The owner of Persil and Schwarzkopf brands expects its organic sales to grow between 1.5% and 3.5% this year, compared with a 2.6% organic rise to 21.6 billion euros ($23.4 billion) in 2024.
At 2.5%, the mid-point of the outlook is below the 3% growth estimated by analysts polled by Vara Research. They had also forecast average 3.2% organic growth for 2024.
Henkel proposed a dividend of 2.04 euros per preferred share, up 10.3% from a year earlier, and said in a separate statement that it would repurchase shares for up to 1 billion euros.
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