Essity AB - Company Profile
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Essity AB (Essity) is a manufacturer, producer, and seller of consumer tissue, personal care, and professional hygiene products. The company’s product portfolio includes toilet paper, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, wet wipes, napkins, kitchen rolls, baby diapers, shampoos, lotions, baby oil, and soaps. The company also provides products for wound care, compression therapy, and orthopedics. It markets its products under the brands Tena, Leukoplast, JOBST, Delta Cast, Libresse, Nana, and Actimove. The company supplies products to customers through retail trade, online sales, pharmacies, hospitals, and care institutions. It has operations across the US, Germany, the UK, France, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Mexico, and the Netherlands. Essity is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Headquarters
Sweden
Address
Klarabergsviadukten 63, Stockholm, 11164
Website
www.essity.com
Telephone
46 8 7885100
No of Employees
34,362
Industry
Consumer Packaged Goods
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
ESSITY B (STO)
Revenue (2024)
$14.1B
-4.8%
(2024 vs 2023)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2024)
XYZ
-39.4%
(2024 vs 2023)
Market Cap*
$19.5B
Net Profit Margin (2024)
XYZ
-36.3%
(2024 vs 2023)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Baby Care Products | Drypers |
| Orthopedics | Pequenin |
| Professional Hygiene Solutions | Tork |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers | In February, the company acquired Edgewell Personal Care's Feminine Care Business for US$340 million. |
| 2025 | Contracts/Agreements | In November, the company partnered with NielsenIQ as its provider for point-of-sale and consumer intelligence solutions across the US. |
| 2024 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In November, the company expanded its production of athletics tape in France by investing in a new production line for Leukotape K. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Essity AB | Johnson & Johnson | L'Oreal SA | 3M Co | Henkel AG & Co KGaA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sweden | United States of America | France | United States of America | Germany |
| City | Stockholm | New Brunswick | Paris | Saint Paul | Duesseldorf |
| State/Province | Stockholm | New Jersey | Ile-de-France | Minnesota | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| No. of Employees | 34,362 | 138,200 | 94,610 | 60,500 | 47,200 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Gurander | Chairman | Executive Board | - | - |
| Ulrika Kolsrud | President; Chief Executive Officer | Senior Management | - | - |
| Fredrik Rystedt | Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer | Senior Management | - | - |
| Mikael Schmidt | Chief Legal Officer; General Counsel; Secretary | Senior Management | - | - |
| Jessica Alm | Chief Communications Officer | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2026 | XY |
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