Who owns Somat?
Somat is owned by Henkel (Germany, XETRA: HEN3).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Annual Report 2025, 5 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Düsseldorf
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1964
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Dishwashing
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: HEN3
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Somat
Somat is Henkel's automatic dishwashing brand in Europe, covering tablets, powders, gels, rinse aids and machine cleaners. It competes directly with Reckitt's Finish across the continent and is among the largest dishwasher detergent brands in Germany, Austria and central Europe, where dishwasher ownership is high.
Ownership timeline of Somat
Where Somat sits in Henkel
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Henkel
Henkel controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Other brands in dishwashing, and who owns them
The 27 brands in dishwashing on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Ypê, with 3; Henkel has 2.
About the owner: Henkel
Henkel is a publicly listed company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 1876. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: HEN3.
Henkel was founded in Aachen in 1876 and is run as a partnership limited by shares with the Henkel family holding a controlling block of ordinary shares. It combines a consumer brands business in laundry, home care and hair with a larger industrial adhesives division.
🇩🇪 Somat and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 252 brands that began in Germany. 93 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Somat is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Somat?
The parent company of Somat is Henkel, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Somat German?
Yes. Somat originated in Germany in 1964 and its owner, Henkel, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Somat still owned by Henkel?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Somat is still owned by Henkel. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Annual Report 2025 — Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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