Henkel stock: Goldman Sachs lifts target to EUR 79.00 for Henkel stock

Published on 10/22/2026 at 15:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half 2026 sales rose 3.20 percent to EUR 10.30 billion. Henkel stock costs EUR 77.85 on October 22, 2026, down 0.24 percent versus Xetra close.

Analyst and operating figures

Goldman Sachs lifted its Henkel target from EUR 75.00 to EUR 79.00 on October 6, 2026.
First-half 2026 sales rose 3.20 percent to EUR 10.30 billion.
Henkel stock costs EUR 77.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 3:37 p.m. CEST, 0.24 percent below the Xetra close of October 21, 2026 and 7.54 percent below the 52-week high.
Henkel is scheduled to publish third-quarter 2026 results on November 10, 2026.

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Goldman Sachs raised its Henkel target from EUR 75.00 to EUR 79.00 and upgraded the rating from Sell to Neutral on October 6, 2026, according to Finanznachrichten. The target lies 1.48 percent above the EUR 77.85 price at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 3:37 p.m. CEST, down 0.24 percent versus the Xetra close of October 21, 2026 at EUR 78.04.

Goldman Sachs changes its view

Goldman Sachs cited Henkel's adhesive business and its expanding hair-care activity when explaining the October 6, 2026 rating change. The bank's new EUR 79.00 target is 5.33 percent above its former EUR 75.00 target, giving the revision a measurable but limited valuation effect.

The analyst action came after Henkel had published its first-half 2026 figures. The company's investor-relations page reported sales of EUR 10.30 billion, organic growth of 3.20 percent, operating profit of EUR 1.62 billion and an operating margin of 15.70 percent on August 6, 2026, while its full-year organic sales outlook stood at 1.50 percent to 3.50 percent, according to Henkel.

Price position and trading range

At Lang & Schwarz, Henkel traded between EUR 77.40 and EUR 78.62 during October 22, 2026, with volume of 79,588 shares at the latest structured quote. The EUR 77.85 price was 7.54 percent below the 52-week high of EUR 84.20 and 27.12 percent above the 52-week low of EUR 61.28.

Valuation and upcoming dates

Henkel's market capitalization was EUR 31.5 billion, and its price-to-earnings ratio was 16.54 on October 22, 2026. The company is scheduled to publish third-quarter 2026 results on November 10, 2026, followed by a London roadshow on November 11, 2026, according to Henkel.

Comparison with peers

Henkel: down 0.24 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 16.54, market capitalization EUR 31.5 billion.

Beiersdorf: up 0.34 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 19.03, market capitalization EUR 17.8 billion.

Unilever: up 1.66 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 22.90, market capitalization USD 141.1 billion.

What the target means for the stock

Goldman Sachs now places its target only EUR 1.15 above the Lang & Schwarz price, while Henkel's next company date is less than three weeks away. The current quotation therefore sits between the bank's revised target and the Xetra close rather than near the annual high.

Henkel stock was trading at EUR 77.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 3:37 p.m. CEST, 0.24 percent below the Xetra close of October 21, 2026 at EUR 78.04. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Henkel stock.