Company Profile

Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses through its two business units, thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on 150 years of success. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. The DAX-40 company has its headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany. Henkel employs around 47,000 people worldwide, more than 80 percent of whom work outside of Germany. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top

In the fiscal year 2025, the company reported sales of about 20.5 billion euros and an operating profit of around 3.0 billion euros ‏(adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges).

About Henkel in North America

In North America, Henkel operates across its two business units: Henkel Adhesive Technologies and Henkel Consumer Brands. Its portfolio of well-known consumer and industrial brands includes Schwarzkopf® hair care, Dial® soaps, Persil®, Purex® and all® laundry detergents, Snuggle® fabric softeners as well as Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives. With sales of around 6 billion U.S. dollars (5 billion euros) in 2021, North America accounts for 27 percent of the company's global sales. Henkel employs over 8,000 people across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit www.henkel-northamerica.com, and on X@Henkel_NA.

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Corporate Culture

Our company purpose expresses what unites us all at Henkel: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. We are a diverse team of around 47,000 colleagues worldwide, striving to enrich and improve life every day through our products, services, and solutions. Our Purpose is built from our roots and carries a long-standing legacy of innovation, responsibility, and sustainability into the future. Our shared values and Leadership Commitments guide our decisions and actions every day.

Strategic Framework

At Henkel, we shape our future guided by a long-term strategic framework based on our purpose, our vision, our mission and values.

This framework will help us to win the 20s for Henkel with a clear focus on purposeful growth. This means creating superior customer and consumer value to outgrow our markets, reinforcing our leadership in sustainability and enabling our employees to grow, professionally and personally, through their work at Henkel.

The main elements of our strategic framework are a winning portfolio, competitive edge in the areas of innovation, sustainability and digitalization as well as future-ready operating models, underpinned by a strong foundation of a collaborative culture and empowered people.

For more information on the strategic framework go to: 
https://www.henkel-northamerica.com/company/strategy

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal joined Henkel leaders and other distinguished guests to celebrate the groundbreaking of Henkel’s new Center of Research & Development. Pictured: Phil Schaffer, Corporate Senior Vice President, Henkel Consumer Brands North America, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Martina Spinatsch, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Henkel North America, and John Bourdeaux, President and CEO, AdvanceCT.
Mar 16, 2026 - Press Release
Henkel Announces New Consumer Brands Center of Research & Development in Trumbull, CT

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.

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Teaser Annual Report
Mar 11, 2026 - Press Release
Henkel delivers organic growth in 2025 and increases profitability through innovation and more efficiency
  • 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)
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Alex Morgan in kitchen with Henkel products including all free clear, Dial, Persil, got2b and Loctite.
Mar 6, 2026 - Press Release
‘Letter to a Soccer Nation’ - U.S. Soccer Legend, Alex Morgan and Henkel release inspirational rallying-cry for Soccer fans
  • Celebrating Henkel’s commitment to Soccer, Alex Morgan’s passionate ‘Letter to a Soccer Nation’ reveals her excitement for the U.S. hosting a major tournament on home soil in 2026
  • As a proud parent, Alex Morgan shares how soccer has shaped her life, teaching life lessons on the importance of everyday rituals to ensure that Winning Starts at Home
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