Essity is a global, leading hygiene and health company that strives to improve well-being for people around the world.
Every day, our products and services improve the quality of life of a billion people across 150 countries. Essity’s long-term shareholder value builds on five main drivers.
Essity is active in hygiene and health markets that benefit from strong megatrends such as an increasing and aging population, rising living standards and a growing awareness of hygiene and health. These trends fuel long-term demand and create attractive growth opportunities. With a strong global footprint, Essity is well positioned to leverage this potential.
Essity has leading market positions in 90% of branded sales, with globally recognized brands such as TENA and Tork, and strong local brands. Our success is built on continuous innovation and in-depth customer and consumer insight, resulting in relevant product launches for customers and consumers worldwide.
Essity’s vision is to be the undisputed global leader in hygiene and health. Our strategy aims to create value for customers, consumers, patients, communities, employees, and shareholders through profitable growth. Our financial targets are to achieve annual organic sales growth of >3% and an EBITA margin excl. IAC of >15%. Essity prioritizes expansion in high-yielding segments, fast-growing sales channels and attractive geographies. This is supported by a winning corporate culture combining a strong focus on results with collaboration and care for each other, the environment and our customers and consumers.
To lead in sustainability is a strategic priority for Essity and a key factor for long-term profitable growth. The Group’s targets include science-based climate targets, and the ambition is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, one of several environment, social and governance (ESG) commitments. Essity’s sustainability work receives continuous recognition, for example through its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, a position on CDP’s global A list, the highest grade AAA in MSCI’s ESG rating and the EcoVadis Platinum medal.
Essity has a solid financial position with stable cash flow, a strong balance sheet and continuous dividend growth. Between 2018 and 20254), dividends increased by 52% and earnings per share by 64%. Essity initiated its second share buyback program in 2025, in line with the ambition to make buybacks a recurring part of the Group’s capital allocation.
Essity actively engages with the capital market to demonstrate how we create long-term value through profitable growth. As a global leader in hygiene and health, we improve well-being through superior solutions across four attractive business areas: Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene.
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