- Good business performance in fiscal 2025
- Sales: 20.5 billion euros, organic growth of 0.9 percent
- Operating profit (EBIT)*: 3.0 billion euros, slightly below prior year due to significantly negative foreign exchange effects
- EBIT margin*: 14.8 percent, improvement of 50 basis points
- Earnings per preferred share (EPS)*: 5.33 euros, +4.7 percent (at constant exchange rates)
- Strong free cash flow of about 1.9 billion euros
- Dividend increase of 1.5 percent to 2.07 euros proposed per preferred share
- Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further progressed
- Merger of consumer businesses completed ahead of schedule
- Recent acquisitions in both business units strengthen growth potential
- Outlook for fiscal 2026: Further top- and bottom-line growth expected
- Organic sales growth: 1.0 to 3.0 percent
- EBIT margin*: 14.5 to 16.0 percent
- Earnings per preferred share (EPS)*: Increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range (at constant exchange rates)
