dsm-firmenich at a glance

Who we are

dsm-firmenich is a Swiss company, with dual headquarters in Kaiseraugst (Switzerland) and Maastricht (the Netherlands) and three consumer-focused businesses – Perfumery & Beauty, Taste, Texture & Health and Health, Nutrition & Care.

dsm-firmenich offers an unmatched portfolio and a unique business model—exceptionally combining what is essential, desirable, and sustainable. As innovators in nutrition, health and beauty we create an entirely new category, a unique space enabled by our ability to blend creativity, science, and innovation. This is how we accelerate progress for people and the planet. 

dsm-firmenich is a high-value consumer ingredients leader

234

sites globally, 15 research hubs, 36 creation centers, and 50 application labs  

~21,000

passionate, talented and diverse people in our global team

60

countries with operation 

€9+bn

Sales from Continuing Operations

1,600

employees in innovation team with top scientists and researchers

7%

R&D spend of sales

~20%

 Adj. EBITDA margin

~11,000 

 patents

For us, sustainability never stands on the sidelines

At dsm-firmenich, sustainability is a fundamental element of who we are and why we exist. It is a value driver of our business.

In fact, it’s deeply embedded in our purpose: we bring progress to life by combining the essential, the desirable, and the sustainable. Combining these three forces means sustainability never stands on its own – and it certainly never stands on the sidelines. Instead, it lives at the heart of what we do.

After all, healthy foods won’t change a thing if people don’t want to eat them. Sustainable solutions will only protect our world if they scale across our value chains. And if people don’t thrive at work, they can’t make a meaningful positive impact.

Through the combined power of the three forces, we address the challenges caused by growing populations, intensifying climate change, and rapid biodiversity loss. This is what sets dsm-firmenich apart from the rest – and what drives the progress we bring to people and the planet.

Three high-performing businesses

Built on the outstanding work of our legacy organizations, our complementary businesses deliver world-leading, sustainable solutions – making us the leading end-to-end partner in nutrition, health, and beauty, and making life brighter for billions of people worldwide. Underpinning these three businesses is a strong foundation of safety and quality across a worldwide manufacturing network, our vertically integrated portfolio of nutritional, natural, and renewable ingredients, and our groundbreaking science and cutting-edge technologies.

Key facts and strategic priorities

Our focus is on high-growth, high-margin product groups and we aim to outpace the market by growing our divisions and leveraging merger synergies.

Perfumery & Beauty (P&B) is a leading creation and innovation partner for the most iconic global and local brands in consumer goods, lifestyle, and luxury beauty. P&B is home to some of the finest industry talent, offers an unmatched palette of ingredients, including captives, and is supported by a vertically integrated supply chain.

P&B covers the entire perfumery and beauty market space.

  • In Perfumery, we are a leading partner of our customers in Fine Fragrance and Consumer Brands.
  • In Ingredients, we provide the broadest, fully integrated portfolio in the industry, with a world-class palette, including captives, which enables the full creativity of our 100+ perfumers to create unique olfactory experiences.
  • In Beauty & Care, we build scientifically proven solutions for face, skin and hair care products.

€3.8bn

Revenues*

3%

Organic sales growth*

5500

Employees*

22%

EBITDA margin*

Taste, Texture & Health (TTH) brings progress to life by tackling some of society’s biggest challenges: providing nutritious, healthy, and sustainable food and beverages; accelerating diet transformation with products that offer appealing taste and texture; and nourishing the rapidly growing global population while minimizing food loss and waste.

TTH consists of Taste, which includes the segments flavors, natural extracts, sugar reduction solutions, and Ingredients Solutions, with segments including food enzymes, hydrocolloids, cultures, natural colorants, nutritional ingredients, and plant-based proteins. Our four growth platforms – plant-based, sugar reduction, petfood, and health benefits solutions – deploy portfolios and application and creation capabilities across these two divisions.

TTH brings to market delicious, nutritious, and sustainable food and beverage solutions that are both appealing to consumers and better for People and Planet than the products they replace. We develop products with two key sustainability objectives: to help sustainably feed a growing population and minimize food loss and waste. To achieve these goals, we find creative solutions tailored to our customers. 

€3.1bn

Revenues*

4%

Organic sales growth*

+7000

Employees*

~21%

EBITDA margin*

Health, Nutrition & Care (HNC) helps people improve their health by supplementing their diet with critical nutrients. With businesses in Early Life Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Nutrition, and Biomedical materials, our products offer preventative health solutions over the entire lifespan of consumers. We drive nutrition science and medical innovation forward, optimizing immunity, accelerating recovery, and enhancing quality of life.

At HNC, we elevate global patient and consumer health at every life stage by creating and delivering next-generation products, customized solutions, and expert services. As an end-to-end partner, we work closely with our customers from product conception to launch, providing unique consumer insights, a broad portfolio of nutritional ingredients, and innovative solutions.

We address specific nutritional and wellness needs with our direct-to-customer i-Health business. We also serve the nutrition improvement sector, providing affordable and accessible nutrition fortification solutions for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.

€2.1bn

Revenues*

3%

Organic sales growth*

>3700

Employees*

>19%

EBITDA margin*

* 2025 actuals

Our purpose

Our strategy is to be the leading innovator serving the nutrition, health, and beauty needs of the consumer. With three distinct but highly complementary Business Units, a Science & Research organization that is a byword for innovation and sustainability, and an unmatched ingredients portfolio, we are moving at full speed to bring progress to life – for our customers, the consumers they serve, and the world.

Latest news

  • Weekly progress on share repurchase program to cover share plans and reduce capital

    7 April 2026

    Weekly progress on share repurchase program to cover share plans and reduce capital

  • Weekly progress on share repurchase program to cover share plans and reduce capital

    31 March 2026

    Weekly progress on share repurchase program to cover share plans and reduce capital

  • Weekly progress on share repurchase program to cover share plans and reduce capital

    24 March 2026

    Weekly progress on share repurchase program to cover share plans and reduce capital

Contact Investor Relations

Whether you’re a shareholder, potential shareholder, or analyst, our Investor relations team is on hand to answer your questions.

Explore more
  • Our leadership

    Our leaders all have proven track records in strategic execution and value creation. Supported by governance that ensures we do business the right way.

  • Shares & ADRs

    All the key details on holding and trading shares of dsm-firmenich.

Stay up to date

Be the first to know about key news as we continue shaping the future and bringing progress to life.