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Reducing our ecological footprint
We are constantly innovating to offer better performance with a reduced ecological footprint.
in million euros | 2020 | 2021 | +/- |
Sales | 19,250 | 20,066 | 4.2 % |
Adjusted1 operating profit (adjusted EBIT) | 2,579 | 2,686 | 4.2 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (adjusted EBIT margin) | 13.4 % | 13.4 % | 0.0 pp |
Adjusted1 earnings per preferred share (adjusted EPS) in euros | 4.26 | 4.56 | 7.0 % |
Dividend per preferred share in euros | 1.85 | 1.85 | – |
pp = percentage points 1 Adjusted for one-time expenses and income, and for restructuring expenses. |
Growth in revenues after adjusting for effects arising from acquisitions, divestments and foreign exchange differences – i.e. “top line” growth generated from within.
Financial Glossary SchließenAbbreviation for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes. Standard profit metric that enables the earning power of the operating business activities of a company to be assessed independently of its financial structure, facilitating comparability between entities where these are financed by varying levels of debt capital.
Financial Glossary SchließenEarnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) adjusted for exceptional items in the form of one-time expenses and income, and for restructuring expenses.
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in million euros | 2020 | 2021 | +/- |
Sales | 8,684 | 9,641 | 11.0 % |
Proportion of Henkel sales | 45 % | 48 % | - |
Adjusted1 operating profit (adjusted EBIT) | 1,320 | 1,561 | 18.2 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (adjusted EBIT margin) | 15.2 % | 16.2 % | 1.0 pp |
pp = percentage points |
Key financials | |||
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in million euros | 2020 | 2021 | +/- |
Sales | 3,752 | 3,678 | -2.0 % |
Proportion of Henkel sales | 19 % | 18 % | - |
Adjusted1 operating profit (adjusted EBIT) | 377 | 351 | -6.9 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (adjusted EBIT margin) | 10.0 % | 9.5 % | -0.5 pp |
pp = percentage points |
Key financials | |||
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in million euros | 2020 | 2021 | +/- |
Sales | 6,704 | 6,605 | -1.5 % |
Proportion of Henkel sales | 35 % | 33 % | - |
Adjusted1 operating profit (adjusted EBIT) | 1,004 | 904 | -10.0 % |
Adjusted1 return on sales (adjusted EBIT margin) | 15.0 % | 13.7 % | -1.3 pp |
pp = percentage points |
61.82 percent of our ordinary shares (as of April 4, 2022) are held by members of the Henkel family share-pooling agreement. In addition, Henkel holds 2,183,875 ordinary shares (as of September 30, 2022) as treasury stock; this corresponds to around 0.84 percent of the ordinary shares and around 0.50 percent of the total capital stock. Compared to the ordinary shares, our preferred shares are the significantly more liquid class of Henkel stock. Apart from the 11,083,997 treasury shares (as of September 30, 2022) – corresponding to around 6.22 percent of the preferred shares and around 2.53 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. Due to the ongoing share buyback program, the number of treasury shares held by the company increases continuously. Detailed and latest information on the ongoing share buyback program is available here.
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Note: Figures commercially rounded; addition may result in deviations from the totals indicated.