Dividend
Dividend of €3.10 per share
On May 4, 2018 the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting has approved a dividend payment of €3.10 per share. We stand by our ambitious dividend policy and plan to pay out €2.8 billion to our shareholders.
Based on the year-end share price for 2017, BASF shares offer a high dividend yield of 3.4%. BASF is part of the DivDAX share index, which contains the 15 companies with the highest dividend yield in the DAX 30. We aim to increase our dividend each year, or at least maintain it at the previous year’s level.
* Dividend yield based on share price at year-end
** Adjusted for two-for-one stock split conducted in 2008
| For Fiscal year | Dividend (Million €) | Dividend / share 1 (€) | Year-end share price 1 (€) | Dividend yield (%) | Number of shares as of Dec. 311 (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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+0.35 3 |
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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. | |||
| 2017 | 3.10 |
- | 05/09/2019 | 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 |
| 2:1 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 | ||||
| 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 |