BASF on the capital market
Stock markets in 2016 were again marked by a high level of volatility. Particularly contributing to this were fluctuating economic figures in China, crude oil prices and the referendum in the United Kingdom on E.U. membership. In this volatile environment, the BASF share rose by 24.9%, trading at €88.31 at the end of 2016. We stand by our ambitious dividend policy and will propose a dividend of €3.00 per share at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting – an increase of 3.4% compared with the previous year. BASF enjoys solid financing and good credit ratings.
€88.31
BASF share closing price up by 24.9% year-on-year
€3.00
Proposed dividend per share
DJSI World, CDP
BASF once again included in sustainability indexes
Key BASF share data |
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2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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Year-end price |
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€ |
71.15 |
77.49 |
69.88 |
70.72 |
88.31 |
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Year high |
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€ |
73.09 |
78.97 |
87.36 |
96.72 |
88.31 |
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Year low |
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€ |
51.89 |
64.79 |
65.61 |
65.74 |
56.70 |
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Year average |
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€ |
62.17 |
71.96 |
77.93 |
79.28 |
70.96 |
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Daily trade in shares1 |
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million € |
205.6 |
200.8 |
224.5 |
264.5 |
201.9 |
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million shares |
3.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
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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 € |
65.4 |
71.2 |
64.2 |
65.0 |
81.1 |
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Earnings per share |
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€ |
5.25 |
5.22 |
5.61 |
4.34 |
4.42 |
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Adjusted earnings per share |
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€ |
5.64 |
5.31 |
5.44 |
5.00 |
4.83 |
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Dividend per share |
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€ |
2.60 |
2.70 |
2.80 |
2.90 |
3.00 |
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Dividend yield2 |
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% |
3.65 |
3.48 |
4.01 |
4.10 |
3.40 |
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Payout ratio |
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% |
50 |
52 |
50 |
67 |
68 |
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Price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio)2 |
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13.6 |
14.8 |
12.5 |
16.3 |
20.0 |
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