Business Review by Segment
Please note
The audited BASF Report will be published on March 21, 2025. The key financial figures published here are therefore to be regarded as preliminary. From today's perspective, no adjustments are expected.
The content of this section is not part of the statutory audit of the annual financial statements but has undergone a separate limited assurance by our auditor.
The content of this section is voluntary, unaudited information, which was critically read by the auditor.
Million € |
Sales |
EBITDA before special items |
EBITDA |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Chemicals |
10,838 |
10,369 |
1,342 |
1,167 |
1,314 |
1,167 |
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Materials |
13,510 |
14,149 |
1,805 |
1,650 |
1,769 |
1,523 |
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Industrial Solutions |
8,175 |
8,010 |
1,161 |
965 |
1,140 |
1,010 |
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Nutrition & Care |
6,729 |
6,858 |
814 |
565 |
819 |
578 |
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Surface Technologies |
12,898 |
16,204 |
1,375 |
1,520 |
1,160 |
1,351 |
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Agricultural Solutions |
9,798 |
10,092 |
1,938 |
2,270 |
1,659 |
2,177 |
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Other |
3,312 |
3,220 |
–578 |
–466 |
–1,179 |
–626 |
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BASF Group |
65,260 |
68,902 |
7,858 |
7,671 |
6,681 |
7,180 |
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Million € |
Segment cash flow |
Assets |
Investments including acquisitionsa |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Chemicals |
–2,051 |
–936 |
14,266 |
11,468 |
3,403 |
2,706 |
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Materials |
766 |
1,369 |
10,135 |
9,716 |
1,139 |
1,083 |
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Industrial Solutions |
868 |
1,292 |
5,629 |
5,576 |
289 |
285 |
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Nutrition & Care |
–31 |
503 |
7,887 |
7,496 |
809 |
765 |
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Surface Technologies |
925 |
1,488 |
11,513 |
12,657 |
560 |
621 |
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Agricultural Solutions |
1,861 |
1,746 |
15,377 |
16,089 |
387 |
353 |
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Otherb |
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15,609 |
14,393 |
241 |
195 |
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BASF Group |
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80,415 |
77,395 |
6,826 |
6,006 |
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Million € |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Chemicals |
2,764 |
2,833 |
2,838 |
2,679 |
2,714 |
2,430 |
2,521 |
2,427 |
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Materials |
3,441 |
3,844 |
3,416 |
3,609 |
3,413 |
3,349 |
3,240 |
3,348 |
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Industrial Solutions |
2,057 |
2,143 |
2,147 |
2,050 |
2,092 |
1,948 |
1,879 |
1,869 |
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Nutrition & Care |
1,729 |
1,826 |
1,667 |
1,712 |
1,711 |
1,688 |
1,623 |
1,631 |
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Surface Technologies |
3,347 |
4,578 |
3,235 |
4,226 |
3,132 |
3,887 |
3,183 |
3,514 |
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Agricultural Solutions |
3,478 |
3,891 |
1,937 |
2,231 |
1,849 |
1,744 |
2,534 |
2,227 |
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Other |
736 |
877 |
870 |
799 |
829 |
689 |
876 |
855 |
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BASF Group |
17,553 |
19,991 |
16,111 |
17,305 |
15,739 |
15,735 |
15,856 |
15,871 |
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Million € |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Chemicals |
453 |
426 |
444 |
393 |
342 |
252 |
103 |
95 |
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Materials |
508 |
448 |
448 |
462 |
484 |
360 |
365 |
380 |
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Industrial Solutions |
332 |
300 |
320 |
207 |
301 |
207 |
208 |
250 |
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Nutrition & Care |
262 |
192 |
183 |
140 |
201 |
104 |
168 |
130 |
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Surface Technologies |
356 |
402 |
366 |
374 |
341 |
404 |
312 |
340 |
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Agricultural Solutions |
1,361 |
1,432 |
135 |
392 |
49 |
225 |
394 |
221 |
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Other |
–560 |
–336 |
62 |
–24 |
–96 |
–8 |
16 |
–99 |
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BASF Group |
2,712 |
2,864 |
1,957 |
1,944 |
1,622 |
1,545 |
1,567 |
1,317 |
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Million € |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
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2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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Chemicals |
–556 |
–187 |
–406 |
31 |
–363 |
–171 |
–726 |
–609 |
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Materials |
85 |
111 |
137 |
573 |
299 |
354 |
246 |
332 |
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Industrial Solutions |
59 |
148 |
150 |
414 |
356 |
416 |
303 |
314 |
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Nutrition & Care |
–64 |
3 |
19 |
186 |
52 |
157 |
–38 |
157 |
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Surface Technologies |
292 |
307 |
190 |
427 |
232 |
307 |
211 |
448 |
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Agricultural Solutions |
–715 |
–758 |
1,005 |
1,079 |
612 |
853 |
959 |
572 |
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