As active owners, Orkla applies a flexible model tailored to strengthen each company's potential and deliver sustainable, long-term value to its shareholders, investing in companies where it can contribute to further value creation through deep industry expertise, consumer insights and experience in building leading brands. New strategic initiative and operating model, emphasizing organic growth within the company portfolio, along with value creation, optimization and streamlining of the portfolio, are expected to sustain future growth and enhance profitability.
The performance has been strong in the quarter, with improved operating profit and volume growth across large parts of the portfolio, with Jotun delivering solid underlying performance and Orkla Snacks delivering volume growth and improved profitability despite challenging market conditions. The company's EBIT margin has improved to 10.6% on a rolling 12-month basis, approaching the 2026 target range of 10.5-11%, with Return on Capital Employed increasing to 12.4%, moving closer to the 2026 target of 13%.
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