REIMAGINING & IMPROVING LIFE EVERY DAY

• 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)

• 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) 

Henkel today announced the launch of a state-of-the-art Application Engineering Center in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, further strengthening the leadership of its Adhesive Technologies business in the electronics sector. The company will also be setting up an adhesive materials manufacturing plant for the electronics sector at its multi-technology manufacturing site in Kurkumbh, near Pune. These investments underscore Henkel’s commitment to localization, innovation, and accelerated product development to meet the rapidly evolving demands of the region’s electronics industry. As India's electronics industry is projected to grow exponentially in the next few years, fuelled by government initiatives such as Make in India and PLI ‏(Production-Linked Incentive) schemes, Henkel’s expanded footprint positions it to strongly support this rapid growth.