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10 aug. 2023

Publication

Half-year financial report 2023

Henkel publishes its half-year financial report 2023 on August 10, 2023.

The press release and the report are shared in this press kit.

News Release & Report

2023 Half-Year Financial Report

10 aug. 2023, 

Düsseldorf / Germany

Sustained growth momentum with significant earnings improvement in the first half of the year

Henkel raises sales and earnings guidance for 2023

  • Group sales grows organically by 4.9 percent in the first half of the year to around 10.9 billion euros ‏(nominal 0.1 percent) – very strong growth in both business units
  • Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* rises significantly to 1,254 million euros ‏(+7.6 percent)
  • EBIT margin* with strong increase to 11.5 percent ‏(+80 basis points)
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* increase to 2.13 euros, double-digit growth of +14.4 percent at constant exchange rates
  • Implementation of strategic growth agenda consistently driven forward
  • Sales and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2023 raised:
    • Organic sales growth: to 2.5 to 4.5 percent
    • Return on sales ‏(EBIT margin)*: to 11.0 to 12.5 percent
    • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: increase in the range of +5 to +20 percent at constant exchange rates

Videos

YouTube Thumbnail Henkel reports on half-year performance (Thumbnail)
YouTube Thumbnail Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel's Video Message on the first half year of 2023 (Thumbnail)

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Contacts

Lars Witteck - Head of External Communications - Corporate Communications
Lars Witteck Henkel Head of External Communications Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-2606 press@henkel.com Download visitekaartje Voeg toe aan Mijn
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Wulf Klüppelholz - Head of Media Relations - Corporate Communications
Wulf Klüppelholz Henkel Corporate Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-1875 press@henkel.com Download visitekaartje Voeg toe aan Mijn
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Hanna Philipps - Corporate Media Relations - Corporate Communications
Hanna Philipps Henkel Corporate Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-3626 press@henkel.com Download visitekaartje Voeg toe aan Mijn
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