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Half-Year Financial Report 2026

Segment Data

Segment data — Chemicals

Q2 H1
Million € 2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties 3,595 2,502 43.7% 6,257 5,279 18.5%

of which Petrochemicals

2,862 1,857 54.2% 4,918 3,941 24.8%

     Intermediates

733 645 13.6% 1,339 1,337 0.1%
EBITDA before special items 377 209 80.3% 610 545 12.0%
Special items in EBITDA -16 -37 56.5% -30 -39 22.1%
EBITDA  361 172 109.9% 580 506 14.6%
EBITDA margin before special items (%) 10.5 8.4 . 9.8 10.3 .

Depreciation and amortizationa

310 220 41.1% 595 438 35.8%
EBIT before special items 67 -4 . 16 115 -86.3%
Special items in EBIT -17 -44 62.5% -31 -47 35.2%
Income from operations (EBIT) 50 -48 . -15 68 .
Investments including acquisitionsb 409 519 -21.2% 729 972 -25.1%
Segment cash flow -356 -176 -101.9% -848 -567 -49.8%
Assets (June 30) 15,957 13,890 14.9% 15,957 13,890 14.9%
Research and development expenses 21 21 -0.3% 41 41 -1.6%

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

Segment data — Materials

Q2 H1
Million € 2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties 3,790 3,240 17.0% 7,028 6,690 5.1%

of which Performance Materials

1,748 1,675 4.4% 3,311 3,413 -3.0%

     Monomers

2,042 1,566 30.4% 3,718 3,277 13.5%
EBITDA before special items 792 408 93.9% 1,303 877 48.5%
Special items in EBITDA -17 -22 24.8% -32 -32 2.7%
EBITDA  775 386 100.7% 1,271 845 50.4%
EBITDA margin before special items (%) 20.9 12.6 . 18.5 13.1 .

Depreciation and amortizationa

189 225 -15.8% 375 435 -13.9%
EBIT before special items 603 184 227.7% 928 444 108.9%
Special items in EBIT -17 -22 25.2% -32 -35 8.8%
Income from operations (EBIT) 586 161 262.9% 897 410 118.8%
Investments including acquisitionsb 178 200 -11.1% 302 335 -9.9%
Segment cash flow 26 256 -89.7% 30 300 -90.0%
Assets (June 30) 10,422 9,770 6.7% 10,422 9,770 6.7%
Research and development expenses 44 47 -5.2% 86 91 -5.6%

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

Segment data — Industrial Solutions

Q2 H1
Million € 2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties 2,328 2,160 7.8% 4,420 4,428 -0.2%

of which Dispersions & Resins

1,374 1,240 10.8% 2,572 2,549 0.9%

     Performance Chemicals

954 920 3.7% 1,848 1,880 -1.7%
EBITDA before special items 434 307 41.5% 795 668 19.1%
Special items in EBITDA -44 -8 -422.3% -55 -14 -279.1%
EBITDA  390 298 30.7% 740 653 13.3%
EBITDA margin before special items (%) 18.6 14.2 . 18.0 15.1 .

Depreciation and amortizationa

148 108 36.3% 243 213 14.2%
EBIT before special items 331 198 67.2% 597 455 31.4%
Special items in EBIT -89 -9 -951.6% -101 -15 -590.2%
Income from operations (EBIT) 242 190 27.5% 497 440 12.9%
Investments including acquisitionsb 74 77 -3.1% 144 145 -1.1%
Segment cash flow -56 224 . 46 366 -87.5%
Assets (June 30) 7,192 6,952 3.4% 7,192 6,952 3.4%
Research and development expenses 45 48 -6.7% 86 94 -8.7%

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

Segment data — Nutrition & Care

Q2 H1
Million € 2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties

1,709

1,618

5.7%

3,378

3,337

1.2%

of which Care Chemicals

1,232

1,190

3.6%

2,455

2,468

-0.5%

     Nutrition & Health

477

428

11.4%

923

869

6.2%

EBITDA before special items

204

196

4.2%

396

425

-6.9%

Special items in EBITDA

-9

-7

-16.0%

-17

-11

-56.4%

EBITDA 

195

188

3.8%

379

415

-8.6%

EBITDA margin before special items (%)

11.9

12.1

.

11.7

12.7

.

Depreciation and amortizationa

144

137

4.7%

282

262

7.6%

EBIT before special items

60

66

-8.1%

115

172

-33.3%

Special items in EBIT

-9

-15

40.7%

-18

-19

8.3%

Income from operations (EBIT)

52

51

1.3%

97

153

-36.4%

Investments including acquisitionsb

81

157

-48.4%

169

308

-44.9%

Segment cash flow

2

-27

.

-58

-130

54.9%

Assets (June 30)

8,028

7,875

2.0%

8,028

7,875

2.0%

Research and development expenses

30

35

-15.3%

59

69

-14.3%

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

Segment data — Surface Technologiesa

Q2 H1
Million € 2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties

2,625

2,355

11.5%

5,031

4,544

10.7%

of which Battery Materials

174

169

3.0%

309

290

6.4%

     ECMS

2,451

2,068

18.5%

4,722

4,026

17.3%

     Coatingsb

119

-100.0%

227

-100.0%

EBITDA before special items

115

172

-33.0%

391

342

14.2%

Special items in EBITDA

-14

-35

61.4%

-17

-45

63.0%

EBITDA 

102

137

-25.7%

374

297

25.8%

EBITDA margin before special items (%)

4.4

7.3

.

7.8

7.5

.

