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Ten-Year Summary

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Million €	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Key data
EBITDA before special items	10,327	10,738^a	9,271^b	8,324	7,435	11,348	10,762	7,671	7,240^d	6,554
EBITDA margin before special items (%)	17.9	17.5^a	15.4^b	14.0	12.6	14.4	12.3	11.1	11.8^d	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	17.0^c	17.0	16.1
ROCE (%)	–	15,4	12.0^b	7,7	1.7	13.7	10.0	4.5	5.1^d	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	9.5^a	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	4.0^d	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	1,843^a	1,994^b	2,158	2,086	2,216	2,298	2,130	1,969^d	1,995

Statement of income
Sales	57,550	61,223^a	60,220^b	59,316	59,149	78,598	87,327	68,902	61,444^d	59,657
EBITDA	10,526	10,765^a	8,970^b	8,185	6,494	11,355	10,748	7,180	6,211^d	5,618
EBIT	6,275	7,587^a	5,974^b	4,201	-191	7,677	6,548	2,240	1,810^d	1,634
Income before income taxes	5,395	6,882^a	5,233^b	3,302	-1,562	7,448	1,190	1,420	1,861^d	2,447
Income after taxes from continuing operations	–	5,592^a	4,116^b	2,546	-1,471	6,018	-391	379	1,288^d	1,540
Income after taxes from discontinued operations	–	760^a	863^b	5,945	396	-36	–	–	165^d	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	7,645^a	6,281^b	4,643	3,560	7,768	6,878	3,806	3,523^d	2,887

^aFigures 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 SE^a	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	1,990^b
Dividend per share (€)	3.00	3.10	3.20	3.30	3.30	3.40	3.40	3.40	2.25	2.25^c

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

^aCalculated in accordance with German GAAP
^bBased on the number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2025 (892,522,164).
^c Dividend proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting