Press Kit

Aug 15, 2022

Publication

Half-year financial report 2022

Henkel published its half-year financial report 2022 on August 15, 2022 at 7.30 a.m. CEST.

The press release and the report can be found in this press kit.

News Release & Report

2022 Half-Year Financial Report

Aug 15, 2022, 

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel reports on half-year performance

Henkel significantly increases sales, drives strategic agenda and raises sales guidance for 2022

  • Group sales in the first half of 2022 grew organically by +8.9 percent to around 10.9 billion euros ‏(nominal +9.9 percent), driven by all business units and regions
  • Earnings impacted, as expected, by drastic input cost headwinds:
    • Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* reaches 1,166 million euros ‏(-18.5%)
    • EBIT margin* at 10.7% ‏(-370 basis points)
    • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at 1.95 euros, -20.8% at constant exchange rates
  • Good progress in implementing the purposeful growth agenda and in merging the consumer businesses into Henkel Consumer Brands
  • Outlook for fiscal 2022 updated:
    • Organic sales growth: increased to +4.5 to +6.5 percent
    • EBIT margin*: unchanged at 9.0 to 11.0 percent
    • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at constant exchange rates: unchanged a decline in the range of -35 to -15 percent

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Statement

‏(in German)
 
Carsten Knobel
Henkel CEO

Contacts

Lars Witteck - Head of External Communications - Corporate Communications
Lars Witteck Henkel Head of External Communications Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-2606 press@henkel.com Download Business Card Add to my collection
Wulf Klüppelholz - Head of Media Relations - Corporate Communications
Wulf Klüppelholz Henkel Head of Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-1875 press@henkel.com Download Business Card Add to my collection
Hanna Philipps - Corporate Media Relations - Corporate Communications
Hanna Philipps Henkel Corporate Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-3626 press@henkel.com Download Business Card Add to my collection

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