BASF Share Performance

• BASF share price declines 3.9% in 2020
• Assuming that dividends were reinvested, BASF’s share performance rose by 2.3%

The BASF share closed the 2020 stock market year at €64.72, a decrease of 3.9% compared with the previous year’s closing price (€67.35). After the significant downturn in share prices caused by the pandemic in the first half of 2020, BASF’s share price recovered and stabilized over the second half of the year but remained slightly below the prior-year closing price.

Assuming that dividends were reinvested, BASF’s share performance rose by 2.3% in 2020. The DAX 30, the benchmark index of the German stock market, rose by 3.5% over the same period, while the European EURO STOXX 50 index lost 3.2%. The global industry index MSCI World Chemicals gained 14.8%.

Change in value of an investment in BASF shares in 2020

With dividends reinvested; indexed

The assets of an investor who invested €1,000 in BASF shares at the end of 2010 and reinvested the dividends in additional BASF shares would have increased to €1,614 by the end of 2020. This represents an annual yield of 4.9%.

Long-term performance of BASF shares compared with indexes

Average annual increase with dividends reinvested