- Group sales: around 5.0 billion euros, organic growth +1.7 percent
- Organic sales growth driven by both business units, each with positive volume and price developments:
- Adhesive Technologies: organic sales growth of 1.7 percent
- Consumer Brands: organic sales growth of 1.8 percent
- Successful execution of the M&A growth strategy:
- Five transactions representing a total sales volume of around 1.6 billion euros
- Three deals already successfully closed: Wetherby Laroc, ATP Adhesive Systems, Not Your Mother’s
- Share buyback program of around 1 billion euros successfully completed at the end of March
- Outlook for fiscal 2026 unchanged:
- Organic sales growth: 1.0 to 3.0 percent
- Adjusted return on sales: 14.5 to 16.0 percent
- Adjusted earnings per preferred share (EPS): increase in the low to high single-digit percentage range (at constant exchange rates)
