At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 111,500 employees contribute to the BASF Group’s success worldwide. Our business is divided into the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions segments.
Verbund concept
applied to production, technologies, market, digitalization
With companies in 91 countries
we contribute to our customers’ success
Broad portfolio
6 segments, 11 operating divisions, 71 strategic business units
Organizational structure
for customer proximity, competitiveness and profitable growth
| Million € | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Sales | 60,2201 | 59,316 | 59,149 | 78,598 | 87,327 |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 9,2711 | 8,3242 | 7,435 | 11,348 | 10,762 |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 8,9701 | 8,1852 | 6,494 | 11,355 | 10,748 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) before special items | 6,2811 | 4,6432 | 3,560 | 7,768 | 6,878 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 5,9741 | 4,2012 | –191 | 7,677 | 6,548 |
| Net income | 4,707 | 8,421 | –1,060 | 5,523 | –627 |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) | 12.01 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 13.73 | 10.0 |
| Earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.12 | 9.17 | –1.15 | 6.01 | –0.70 |
| Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.87 | 4.00 | 3.21 | 6.76 | 6.96 |
| Dividend per share (€) | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Dividend yield4 (%) | 5.30 | 4.90 | 5.10 | 5.50 | 7.33 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 7,939 | 7,474 | 5,413 | 7,245 | 7,709 |
| Free cash flow | 4,045 | 3,650 | 2,284 | 3,713 | 3,333 |
1 Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.
2 Figures for 2019 were restated to reflect the reclassification of income from non-integral companies accounted for using the equity method to net income from shareholdings.
3 The polyolefins and styrenics businesses of the joint venture BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing, China, which were previously reported under Other, were allocated to the Petrochemicals division as of January 1, 2022. The figure has been adjusted accordingly. Overall, the adjustments improved the BASF Group’s ROCE for 2021 by 0.2 percentage points to 13.7%. For more information, see basf.com/q12022.
4 Based on year-end share price
The map shows the BASF Group’s production sites according to the scope of consolidation for this Factbook. Sites not shown on the map include pure research and development sites, office and warehouse locations as well as sites of companies outside the scope of consolidation.
Sales by location of company in 2022; employees as of December 31, 2022
