Dividend
Dividend of €3.20 per share
On May 3, 2019 the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting has approved a dividend payment of €3.20 per share. We stand by our ambitious dividend policy of increasing our dividend each year and pay out €2.9 billion to our shareholders.
Based on the year-end share price for 2018, BASF shares offer a high dividend yield of around 5.3%. BASF is part of the DivDAX share index, which contains the 15 companies with the highest dividend yield in the DAX 30.
One of our financial goals is to increase the dividend per share every year based on a strong free cash flow.
Dividend per share** (€ per share)
* Dividend yield based on share price at year-end
** Adjusted for two-for-one stock split conducted in 2008
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 / share 1 (€) | Year-end share price 1 (€) | Dividend yield (%) | Number of shares as of Dec. 311 (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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+0.35 2 |
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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. | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |