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Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known consumer and industrial brands, such as all® free clear laundry detergent, Dial® soap, Schwarzkopf® hair care, and Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, has announced the development of its new Center of Research & Development, a state-of-the-art research and development campus in Trumbull, Connecticut. The project represents Henkel’s largest non-manufacturing capital investment in North America in the past decade, with a total value of more than $70 million.

• Good business performance in fiscal 2025
  • Sales: 20.5 billion euros, organic growth of 0.9 percent
  • Operating profit ‏(EBIT)*: 3.0 billion euros, slightly below prior year due to significantly negative foreign exchange effects
  • EBIT margin*: 14.8 percent, improvement of 50 basis points
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: 5.33 euros, +4.7 percent ‏(at constant exchange rates)
  • Strong free cash flow of about 1.9 billion euros
• Dividend increase of 1.5 percent to 2.07 euros proposed per preferred share
• Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further progressed
  • Merger of consumer businesses completed ahead of schedule
  • Recent acquisitions in both business units strengthen growth potential
• Outlook for fiscal 2026: Further top- and bottom-line growth expected
  • Organic sales growth: 1.0 to 3.0 percent
  • EBIT margin*: 14.5 to 16.0 percent
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: Increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range ‏(at constant exchange rates)

Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known consumer and industrial brands, such as all® free clear laundry detergent, Dial® soap, Schwarzkopf® hair care, and Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, has announced the development of its new Center of Research & Development, a state-of-the-art research and development campus in Trumbull, Connecticut. The project represents Henkel’s largest non-manufacturing capital investment in North America in the past decade, with a total value of more than $70 million.

Schwarzkopf, the authority in hair with over 125 years of global hair and professional expertise, is bringing its heritage to Walmart with the launch of KERATÎME Care & Styling. Exclusively available at Walmart, the new line is powered by the brand’s proprietary Multiplex Bonding Technology™, offering professional-quality care for consumers at home. Schwarzkopf is on a mission to expose the secret to amazing hair and this launch marks a major evolution for the brand - expanding its leadership from its innovative at-home hair color solutions into the rapidly growing hair bonding category.