Dividend
Dividend of €3.40 per share
On April 29, 2022, the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of BASF SE approved to pay a dividend of €3.40 per share. The dividend was paid out to shareholders on May 4, 2022.
BASF stands by its ambitious dividend policy of increasing the per-share dividend each year and pays out €3.1 billion to the shareholders of BASF SE.
Based on the year-end share price for 2021, BASF shares offer a high dividend yield of around 5.5%. BASF is part of the DivDAX share index, which contains the 15 companies with the highest dividend yield in the DAX 40.
Dividend per share
€ per share
* Dividend yield based on share price at year-end
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,123 | 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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+0.352 |
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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. | |||
| 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 |