# Essity

> Essity is a Stockholm-based global hygiene and health company whose brands span everyday tissue, period and incontinence care, baby care, wound care, compression therapy, orthopedics, and professional washroom systems. Formed when SCA separated its hygiene business in 2017, it sells through retailers, healthcare providers, distributors, workplaces, hospitality venues, and e-commerce in roughly 150 countries, reaching about one billion people each day.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Team size:** Approximately 36,000 employees
- **Products:** Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, Professional Hygiene, Digital hygiene and care solutions
- **Notable:** Global market leader in incontinence products and professional hygiene, according to Essity's market estimates., Reached about one billion people daily through sales in roughly 150 countries., Reported SEK 138.494 billion in 2025 net sales and a 14.1% EBITA margin excluding items affecting comparability.

## Products & services

- **Health & Medical** — TENA incontinence products plus wound care, compression therapy and orthopedic solutions under brands including Cutimed, Leukoplast, JOBST, Actimove and Delta-Cast.
- **Personal Care** — Retail incontinence, feminine care, period underwear and baby care sold under TENA, Libresse, Bodyform, Saba, Nosotras, Knix, Modibodi, Libero, Carefree, Stayfree, Playtex and o.b., among other brands.
- **Consumer Tissue** — Toilet tissue, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, wet wipes and napkins under regional brands including Lotus, Tempo, Zewa, Cushelle, Plenty, Regio and retailer labels.
- **Professional Hygiene** — Tork tissue, hand towels, soap, wipes, napkins, dispensers and data-enabled hygiene and cleaning systems for workplaces, institutions, hospitality and industrial settings.
- **Digital hygiene and care solutions** — Connected dispensers, data-driven cleaning tools and sensor-based care products intended to improve servicing, reduce waste and support caregivers.

## Achievements

- Global market leader in incontinence products and professional hygiene, according to Essity's market estimates.
- Reached about one billion people daily through sales in roughly 150 countries.
- Reported SEK 138.494 billion in 2025 net sales and a 14.1% EBITA margin excluding items affecting comparability.
- Earned an EcoVadis Platinum medal and inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2025.
- Named to CDP's Supplier Engagement A List for a seventh consecutive year in 2026.
- Its science-based target for net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions across the value chain by 2050 was validated in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Second-quarter net sales rose 2.6% to SEK 35.061 billion; organic growth was 0.3% and adjusted EBITA margin was 13.4%.
- **2026-06** — Essity was recognized on CDP's Supplier Engagement A List for the seventh consecutive year.
- **2026-05** — The board began a strategic review of Consumer Tissue, which represented 31% of 2025 group net sales; possible separation is one option, with no decision announced.
- **2026-05** — A new SEK 3 billion Class B share-buyback program commenced.
- **2026-02** — Essity completed its $340 million acquisition of Edgewell's North American feminine care business, adding Carefree, Stayfree and o.b. in the region plus global feminine-care rights to Playtex.
- **2026-01** — A four-area structure took effect: Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene.

## Links

- Website: https://www.essity.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/essity/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5LMehTcMvdcUUpEVNTVGA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Essity/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/essity

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Last updated: 2026-08-11