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Key financial data

The audited BASF Report 2024 will be published on March 21, 2025. The key financial figures published on February 28, 2025, are therefore to be regarded as preliminary. From today’s perspective, no adjustments are expected.

Quarterly Statement Q1 2025

Key Figures

    2025 2024 +/-
Sales million €

17,402

17,553

-0.9%

EBITDA before special items million €

2,625

2,712

-3.2%

EBITDA million €

2,177

2,655

-18.0%

EBITDA margin from special items %

15.1

15.4

Depreciation and amortizationa million €

981

965

1.6%

Income from operations (EBIT) million €

1,197

1,689

-29.2%

Special items million €

-467

-64

-626.3%

EBIT before special items million €

1,664

1,754

-5.1%

Income before income taxes million €

1,047

1,772

-40.9%

Income after taxes million €

837

1,411

-40.6%

Net income million €

808

1,368

-40.9%

Earnings per share

0.91

1.53

-40.9%

Adjusted earnings per share

1.57

1.68

-6.3%

   
Research and development expenses million €

499

490

1.8%

Personnel expenses million €

3,068

3,070

-0.1%

Employees (March 31) million €

111,408

111,855

-0.4%

   
Assets (March 31) million €

81,419

81,740

-0.4%

Investments including acquisitionsb million €

953

1,205

-20.9%

   
Equity ratio (March 31) %

45.9

47.2

Net debt (March 31) million €

20,393

18,175

12.2%

Cash flows from operating activities million €

-982

-513

-91.2%

Free cash flow million €

-1,798

-1,457

-23.4%

a Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

Due to rounding, individual figures may not add up to the totals shown and percentages may not correspond exactly to the figures shown.

Last UpdateMay 2, 2025