BASF on the capital market
Stock markets were marked by a high level of volatility in 2015. This was largely a factor of fickle economic development, slowdown in the emerging markets and the threat of Greece’s payment default. In this volatile environment, the BASF share rose by 1.2%, trading at €70.72 at the end of 2015. We stand by our ambitious dividend policy and will propose a dividend of €2.90 per share at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting – an increase of 3.6% compared with the previous year. BASF enjoys solid financing and good credit ratings.
€70.72
BASF share closing price up by 1.2% year-on-year
€2.90
Proposed dividend per share
DJSI World, CDLI
BASF once again included in sustainability indexes
Key BASF share data1 |
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2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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Year-end price |
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€ |
53.89 |
71.15 |
77.49 |
69.88 |
70.72 |
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Year high |
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€ |
69.40 |
73.09 |
78.97 |
87.36 |
96.72 |
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Year low |
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€ |
43.66 |
51.89 |
64.79 |
65.61 |
65.74 |
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Year average |
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€ |
57.02 |
62.17 |
71.96 |
77.93 |
79.28 |
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Daily trade in shares2 |
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million € |
265.7 |
205.6 |
200.8 |
224.5 |
264.5 |
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million shares |
4.7 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
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Number of shares December 31 |
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million shares |
918.5 |
918.5 |
918.5 |
918.5 |
918.5 |
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Market capitalization December 31 |
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billion € |
49.5 |
65.4 |
71.2 |
64.2 |
65.0 |
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Earnings per share |
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€ |
6.74 |
5.25 |
5.22 |
5.61 |
4.34 |
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Adjusted earnings per share |
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€ |
6.26 |
5.64 |
5.31 |
5.44 |
5.00 |
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Dividend per share |
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€ |
2.50 |
2.60 |
2.70 |
2.80 |
2.90 |
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Dividend yield3 |
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% |
4.64 |
3.65 |
3.48 |
4.01 |
4.1 |
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Payout ratio |
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% |
37 |
50 |
52 |
50 |
67 |
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Price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio)3 |
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8.0 |
13.6 |
14.8 |
12.5 |
16.3 |