Global
Factbook
At a glance
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 115,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is arranged into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas.
Well-balanced portfolio
Percentage of sales in 2017
| Segment | Divisions | Sales in % | |
| Chemicals |
|
25% | 1 |
| Performance Products |
|
25% | 2 |
| Functional Materials & Solutions |
|
32% | 3 |
| Agricultural Solutions |
|
9% | 4 |
| Oil & Gas |
|
5% | 5 |
| Other | 4% | 6 |
Key figures
| Million € | 2013 | 2014 |
2015 |
2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 73,973 | 74,326 | 70,449 | 57,550 | 64,475 |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 10,432 | 11,043 | 10,649 | 10,526 | 12,724 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) before special items | 7,077 | 7,357 | 6,739 | 6,309 | 8,328 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 7,160 | 7,626 | 6,248 | 6,275 | 8,522 |
| Net income | 4,792 | 5,155 | 3,987 | 4,056 | 6,078 |
| EBIT after cost of capital | 1,768 | 1,368 | 194 | 1,136 |
2,727 |
| Earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.22 | 5.61 | 4.34 | 4.42 | 6.62 |
| Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.31 | 5.44 | 5.00 | 4.83 | 6.44 |
| Dividend per share (€) | 2.70 | 2.80 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 3.10 |
| Dividend yield1 (%) | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 8,100 | 6,958 | 9,446 | 7,717 | 8,785 |
| Free cash flow | 3,227 | 1,662 | 3,634 | 3,572 | 4,789 |
| 1 Based on year-end share price | |||||
Key facts
- Approximately 115,000 employees worldwide – including around 10,000 in research and development
- Customers in nearly all countries and virtually all industries
- Top three market positions in about 75% of our business areas
- Unique Verbund concept: production plants linked intelligently to save resources and energy; six world-scale Verbund sites around the globe
- Know-How Verbund with about 600 excellent universities, research institutes and companies; around 3,000 research projects with customers, academia and partners; around 800 new patents filed in 2017
Regional footprint 2017
