Essity AB (publ) ESSITY-B.ST
Essity AB (publ) (ESSITY-B.ST) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.07% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was kr 138.5B at a 9.1% net margin.
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About Essity AB (publ)
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. The Consumer Goods segment provides pads, panty liners, tampons, diapers, wet wipes, shampoos, lotions, baby oil, skin creams, intimate soaps, intimate wipes, leakproof apparel, menstrual cups, toilet papers, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, and napkins under the TENA, Knix, Modibodi, Libero, Lotus, Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Saba, Nosotras, TOM Organic, Tempo, Zewa, Cushelle, Plenty, Regio, and Familia brands through retail trade and e-commerce. The Professional Hygiene segment offers toilet papers, paper hand towels, napkins, hand soaps, hand lotions, hand sanitizers, dispensers, and cleaning and wiping products, as well as vision cleaning and data-driven cleaning solutions under the Tork brand to companies and office buildings, universities, healthcare facilities, airports, industries, restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and other public venues through direct to the end-customer, e-commerce, or distributors. Essity AB (publ) was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
How it ranks in Consumer Defensive · percentile among 79 companies
Percentile vs other Consumer Defensive companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.081 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.473 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.111 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.056 |
FAQ
Is ESSITY-B.ST financially healthy?
Essity AB (publ)'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ESSITY-B.ST pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Essity AB (publ) pays a dividend yielding about 3.07% with a 45.1% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is ESSITY-B.ST?
In FY2025, Essity AB (publ) had a net margin of 9.1% and a return on equity of 14.8%.
Computed from company filings · SE · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in SEK. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.