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Dividend
Dividend of Euro 2.25 per share
BASF has set itself the target of distributing at least €12 billion to shareholders from 2025 to 2028 through a combination of dividends and share buybacks.
Specifically, we intend to pay a dividend of at least €2.25 per share or around €2 billion each year. The total dividend distribution of at least around €8 billion over the four-year period will be supplemented by share buybacks of at least around €4 billion.
The dividend for the 2025 business year is €2.25 per share (dividend for the 2024 business year: €2.25 per share). It will be disbursed on May 6, 2026.
Shareholder distribution policy
Shareholder distributions via dividends and share buybacks 2025-2028:
Overall distribution on the level of the last years
Paying agent within the meaning of sec. 48 (1) nr. 4 German Security Trading Act (WpHG) is the Deutsche Bank AG with its branches.
| For Fiscal year | Dividend (Million €) | Dividend / share1 (€) | Year-end share price1 (€) | Dividend yield (%) | Number of shares as of Dec. 311 (in thousands) |
| 2025 | 1,990 | 2.252 | 44.43 | 5.1 | 892.522 |
| 2024 | 2,008 | 2.25 | 42.46 | 5.3 | 892.522 |
| 2023 | 3,035 | 3.40 | 48.78 | 892,522 | |
| 2022 | 3,039 | 3.40 | 46.39 | 7.3 | 893,854 |
| 2021 | 3,072 | 3.40 | 61.78 | 5.5 | 918,478 |
| 2020 | 3,031 | 3.30 | 64.72 | 5.1 | 918,478 |
| 2019 | 3,031 | 3.30 | 67.35 | 4.9 | 918,478 |
| 2018 | 2,939 | 3.20 | 60.40 | 5.3 | 918,478 |
| 2017 | 2,847 | 3.10 | 91.74 | 3,4 | 918,478 |
| 2016 | 2,755 | 3.00 | 88.31 | 3.4 | 918,478 |
| 2015 | 2,664 | 2.90 | 70.72 | 4.1 | 918,478 |
| 2014 | 2,572 | 2.80 | 69.88 | 4.0 | 918,478 |
| 2013 | 2,480 | 2.70 | 77.49 | 3.5 | 918,478 |
| 2012 | 2,388 | 2.60 | 71.15 | 3.7 | 918,478 |
| 2011 | 2,296 | 2.50 | 53.89 | 4.6 | 918,478 |
| 2010 | 2,021 | 2.20 | 59.70 | 3.7 | 918,478 |
| 2009 | 1,561 | 1.70 | 43.46 | 3.9 | 918,478 |
| 2008 | 1,791 | 1.95 | 27.73 | 7.0 | 918,478 |
| 2007 | 1,831 | 1.95 | 50.71 | 3.9 | 956,370 |
| 2006 | 1,484 | 1.50 | 36.93 | 4.1 | 999,360 |
| 2005 | 1,015 | 1.00 | 32.36 | 3.1 | 1,030,118 |
| 2004 | 904 | 0.85 | 26.50 | 3.2 | 1,082,480 |
| 2003 | 774 | 0.70 | 22.29 | 3.1 | 1,113,286 |
| 2002 | 789 | 0.70 | 18.04 | 3.9 | 1,140,632 |
| 2001 | 758 | 0.65 | 20.88 | 3.1 | 1,166,802 |
| 2000 | 1,214 | 0.65 | 24.09 | 4.2 | 1,214,798 |
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1 Adjusted for 1:2 stock split in June 2008 2 Special dividend |
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| For Fiscal year | Gross dividends | Payments on dividend warrant |
Payable as of |
Date of Annual Meeting |
| € | No. | |||
| 2025 | 2.25 | - | 05/06/2026 | 04/30/2026 |
| 2024 | 2.25 | - | 05/07/2025 | 05/02/2025 |
| 2023 | 3.40 | - | 04/30/2024 | 04/25/2024 |
| 2022 | 3.40 | - | 05/03/2023 | 04/27/2023 |
| 2021 | 3.40 | - | 05/04/2022 | 04/29/2022 |
| 2020 | 3.30 | - | 05/04/2021 | 04/29/2021 |
| 2019 | 3.30 | - | 06/23/2020 | 06/18/2020 |
| 2018 | 3.20 | - | 05/08/2019 | 05/03/2019 |
| 2017 | 3.10 | - | 05/09/2018 | 05/04/2018 |
| 2016 | 3.00 | - | 05/17/2017 | 05/12/2017 |
| 2015 | 2.90 | - | 05/02/2016 | 04/29/2016 |
| 2014 | 2.80 | - | 05/04/2015 | 04/30/2015 |
| 2013 | 2.70 | - | 05/05/2014 | 05/02/2014 |
| 2012 | 2.60 | - | 04/29/2013 | 04/26/2013 |
| 2011 | 2.50 | - | 04/30/2012 | 04/27/2012 |
| 2010 | 2.20 | - | 05/09/2011 | 05/06/2011 |
| 2009 | 1.70 | 04/30/2010 | 04/29/2010 | |
| 2008 | 1.95 | - | 05/04/2009 | 04/30/2009 |
| 1:2 stock split on 06/27/2008 | ||||
| 2007 | 3.90 | 26 | 04/25/2008 | 04/24/2008 |
| 2006 | 3.00 | 25 | 04/27/2007 | 04/26/2007 |
| 2005 | 2.00 | 24 | 05/05/2006 | 05/04/2006 |
| 2004 | 1.70 | 23 | 04/29/2005 | 04/28/2005 |
| 2003 | 1.40 | 22 | 04/30/2004 | 04/29/2004 |
| 2002 | 1.40 | 21 | 05/07/2003 | 05/06/2003 |
| 2001 | 1.30 | 20 | 05/02/2002 | 04/30/2002 |
| 2000 | 2.00 | 19 | 04/27/2001 | 04/26/2001 |
| 1999 | 1.13 | 18 | 04/28/2000 | 04/27/2000 |
| DM | No. | |||
| 1998 | 2.20 | 17 | 04/30/1999 | 04/29/1999 |
| Conversion of DM shares to no-par shares as of 07/06/1998 | ||||
| 1997 | 2.00 | 16 | 05/20/1998 | 05/19/1998 |
| 1996 | 1.70 | 15 | 05/16/1997 | 05/15/1997 |
| Introduction of the 5 DM share; conversion of per-share price from nom. DM 50 to nom. DM 5 as of 07/01/1996 |
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| 1995 | 14.00 | 14 | 05/10/1996 | 05/09/1996 |
| 1994 | 10.00 | 13 | 15/05/1995 | 05/11/1995 |
| 1993 | 8.00 | 12 | 04/29/1994 | 04/28/1994 |
| 1992 | 10.00 | 11 | 04/30/1993 | 04/29/1993 |
| 1991 | 12.00 | 10 | 05/04/1992 | 04/30/1992 |
| 1990 | 13.00 | 9 | 06/28/1991 | 06/27/1991 |