The new business areas will replace the former business areas Health & Medical, Consumer Goods and Professional Hygiene.
Business areas as of January 1, 2026
Health & Medical
Health & Medical encompasses the categories Incontinence Products Health Care and Medical Solutions. The offering includes incontinence products under the globally leading brand TENA and products in wound care, compression therapy and orthopedics under brands such as Leukoplast, Cutimed, JOBST, Actimove and Delta-Cast.
Personal Care
Personal Care encompasses the categories Incontinence Products Retail, Feminine Care and Baby Care. The offering includes incontinence products under the globally leading brand TENA, pads, panty liners, tampons, leakproof apparel, menstrual cups and skincare products under brands such as Libresse, Nosotras, Saba and Knix as well as baby diapers and baby care products under the brands Libero, Lotus and retailer brands.
Consumer Tissue
Consumer Tissue encompasses toilet paper, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, wet wipes and napkins. Products are sold under brands such as Lotus, Tempo, Zewa, Cushelle, Plenty, Regio and Familia, as well as under retailer brands.
Professional Hygiene
Professional Hygiene encompasses complete hygiene solutions, including toilet paper, paper hand towels, napkins, hand soap, hand lotion, hand sanitizers, dispensers, cleaning and wiping products as well as digital solutions, service and maintenance under the globally leading Tork brand.
Financial reporting, proforma
Essity's proforma business area reporting for net sales, organic sales growth, gross margin excl. IAC, EBITA excl. IAC, EBITA margin excl. IAC, capital employed, ROCE excl. IAC and operating cash flow has been restated accordingly for the periods below:
Net sales, SEKm
2025:3
2025:2
2025:1
9M 2025
FY 2024
FY 2023
Health & Medical
6,883
6,723
6,936
20,542
28,599
27,729
Personal Care
7,927
7,763
7,984
23,674
33,006
31,972
Consumer Tissue
10,656
10,671
11,301
32,628
45,886
47,940
Professional Hygiene
9,183
9,003
8,757
26,943
38,067
39,481
Other
- 11
25
- 2
12
- 12
25
Group
34,638
34,185
34,976
103,799
145,546
147,147
Net sales by product category, %
9M 2025
Health & Medical
20 %
Incontinence Products Health Care
12 %
Medical Solutions
8 %
Personal Care
23 %
Incontinence Products Retail
8 %
Feminine Care
10 %
Baby Care
5 %
Consumer Tissue
31 %
Professional Hygiene
26 %
Net sales by region, %, 9M 2025
Europe
Latin America
North America
Other
Health & Medical
66 %
5 %
17 %
12 %
Personal Care
49 %
36 %
9 %
6 %
Consumer Tissue
79 %
19 %
0 %
2 %
Professional Hygiene
46 %
9 %
41 %
4 %
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