Henkel

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
	Henkel's headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany
Company type	Public
Traded as	FWB: HEN (Common shares); FWB: HEN3 (Preference shares); DAX compoment (HEN3)
ISIN	DE0006048432
Industry	Consumer goods
Founded	26 September 1876
Founder	Friedrich Karl Henkel
Headquarters	Düsseldorf, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Carsten Knobel (CEO and chairman of the executive board), Simone Bagel-Trah (chairwoman of the Shareholders' Committee & Supervisory Board)
Products	laundry and cleaning products, beauty care, adhesives and sealants
Revenue	€21.586 billion (2024)
Operating income	€2.831 billion (2024)
Net income	€2.032 billion (2024)
Total assets	€17.534 billion (2024)
Total equity	€7.367 billion (2024)
Number of employees	47,150 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Henkel North American Consumer Goods
Website	henkel.com

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organized into two globally operating business units (Consumer Brands, Adhesive Technologies) and is known for brands such as Loctite, Persil,^[2] Fa, Pritt, Dial and Purex.

In the fiscal year 2024, Henkel reported sales of around 21.6 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.831 billion euros. Henkel holds 47,150 employees with more than 80% working outside of Germany.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Henkel. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
^ In an agreement with Unilever, the Persil brand is only used by Henkel in mainland Europe (with the exception of France), while Unilever only uses the brand in the UK, Ireland, Oceania and other markets.

[AR2024-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Henkel. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[2] In an agreement with Unilever, the Persil brand is only used by Henkel in mainland Europe (with the exception of France), while Unilever only uses the brand in the UK, Ireland, Oceania and other markets.

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