Annual General Meeting of Heidelberg Materials: Dividend increases by 9% to €3.60 per share
The shareholders of Heidelberg Materials AG approved all agenda items at Wednesday’s Annual General Meeting and resolved to increase the dividend to €3.60 per share. The Managing Board and the Supervisory Board were discharged by a convincing majority. In his speech, Chairman of the Managing Board Dr Dominik von Achten highlighted the company’s continuity and emphasized the significant progress made in its digital transformation.
Heidelberg Materials AG held its 137th Annual General Meeting today. Around 280 participants informed themselves about the company’s business development during the virtual event. The shareholders approved all agenda items with a convincing majority.
For the 2025 financial year, shareholders will receive a dividend of €3.60 per share (previous year: €3.30), corresponding to an increase of 9% compared to the previous year. The total distribution amounts to around €635 million. The dividend will be paid on 19 May 2026. The payout ratio is 29% and relates to the adjusted profit for the financial year attributable to Heidelberg Materials AG shareholders. Together with the ongoing share buyback programme with a volume of up to €1.2 billion until 2026, the progressive dividend policy underlines the strong focus on shareholder return.
“Especially in turbulent times, resilience and reliability deliver the greatest value. I am particularly proud of our employees worldwide, who have ensured our profitable growth in a challenging environment and laid the foundation for another very successful 2025 financial year. With their commitment, their strong implementation skills, and their openness to change they are driving our transformation every day,” said Dr Dominik von Achten, Chairman of the Managing Board of Heidelberg Materials. “Reliability also means staying on course in volatile times. As a strong partner of our shareholders, I am delighted that with another significant increase in the dividend, we are making sure they participate in the company’s success.”
In his speech, von Achten emphasised Heidelberg Materials' continuity and readiness to change. He also addressed the progress made in the company’s digital transformation and showed how automation and AI are being used along the entire value chain. He placed the interaction between motivated people and modern technology at the centre, with the aim of making the company’s processes safer, more efficient, and fit for the future.
After the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dr Bernd Scheifele, the Chairman of the Managing Board, Dr Dominik von Achten, and the Chief Financial Officer, René Aldach, answered more than 100 questions, the Annual General Meeting expressed its confidence in the members of the Managing Board and Supervisory Board for the financial year 2025 with a convincing majority and discharged them. The Annual General Meeting approved all agenda items with an overwhelming majority.
At the time of the vote, around 80% of the company’s subscribed share capital was represented.
You can find the detailed voting results on our website.
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- AGM 2026: Heidelberg Materials today streamed its 137th Annual General Meeting virtually from its headquarters in Heidelberg.
- AGM 2026 | 2: Chairman of the Managing Board Dr Dominik von Achten on stage with Shamraiz Ali and the autonomous inspection robot “Spot”.
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- About Heidelberg Materials
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of heavy building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. Around 49,000 employees in almost 50 countries shape our growth path. Drawing on our global advantage, we create synergies in the areas of sustainability, digitalisation, and technical excellence. As the industry’s front runner on the path to Net Zero, we enable our customers to lead the way towards a more sustainable future through our growing offering of low-carbon and circular building materials.
