Henkel raised its full-year organic sales-growth forecast October 29 after reporting preliminary third-quarter sales of €5.713 billion, an 11% nominal increase.
Organic growth, which excludes currency movements and acquisitions or disposals, reached 6.5%. Prices contributed 5.4% and volumes increased 1.1%, according to the company’s regulatory announcement.
Adhesive Technologies generated €3.027 billion in sales, with organic growth of 7.9%. Consumer Brands recorded €2.643 billion and organic growth of 4.8%.
Henkel now expects group organic growth of 3%–4% for 2026, compared with its previous range of 1.5%–3.5%. It raised the Adhesive Technologies range to 4.5%–5.5% and lifted the lower end of Consumer Brands’ range to 1.5%, keeping its upper limit at 2.5%.
The updated outlook puts the group’s adjusted return on sales at about 15%, versus a prior range of 14.5%–16%. Adjusted earnings per preferred share are expected to increase by a mid-single-digit percentage at constant currencies.
These are preliminary results and management forecasts. Henkel plans to provide fuller nine-month details November 10.
Sources: Henkel — October 29 Regulatory Announcement: https://www.eqs-news.com/news/ad-hoc/henkel-ag-co-kgaa-henkel-achieves-very-strong-organic-sales-growth-in-the-third-quarter-and-updates-outlook-for-2026/251db532-e9f0-4061-8751-a3604232eddd_en