At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 122,000 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 six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions.
Intelligent Verbund concept
in production, technology, market, digitalization
In 90+ countries
employees contribute to our success and that of our customers worldwide
New organization
since January 1, 2019
Closer to customers
by embedding business-critical parts of the functional units into the divisions
Percentage of sales in 2018
| Sales | EBITDA before special items |
|||
| Chemicals |
|
19% | 24% | 1 |
| Materials |
|
21% | 32% | 2 |
| Industrial Solutions |
|
15% | 11% | 3 |
| Surface Technologies |
|
22% | 13% | 4 |
| Nutrition & Care |
|
9% | 12% | 5 |
| Agricultural Solutions |
|
10% | 12% | 6 |
| Other | 4% | (4%) | 7 | |
1 Until signing of a transaction agreement, Construction Chemicals will be reported under Surface Technologies
| Million € | 2014 |
2015 |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 74,326 | 70,449 | 57,55 | 61,2231 | 62,675 |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 10,454 | 10,508 | 10,327 | 10,7381 | 9,481 |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 11,043 | 10,649 | 10,526 | 10,7651 | 9,166 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) before special items | 7,357 | 6,739 | 6,309 | 7,6451 | 6,353 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 7,626 | 6,248 | 6,275 | 7,5871 | 6,033 |
| Net income | 5,155 | 3,987 | 4,056 | 6,078 | 4,707 |
| Earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.61 | 4.34 | 4.42 | 6.62 | 5.12 |
| Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.44 | 5.00 | 4.83 | 6.44 | 5.87 |
| Dividend per share (€) | 2.80 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.20 |
| Dividend yield2 (%) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 6,958 | 9,446 | 7,717 | 8,785 | 7,939 |
| Free cash flow | 1,662 | 3,634 | 3,572 | 4,789 | 4,045 |
1 Figures for 2017 were restated due to the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
2 Based on year-end share price
