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Loctite 55 has been honored with two Red Dot Awards 2025

9 July 2025,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel receives prestigious recognition in the categories of ‘Product Design’ and ‘Sustainable Design’

Loctite 55 honored with two Red Dot Awards 2025

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.

8 May 2025,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Further progress in implementing strategic growth agenda

Henkel with sales development in line with expectations while profitability remaining strong

Group sales: around 5.2 billion euros; organic development -1.0 percent
Adhesive Technologies: positive organic sales growth of 1.1 percent with positive vol-ume development despite challenging environment
Consumer Brands: organic sales development of -3.5 percent; volumes impacted by subdued consumer demand and supply chain challenges
Sale of Retailer Brands business in North America closed – strategic portfolio optimization program in Consumer Brands concluded
Outlook for fiscal 2025 unchanged despite increased volatility in marketenvironment:
- Organic sales growth: 1.5 to 3.5 percent
- Adjusted return on sales: 14.0 to 15.5 percent
- Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the low to high single-digit per-centage range ‏(at constant exchange rates)

11 Mar 2025,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel presents the annual results for 2024

Very good annual results 2024 demonstrate successful implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda

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)