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Ten-Year Summary

Million € 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Key data
EBITDA before special items 10,327 10,738a 9,271b 8,324 7,435 11,348 10,762 7,671 7,240d 6,554
EBITDA margin before special items (%) 17.9 17.5a 15.4b 14.0 12.6 14.4 12.3 11.1 11.8d 11.0
Cash flows from operating activities 7,717 8,785 7,939 7,474 5,413 7,245 7,709 8,111 6,946 5,610
Free cashflow 3,572 4,789 4,045 3,650 2,284 3,713 3,333 2,715 748 1,342
CO2 emissions (million metric tons) 22.0 22.6 21.9 20.1 20.8 20.2 18.4 17.0c 17.0 16.1
ROCE (%) –  15,4  12.0b  7,7  1.7 13.7 10.0 4.5 5.1d 5.8
Earnings per share (€) 4.42 6.62 5.12 9.17 -1.15 6.01 -0.70 0.25 1.45 1.82
Adjusted earnings per share (€) 4.83 6.44 5.87 4.00 3.21 6.76 6.96 2.78 3.51 2.24
Return on assets (%) 8.2 9.5a 7.1 4.5 -1.2 9.5 2.1 2.8 3.5 4.3
Return on equity after tax  (%) 13.3 18.9 14.1 21.6 -2.8 15.6 -0.9 1.0 4.0d 4.8
   
Capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization
Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 7,258 4,364 10,735 4,097 4,869 4,881 4,967 6,006 6,826 4,787

          of which property, plant and equipment

 4,377 4,028 5,040 3,842 4,075 4,410 4,842 5,864 6,694 4,665
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 4,251 4,202 3,750 4,146 6,685 3,678 4,200 4,941 4,648 4,163

          of which property, plant and equipment

 3,691 3,586 3,155 3,408 5,189 3,064 3,549 4,062 3,978 3,687
 
Employees at year-end 113,830 115,490 122,404 117,628 110,302 111,047 111,481 111,991 111,822 108,251
Personnel expenses 10,165 10,610 10,659 10,924 10,576 11,097 11,400 10,950 11,241 12,299
Research and development expenses 1,863 1,843a 1,994b 2,158 2,086 2,216 2,298 2,130 1,969d 1,995
   
Statement of income
Sales 57,550 61,223a 60,220b 59,316 59,149 78,598 87,327 68,902 61,444d 59,657
EBITDA 10,526 10,765a 8,970b 8,185 6,494 11,355 10,748 7,180 6,211d 5,618
EBIT 6,275 7,587a 5,974b 4,201 -191 7,677 6,548 2,240 1,810d 1,634
Income before income taxes 5,395 6,882a 5,233b 3,302 -1,562 7,448 1,190 1,420 1,861d 2,447
Income after taxes from continuing operations – 5,592a 4,116b 2,546 -1,471 6,018 -391 379 1,288d 1,540
Income after taxes from discontinued operations – 760a 863b 5,945 396 -36 – – 165d 185
Income after taxes 4,255 6,352 4,979 8,491 -1,075 5,982 -391 379 1,453 1,726
Net income 4,056 6,078 4,707 8,421 -1,060 5,523 -627 225 1,298 1,619
EBIT before special items 6,309 7,645a 6,281b 4,643 3,560 7,768 6,878 3,806 3,523d 2,887

a Figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
b Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.
c The figure for 2023 has been adjusted due to updated data.
d The figures for 2024 were adjusted to reflect the presentation of the Coatings business as a discontinued operation.

Balance Sheet (IFRS)

Million € 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025     
Total assets 76,496 78,768 86,556 86,95 80,292 87,383 84,472 77,395 80,415 76,174     
Noncurrent assets 50,550 47,623 43,335 55,960 50,424 52,332 47,050 45,923 49,183 44,489     

          of which intangible assets

 15,162 13,594 16,554 14,525 13,145 13,499 13,273 12,216 11,983 9,692     

          of which property, plant and equipment

 26,413 25,258 20,780 21,792 19,647 21,553 22,967 24,080 27,197 25,405     
Current assets 25,946 31,145 43,221 30,990 29,868 35,051 37,422 31,472 31,232 31,684     

          of which inventories

 10,005 10,303 12,166 11,223 10,010 13,868 16,028 13,876 13,681 12,168     

          of which accounts receivable, trade

 10,952 10,801 10,665 9,093 9,466 11,942 12,055 10,414 10,393 8,325     

          of which cash and cash equivalents

 1,375 6,495 2,300 2,427 4,330 2,624 2,516 2,624 2,914 2,670     
Equity 32,568 34,756 36,109 42,350 34,398 42,081 40,923 36,646 36,884 34,338     
Total liabilities 43,928 44,012 50,447 44,600 45,894 45,301 43,550 40,750 43,532 41,836     
of which financial indebtedness 16,312 18,032 20,841 18,377 19,214 17,184 19,016 19,268 21,762 21,088     
   
Appropriation of profits
Net income of BASF SEa 2,808 3,130 2,982 3,899 3,946 3,928 3,849 7,434 2,704 2,665
Dividend 2,755 2,847 2,939 3,031 3,031 3,072 3,035 3,035 2,008 1,990b
Dividend per share (€) 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.30 3.40 3.40 3.40 2.25 2.25c
  
Number of shares at year-end (million) 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 893.9 892.5 892.5 884.3
Last UpdateFebruary 27, 2026