Investors
Share and dividend
How many shareholders does BASF have and who are the top ones?
BASF has more than 900,000 shareholders. Referring to the Securities Trade Act §§ 33, 34 and 38, BASF has two major shareholders: BlackRock Inc. (6.03%, 07/01/2025) and The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (3.06%, 04/10/2026).
How many BASF shares are issued and outstanding?
The total number of BASF registered shares with no par value is 892,522,164.
Who owns BASF?
With around 900,000 shareholders, BASF is one of the largest publicly owned companies with a high free float. An analysis of the shareholder structure carried out end of December 2025 showed that, at around 23% of share capital, the United States and Canada made up the largest regional group of institutional investors. Institutional investors from Germany accounted for 5%. Institutional investors from the United Kingdom and Ireland hold 7% of BASF shares, while investors from the rest of Europe hold a further 10% of capital. Institutional investors from the rest of the world, including the Asia Pacific region, hold 3% of BASF shares. Approximately 45% of the company’s share capital is held by private investors, nearly all of whom reside in Germany. BASF is therefore one of the DAX 40 companies with the largest percentage of private shareholders.
On what stock exchanges is BASF traded and what are the stock symbols?
| Security Code Numbers | |
| Germany | BASF11 |
| United States (CUSIP number) | 055262505 |
| ISIN International Securities Identification Number | DE000BASF111 |
| Ticker symbols | |
| Deutsche Börse | BAS |
| Pink Sheets / OTCQX | BASFY (ADR) |
| Bloomberg (Xetra trading) | BAS GY |
| Reuters (Xetra trading) | BASFn.DE |
What amounts of dividend have been paid so far and when were they paid?
| Fiscal year | Dividend per share | Stockholders' resolution | Payment date |
| 2025 | 2.25 | 04/30/2026 | 05/06/2026 |
| 2024 | 2.25 | 05/02/2025 | 05/07/2025 |
| 2023 | 3.40 | 04/25/2024 | 04/30/2024 |
| 2022 | 3.40 | 04/27/2023 | 05/03/2023 |
| 2021 | 3.40 | 04/29/2022 | 05/04/2022 |
| 2020 | 3.30 | 04/29/2021 | 05/04/2021 |
| 2019 | 3.30 | 06/18/2020 | 06/23/2020 |
| 2018 | 3.20 | 05/03/2018 | 05/08/2019 |
| 2017 | 3.10 | 05/04/2018 | 05/09/2018 |
| 2016 | 3.00 | 05/12/2017 | 05/17/2017 |
| 2015 | 2.90 | 04/29/2016 | 05/02/2016 |
| 2014 | 2.80 | 04/30/2015 | 05/04/2015 |
| 2013 | 2.70 | 05/02/2014 | 05/05/2014 |
| 2012 | 2.60 | 04/26/2013 | 04/29/2013 |
| 2011 | 2.50 | 04/27/2012 | 04/30/2012 |
| 2010 | 2.20 | 05/06/2011 | 05/09/2011 |
| 2009 | 1.70 | 04/29/2010 | 04/30/2010 |
| 2008 | 1.95 | 04/30/2009 | 05/04/2009 |
When is the next payment date?
The next dividend will be paid out on Tuesday, May 4, 2027.
Does BASF currently have a share buyback program?
In view of cash proceeds already received and further proceeds expected, particularly from portfolio measures, the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has resolved on a share buyback program on October 28, 2025. The program, which has a volume of up to €1.5 billion, is scheduled to start in November 2025 and be concluded by the end of June 2026. It is part of the share buyback announced at the Capital Markets Day in September 2024, with a total volume of €4 billion until the end of 2028. BASF SE will cancel all repurchased shares and reduce the share capital accordingly.
Detailed information on the share buyback program is published on the website of BASF SE at www.basf.com/sharebuyback.