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Essity AB (publ)

ESSITY-B · Nasdaq Stockholm · Consumer defensive
257.40SEK +0.4%last day
Price as of 2 October 2026
The price over the past year, with dividends: +8.5%

Performance

1 month
−5.7%
1 year
+8.5%
3 years, per year
+6.9%
5 years, per year
+1.9%
Largest fall, 3 years
−26.0%
Below the peak now
−15.3%
Volatility, 1 year
19.4%

Return with dividends reinvested.

Key figures

P/E
13.9
P/B
1.8
Dividend yield
3.4%
Return on equity
+13.1%
Net margin
+8.8%
Market value
17.4 bn USD

Quality, value and trend

Where Essity stands against every Nordic stock today. 100 is best.

Quality85
Profitability and a sound balance sheet over time. Better than 85% of Nordic stocks.
Value71
The price measured against earnings, assets and cash flow. Better than 71% of Nordic stocks.
Trend52
The price development over the past year. Better than 52% of Nordic stocks.
Combined87
Quality, value and trend together. Better than 87% of Nordic stocks.

About Essity

Essity AB (publ) is a company in consumer defensive, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The share trades in SEK. It has around 36,000 employees.

Essity AB (publ) develops, produces, and sells hygiene and health products and services in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Health & Medical, Consumer Goods, and Professional Hygiene. The Health & Medical segment offers incontinence products, wound care, compression therapy, orthopedics, skincare products, and digital solutions with sensor technology under the TENA, Leukoplast, JOBST, Actimove, Cutimed, Delta-Cast, AquaCast Liner, and Hydrofera brands to family carers, professional caregivers, and patients and consumers through pharmacies, medical device stores, hospitals, distributors, care institutions, and e-commerce.…

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