Factbook
Ten-Year Summary
| Million € | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Statement of income | ||||||||||
| Sales | 57,550 | 61,2231 | 60,2202 | 59,316 | 59,149 | 78,598 | 87,327 | 68,902 |
61,4443 |
59,657 |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | 6,275 | 7,5871 | 5,9742 | 4,201 | -191 | 7,677 | 6,548 | 2,240 |
1,8103 |
1,634 |
| Income before income taxes | 5,395 | 6,8821 | 5,2332 | 3,302 | -1,562 | 7,448 | 1,190 | 1,420 |
1,8613 |
2,447 |
| Income after taxes from continuing operations | – | 5,5921 | 4,1162 | 2,546 | -1,471 | 6,018 | -391 | 379 |
1,2883 |
1,540 |
| Income after taxes from discontinued operations | – | 7601 | 8632 | 5,945 | 396 | -36 | – | – |
1653 |
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 |
| EBITDA before special items | 10,327 | 10,7381 | 9,2712 | 8,324 | 7,435 | 11,348 | 10,762 | 7,671 |
7,2403 |
6,554 |
| EBIT before special items | 6,309 | 7,6451 | 6,2812 | 4,643 | 3,560 | 7,768 | 6,878 | 3,806 |
3,5233 |
2,887 |
| 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 |
| Number of 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 | 1,8431 | 1,9942 | 2,158 | 2,086 | 2,216 | 2,298 | 2,130 | 1,9693 | 1,995 |
| Balance sheet (IFRS) | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 76,496 | 78,768 | 86,556 | 86,950 | 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 |
| Key data | ||||||||||
| EBITDA margin before special items (%) | 17.9 | 17.51 | 15.42 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 |
11.83 |
11.0 |
| Cash flows from operating activities (million €) | 7,717 | 8,785 | 7,939 | 7,474 | 5,413 | 7,245 | 7,709 | 8,111 |
6,946 |
5,610 |
| Free cash flow (million €) | 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 | 17.04 |
17.0 |
16.1 |
| Return on capital employed (ROCE) (%) | – | 15.4 | 12.02 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 4.5 |
5.13 |
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 | 9.51 | 7.1 | 4.5 | -1.2 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
3.53 |
4.3 |
| Return on equity after tax (%) | 13.3 | 18.9 | 14.1 | 21.6 | -2.8 | 15.6 | –0.9 | 1.0 |
4.03 |
4.8 |
| Appropriation of profits | ||||||||||
| Net income of BASF SE5 (million €) | 2,808 | 3,130 | 2,982 | 3,899 | 3,946 | 3,928 | 3,849 | 7,434 |
2,704 |
2,665 |
| Dividends (million €) | 2,755 | 2,847 | 2,939 | 3,031 | 3,031 | 3,072 | 3,035 | 3,035 |
2,008 |
1,964 |
| Dividend per share (€) | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
| Number of shares as of December 31 (million) | 918.5 | 918.5 | 918.5 | 918.5 | 918.5 | 918.5 | 893.9 | 892.5 | 892.5 | 892.5 |
1 The figures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
2 The figures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.
3 The figures for 2024 were adjusted to reflect the presentation of the coatings business as discontinued operations.
4 The figure for 2023 has been adjusted due to updated data.
5 Calculated in accordance with German GAAP