Henkel’s Consumer Brands business unit delivered strong growth in the third quarter of 2026, posting sales of €2,643 million, driven by robust organic growth, positive pricing and higher volumes, alongside contributions from recent acquisitions OLAPLEX and Not Your Mother’s.

 

Organic sales increased by a strong 4.8 percent during the quarter, reflecting positive price and volume developments. However, unfavourable foreign exchange movements weighed on performance, reducing sales by 1.2 percent. Acquisitions and divestments contributed 6.4 percent to sales, with OLAPLEX and Not Your Mother’s playing a key role.

 

For the first nine months of 2026, Consumer Brands generated sales of €7,376 million, representing a nominal increase of 0.9 percent compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Organic sales grew by 2.8 percent, supported by positive price and volume developments.

 

Laundry & Home Care emerged as a major growth driver in the third quarter, recording very strong organic sales growth of 6.0 percent.

 

The Laundry Care business delivered a particularly strong performance, fuelled by robust growth in Fabric Cleaning and significant gains in Fabric Care. Home Care performed even better, posting double-digit organic sales growth, led primarily by the Hand Dishwashing category.

 

The Hair business area recorded strong organic sales growth of 4.0 percent during the quarter.

 

The Consumer business posted strong growth, supported by the Care and Color categories, while the Professional business delivered very strong sales growth.

 

However, not all businesses shared the growth momentum. Other Consumer Businesses registered a 1.2 percent decline in organic sales, largely due to weaker performance in the Body Care business in Europe.

 

Regionally, Consumer Brands recorded positive organic sales growth across Europe and North America, with Hair and Laundry & Home Care driving performance in Europe, while Hair was the key growth contributor in North America.

 

The IMEA region delivered double-digit organic sales growth, powered by double-digit gains in both Laundry & Home Care and Hair.

 

Latin America also turned in a very strong performance, with Laundry & Home Care providing the primary growth impetus.

 

Asia-Pacific, however, remained a weak spot, with sales coming in slightly below the previous year's level. Although Hair recorded positive organic growth, the Laundry & Home Care business fell short of its year-earlier performance.

 

The third-quarter results underline the strength of Henkel's core consumer businesses, with Laundry & Home Care and Hair driving growth across several regions, while recent acquisitions added further momentum to overall sales.