Depreciation and amortizationc

50

56

-11.4%

102

113

-10.3%

EBIT before special items

68

119

-42.6%

293

232

26.1%

Special items in EBIT

-16

-38

57.1%

-21

-48

57.1%

Income from operations (EBIT)

52

81

-35.7%

272

184

48.0%

Investments including acquisitionsd

23

30

-21.9%

44

51

-12.8%

Segment cash flow

-28

63

.

120

62

94.3%

Assets (June 30)

6,405

5,851

9.5%

6,405

5,851

9.5%

Research and development expenses

33

40

-17.9%

68

82

-16.6%

Owing to the sale of the automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings and surface treatment businesses to Carlyle, the affected business units were reported as a discontinued operation in accordance with IFRS 5 until the closing of the transaction on June 30, 2026. The previous year’s values have been restated accordingly, even if no retrospective adjustment was made in the balance sheet.
The figures of the Coatings division refer exclusively to the decorative paints business unit, which was sold as of October 1, 2025. 
c Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments) excluding depreciation and amortization or reversals of impairments attributable to the discontinued Coatings business

Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, excluding additions attributable to the discontinued coatings business; prior-year figures have been restated

Segment data — Agricultural Solutions

Q2 H1
Million € 2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties

2,210

2,198

0.6%

5,315

5,401

-1.6%

of which Fungicides

652 643 1.3% 1,598 1,520 5.1%

     Herbicides

836 866 -3.5% 1,707 1,769 -3.5%

     Insecticides

250 259 -3.5% 515 543 -5.3%

     Seed Treatment

144 111 29.1% 271 257 5.5%

     Seeds & Traits

329 319 3.2% 1,224 1,312 -6.7%
EBITDA before special items

448

417

7.5%

1,550

1,621

-4.4%

Special items in EBITDA

-33

-64

48.1%

-57

-79

27.5%

EBITDA 

415

353

17.5%

1,493

1,542

-3.2%

EBITDA margin before special items (%)

20.3

19.0

.

29.2

30.0

.

Depreciation and amortizationa

140

144

-3.3%

274

303

-9.5%

EBIT before special items

309

272

13.4%

1,277

1,320

-3.2%

Special items in EBIT

-34

-64

46.9%

-59

-80

26.8%

Income from operations (EBIT)

275

209

31.9%

1,219

1,240

-1.7%

Investments including acquisitionsb

66

70

-4.8%

257

141

81.9%

Segment cash flow

881

811

8.5%

-279

-166

-68.0%

Assets (June 30)

16,361

15,834

3.3%

16,361

15,834

3.3%

Research and development expenses

253

232

9.0%

477

452

5.4%

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

Financial data — Othera

Q2 H1
Million €  2026 2025 +/- 2026 2025 +/-
Sales to third parties

948

715

32.6%

1,797

1,618

11.1%

EBITDA before special items

80

-114

.

-239

-388

38.4%

of which costs for cross-divisional corporate research

-35

-37

4.2%

-66

-74

10.4%

     costs of corporate headquarters

-65

-60

-7.6%

-123

-119

-3.4%

     other businesses

59

64

-8.8%

114

90

26.7%

     miscellaneous income and expenses

121

-81

.

-164

-285

42.6%

Special items in EBITDA

-352

-98

-258.0%

-446

-478

6.7%

EBITDA

-272

-212

-28.3%

-685

-866

20.9%

Depreciation and amortizationb

48

36

32.0%

83

74

12.8%

EBIT before special items

40

-150

.

-314

-461

32.0%

Special items in EBIT

-360

-99

-265.3%

-455

-479

5.0%

Income from operations (EBIT)

-320

-248

-28.8%

-768

-940

18.2%

Investments including acquisitionsc

25

30

-18.2%

50

64

-22.6%

Assets (June 30)d

19,502

17,496

11.5%

19,502

17,496

11.5%

Research and development expenses

47

57

-17.9%

92

129

-28.2%

a The prior-year figures have been restated due to the divestiture of the automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings and surface treatment business units.
b Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
c Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

Includes assets of businesses recognized under Other and reconciliation to assets of the BASF Group

Regionsa

Million € Sales
by location of company
Sales
by location of customer
Q2 2026 2025         +/- 2026 2025         +/-
Europe 7,241 6,138 18.0% 6,870 5,839 17.7%

of which Germany

2,995 2,529 18.4% 1,711 1,489 14.9%
North America 4,467 3,982 12.2% 4,254 3,857 10.3%
Asia Pacific 4,609 3,801 21.3% 4,746 3,856 23.1%

of which Greater China

2,811 2,094 34.3%  2,770 2,102 31.8%
South America, Africa, Middle East 889 867 2.5% 1,336 1,237 8.0%
BASF Group 17,206 14,788 16.4% 17,206 14,788 16.4%
Million € Sales
by location of company
Sales
by location of customer
H1 2026 2025         +/- 2026 2025         +/-
Europe 14,125 13,231 6.8% 13,512 12,637 6.9%

of which Germany

5,589 5,311 5.2% 3,254 3,167 2.7%
North America 8,851 8,850 0.0% 8,532 8,563 -0.4%
Asia Pacific 8,626 7,493 15.1% 8,809 7,604 15.8%

of which Greater China

5,339 4,189 27.5% 5,257 4,153 26.6%
South America, Africa, Middle East 1,624 1,722 -5.7% 2,373 2,493 -4.8%
BASF Group 33,226 31,297 6.2% 33,226 31,297 6.2%
Owing to the divestiture of the automotive OEM coatings, refinish coatings and surface treatment business units, the sales of these activities were reported as discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5 until the closing of the transaction on June 30, 2026 and are no longer included in the sales of the BASF Group. 
Last UpdateJuly 29, 2026