At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 118,000 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 divided into the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions segments.
Intelligent Verbund concept
Production, technology, market, digitalization
In 90+ countries
employees contribute to our success and that of our customers
New segment structure
since January 1, 2019
Organizational realignment
for greater customer proximity, increased competitiveness and profitable growth
Percentage of total sales and EBIT before special items in 2019
| Sales | EBITDA before special items |
|||
| Chemicals |
|
16% | 17% | 1 |
| Materials |
|
20% | 22% | 2 |
| Industrial Solutions |
|
14% | 18% | 3 |
| Surface Technologies |
|
22% | 15% | 4 |
| Nutrition & Care |
|
10% | 17% | 5 |
| Agricultural Solutions |
|
13% | 24% | 6 |
| Other | 5% | (13%) | 7 | |
| Million € | 2015 |
2016 |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Sales | 70,449 | 57,550 | 61,2231 | 60,2202 | 59,316 |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | 10,508 | 10,327 | 10,7381 | 9,2712 | 8,3244 |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 10,649 | 10,526 | 10,7651 | 8,9702 | 8,1854 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) before special items | 6,739 | 6,309 | 7,6451 | 6,2812 | 4,6434 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 6,248 | 6,275 | 7,5871 | 5,9742 | 4,2014 |
| Net income | 3,987 | 4,056 | 6,078 | 4,707 | 8,421 |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) | – | – | 15.41 | 12.02 | 7.7 |
| Earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 4.34 | 4.42 | 6.621 | 5.122 | 9.17 |
| Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) (€) | 5.00 | 4.83 | 6.441 | 5.872 | 4.00 |
| Dividend per share (€) | 2.90 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.30 |
| Dividend yield3 (%) | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 9,446 | 7,717 | 8,785 | 7,939 | 7,474 |
| Free cash flow | 3,634 | 3,572 | 4,789 | 4,045 | 3,650 |
1 Figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
2 Figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.
3 Based on year-end share price
4 The 2019 figures have been restated to reflect the reclassification of income from non-integral companies accounted for using the equity method to net income from shareholdings. For more information, see BASF’s Q1 2020 quarterly statement.
