Strategy & Facts
Henkel was founded in 1876 and looks back on more than 145 years of success. The company holds leading market positions worldwide with its two business units in both the industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Henkel employs about 48,000 people worldwide. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international ratings and rankings.
In the fiscal year 2023, the comany reported sales of around 22 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.6 billion euros (adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges).
We shape our future on the basis of a long-term strategic framework that builds on our purpose and our values.
With this strategic framework, we place a clear focus on purposeful growth. This means: We aim to create superior value for customers and consumers to outgrow our markets, to strengthen our leadership in sustainability, and to help our employees to grow both professionally and personally at Henkel.
Our mid-term financial ambition
The implementation of our purposeful growth agenda will help us achieve our mid-term financial ambition:
ORGANIC SALES GROWTH
HENKEL
GROUP
3 to 4%
ADHESIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
3 to 5%
CONSUMER
BRANDS
3 to 4%
ADJUSTED
EBIT MARGIN
HENKEL
GROUP
~16%
ADHESIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
high-teens %
CONSUMER
BRANDS
mid-teens %
ADJUSTED EPS GROWTH
mid- to high-single-digit %
at consistant exchange rates, including M&A
FREE CASH FLOW
continued focus on
Free Cash Flow expansion
Financial figures
Note: Figures commercially rounded; addition may result in deviations from the totals indicated.
