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Teaser Annual Report

Mar 11, 2025, 

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel presents the annual results for 2024

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)
Teaser Sustainability Report

Mar 11, 2025, 

Düsseldorf / Germany

Sustainability report 2024 

Henkel makes further progress across all areas of its sustainability strategy

  • Climate action: reduction of CO2 emissions in production per ton of product by 64 percent (base year: 2017)
  • Circular economy: use of recycled plastic in consumer goods packaging rises to 25 percent
  • Equal opportunities: significantly more employees take parental leave in 2024; share of women in management climbs to 42 percent
  • Fair working conditions: new additional assessment introduced to ensure living wages worldwide 
  • Governance: first sustainability report applying all content requirements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards ‏(ESRS) 
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The Sonderhoff DM80 Static Mix dispensing machine – the mobile workstation for processing and dispensing of highly filled, abrasive and highly viscous Loctite 2K epoxy structural adhesives.

Apr 15, 2025, 

Düsseldorf / Germany

Customized solution for more production automation in aircraft construction

Precise dosing for safety-relevant components with the new Sonderhoff DM80 Static Mix dosing machine

The aviation industry is facing a major upheaval. In addition to new solutions for decarbonization and innovations for digitalization, manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly working on automation in aircraft production.

‘Pioneering Critical Infrastructure Protection, Repair, and Rehabilitation’: Pradhyumna Ingle, Senior Vice President of General Manufacturing & Maintenance at Henkel underscored the urgent need for proactive asset management and the role of sustainable solutions in extending infrastructure life during the AMPP 2025.

Apr 8, 2025, 

Düsseldorf / Germany

Addressing aging infrastructure challenges at AMPP 2025

Henkel advances comprehensive solutions to build, repair, and protect critical infrastructure, delivering end-to-end reliability

As infrastructure around the world continues to age, the need for reliable, long-term solutions has never been more critical. At the Association for Materials Protection and Performance ‏(AMPP) Annual Conference and Expo 2025, held from April 6-10 in Nashville, TN, Henkel reinforced its commitment to supporting asset build, maintenance, repair, and protection by showcasing its expanded portfolio, which integrates industry pioneers Loctite, Seal For Life, and CSNRI. The result is a seamless, end-to-end suite of solutions designed to address industry challenges across multiple sectors.

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CEO Carsten Knobel in a live interview with CNBC

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Frank Meyer, Corporate Senior Vice President Global R&D Henkel Consumer Brands

Henkel at CES 2025

Frank Meyer, Corporate Senior Vice President Global R&D Henkel Consumer Brands, shares how AI and IoT are set to revolutionize laundry with smarter, eco-friendly solutions ‏(consumergoods.com)
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The future of laundry and dish care

At CES 2025, Henkel presents new smart dosing technology for its global brands Persil and Somat ‏(happi).
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