BASF on the capital market The BASF share price rose by 3.9% in 2017, trading at €91.74 at the year-end. We stand by our ambitious dividend policy and will propose a dividend of €3.10 per share at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting – an increase of 3.3% compared with the previous year. BASF enjoys solid financing and good credit ratings. €91.74 BASF share closing price up by 3.9% year-on-year €3.10 Proposed dividend per share CDP, MSCI ESG BASF once again recognized in sustainability indexes (XLS:) Download Key BASF share data 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1 Average, Xetra trading 2 Based on year-end share price Year-end price € 77.49 69.88 70.72 88.31 91.74 Year high € 78.97 87.36 96.72 88.31 97.46 Year low € 64.79 65.61 65.74 56.70 79.64 Year average € 71.96 77.93 79.28 70.96 88.16 Daily trade in shares1 million € 200.8 224.5 264.5 201.9 185.7 million shares 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.1 Number of shares December 31 million shares 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 918.5 Market capitalization December 31 billion € 71.2 64.2 65.0 81.1 84.3 Earnings per share € 5.22 5.61 4.34 4.42 6.62 Adjusted earnings per share € 5.31 5.44 5.00 4.83 6.44 Dividend per share € 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10 Dividend yield2 % 3.48 4.01 4.10 3.40 3.38 Payout ratio % 52 50 67 68 47 Price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio)2 14.8 12.5 16.3 20.0 13.9 More in this chapter: Share PerformanceDividendShareholders BaseSustainable InvestmentAnalysts’ recommendationsInvestor Relations back next
