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• Group sales in the first half of the year organically at prior-year level: 10.4 billion euros ‏(organic -0.1 percent; Q2: +0.9 percent)
• Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* increases to 1,614 million euros ‏(+0.2 percent)
• EBIT margin* improves to 15.5 percent ‏(+60 basis points)
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* rises to 2.81 euros, +5.0 percent at constant exchange rates
• Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further progressed
  • Clear focus on global megatrends strengthens competitiveness and resilience of Adhesive Technologies in a challenging market environment
  • Significant volume improvement in Consumer Brands – Top 10 brands deliver good organic sales growth
• Outlook for fiscal 2025 updated:
  • Organic sales growth: 1.0 to 2.0 percent ‏(previously: 1.5 to 3.5 percent)
  • Adjusted return on sales: 14.5 to 15.5 percent ‏(previously: 14.0 to 15.5 percent)
  • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range at constant exchange rates ‏(unchanged)

Loctite 55 pipe sealant has been honored with two Red Dot Awards 2025 in the categories of ‘Product Design’ and ‘Sustainable Design’. Henkel received this prestigious recognition for the robust and convenient design as well as for the sustainability improvements of the packaging of the 160m pack for its leading thread sealant cord. Loctite 55 has already been granted with the German Packaging Award 2024 followed by the WorldStar Global Packaging Award earlier this year.