-listed companies in Germany.

In the USA, investors are able to acquire Henkel ordinary and preferred shares by the way of stock ownership certificates obtained through the Sponsored Level I ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program. On January 3, 2019 BNY Mellon, as Depositary, at the direction of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, announced a ratio change on the Depositary Receipt program from 1 ADR representing 1 share to the new ratio of 4 ADRs representing 1 share effective from January 15, 2019.

Share Data

	Preferred shares	Ordinary shares
Security code	604843	604840
ISIN code	DE0006048432	DE0006048408
Stock exchange symbol	HEN3.ETR	HEN.ETR
Reuters	HNKGPR	HNKG
Bloomberg	HEN3	HEN
SEDOL	5076705	5002465
Number of shares	178,162,875	259,795,875
Treasury shares¹	25,242,746	5,928,968
Number of shares in circulation²	152,920,129	253,866,907
_{¹ Treasury shares as of December 31, 2025. Detailed information on the share buyback program is available}_here_. _{² Based on all outstanding shares, i. e., number of shares issued less treasury shares.}

Preferred shares were issued with a par value of 50 DM each for the initial public offering. Because of the change of par value from 50 DM to 5 DM on July 2,1996, the conversion into no-par value shares on May 3,1999, and a share split in the ratio of 1:3 on June 18, 2007, this currently corresponds to 30 shares.

Shareholder Structure

61.85 percent of our ordinary shares ‏(as of March 19, 2026) are held by members of the Henkel family share-pooling agreement. In addition, Henkel holds 5,928,968 ordinary shares ‏(as of December 31, 2025) as treasury stock; this corresponds to around 2.28 percent of the ordinary shares and around 1.35 percent of the total capital stock. Furthermore, BlackRock Inc. last notified us on September 17, 2025, that its total share of voting rights was 3.03 percent as of September 12, 2025. Silchester International Investors LLP notified us on November 20, 2025, that its total share of voting rights was 3.01 percent as of November 18, 2025. Compared to the ordinary shares, our preferred shares are the significantly more liquid class of Henkel stock. Apart from the 25,242,746 treasury shares ‏(as of December 31, 2025) – corresponding to around 14.17 percent of the preferred shares and around 5.76 percent of total capital stock – they are entirely in free float. A large majority is owned by institutional investors whose portfolios are usually broadly distributed internationally.

Information on treasury shares as of December 31, 2025 and detailed information on the share buyback program is available here.