Ownership
| Essity's ten largest shareholders | No. of A shares | No. of B shares | Votes (%) | Holding (%) | |
| AB Industrivärden | 29,200,000 | 54,100,000 | 29.5 | 12.2 | |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | 5,542,000 | 7,543,717 | 5.4 | 1.9 | |
| AMF Försäkring & Fonder | 6,000,000 | 2,867,380 | 5.4 | 1.3 | |
| Cevian Capital | 41,591,160 | 3.5 | 6.1 | ||
| Vanguard Funds | 26,806,200 | 2.3 | 3.9 | ||
| Livförsäkringsbolaget Skandia | 2,047,185 | 4,865,650 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
| T. Rowe Price Funds | 24,988,098 | 2.1 | 3.7 | ||
| BlackRock | 3.505 | 24,749,175 | 2.1 | 3.6 | |
| Swedbank Robur Fonder | 21,116,373 | 1.8 | 3.1 | ||
| Handelsbanken Fonder | 25.299 | 19,800,661 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
Source: Vantage by Euroclear, August 31, 2026
Ownership by country
Source: Vantage by Euroclear, August 31, 2026
Shareholder structure
Holding |
No. of shareholders | No. of shares | Capital (%) | Votes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1,000 | 94.32 | 19265003 | 2.78 | 3.2 |
| 1,001-10,000 | 13.63 | 36,692,460 | 5.29 | 5.9 |
| 10,001-20,000 | 722 | 10,167,463 | 1.47 | 1.41 |
| 20,001- | 864 | 626,929,563 | 90.46 | 89.5 |
| Summa | 109.53 | 693,054,489 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: Euroclear, December 30, 2025.