Germany's Henkel Raises 2026 Sales View

By Joshua Kirby

German consumer-goods giant Henkel lifted its sales guidance for the year after booking an acceleration in growth in the most recent quarter.

The owner of a range of adhesive products, as well as haircare lines like Schwarzkopf and Syoss and laundry brands like Persil, made group sales of 10.35 billion euros ($11.96 billion) between January and June, it said Thursday. That marks a 3.2% organic rise from the same period last year. Analysts had expected Henkel to record sales of 10.31 billion euros, according to an average of estimates compiled by Vara Research and published by the company.

Second-quarter growth picked up pace, rising 4.7% on year, driven by a strong 7.4% increase in the adhesive-technologies business, Henkel said. For the full year, the group now expects organic sales growth of 1.5%-3.5%, up from a previous target range of 1.0%-3.0%.

The group, headquartered in Duesseldorf in Germany's industrial heartland, said its adjusted operating margin came in at 15.7% over the first half, up from 15.5% from a year earlier. Adjusted operating profit stood at 1.62 billion euros, up slightly from a year earlier.

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August 06, 2026 01:54 ET (05:54 GMT)