Half-Year Financial Report 2018 This report provides information on our business development in the second quarter and first half of 2018. BASF Group Business Review 2nd Quarter 2018 BASF Group Business Review 1st Half 2018 BASF Group records slight sales and earnings growth in first half of 2018 Sales up 1% to €33.4 billion due to higher prices and volumes EBIT before special items increased by 3% to €4.9 billion Outlook for 2018 confirmed Key figures 2nd quarter 2018 (April–June) Sales €16,782 million +3% Q2 2017: €16,264 million EBIT before special items €2,356 million +5% Q2 2017: €2,251 million EBIT €2,291 million +5% Q2 2017: €2,181 million Earnings per share €1.61 −1% Q2 2017: €1.63 Segment overview 2nd quarter 2018 (April–June) Chemicals Performance Products Functional Materials & Solutions Agricultural Solutions Oil & Gas Chemicals Sales €4,132 million +2% Q2 2017: €4,045 million EBIT before special items €1,074 million −4% Q2 2017: €1,120 million Performance Products Sales €3,949 million −5% Q2 2017: €4,142 million EBIT before special items €409 million +1% Q2 2017: €405 million Functional Materials & Solutions Sales €5,540 million +5% Q2 2017: €5,261 million EBIT before special items €338 million −20% Q2 2017: €422 million Agricultural Solutions Sales €1,501 million −2% Q2 2017: €1,526 million EBIT before special items €278 million +2% Q2 2017: €272 million Oil & Gas Sales €998 million +23% Q2 2017: €814 million EBIT before special items €391 million +114% Q2 2017: €183 million At a glance Economic Environment and Outlook Significant Events Regions Statement of Income Balance Sheet Half-Year Financial Statements Important financial events Click here for an overview of BASF’s financial events. Events Download center Here you can download all content of the Half-Year Financial Report as PDF or XLS files. Downloads Entire Half-Year Financial Report 2018 (756 kB) All tables from the Half-Year Financial Report 2018 (267 kB)
