BASF Report 2025

Statement of Income

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The content of this section is voluntary, unaudited information, which was critically read by the auditor.

BASF Group

Statement of income

Million €

Expla­nations in Note

2025

2024
restateda

Sales revenue

[7]

59,657

61,444

Cost of sales

[8]

–45,298

–46,225

Gross profit on sales

 

14,359

15,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling expenses

[8]

–7,514

–7,603

General administrative expenses

[8]

–1,338

–1,333

Research and development expenses

[8]

–1,995

–1,969

Other operating income

[9]

2,328

1,303

Other operating expenses

[9]

–3,957

–3,809

Income from integral companies accounted for using the equity method

[10]

–251

2

Income from operations (EBIT)

[5]

1,634

1,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from non-integral companies accounted for using the equity method

 

1,306

651

Income from other shareholdings

 

55

72

Expenses from other shareholdings

 

–48

–121

Net income from shareholdings

[10]

1,313

602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

338

368

Interest expenses

 

–893

–922

Interest result

 

–555

–554

Other financial income

 

235

264

Other financial expenses

 

–180

–262

Other financial result

 

55

2

Financial result

[11]

–500

–552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

2,447

1,861

Income taxes

[12]

–907

–573

Income after taxes from continuing operations

 

1,540

1,288

Income after taxes from discontinued operations

[3]

185

165

Income after taxes

 

1,726

1,453
of which attributable to shareholders of BASF SE (net income)

 

1,619

1,298

attributable to noncontrolling interests

[13]

107

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share from continuing operations (€)

 

1.63

1.29

Earnings per share from discontinued operations (€)

 

0.18

0.16

Earnings per share (€)

[6]

1.82

1.45

Dilution effect (€)

[6]

0.00

0.00

Diluted earnings per share (€)

[6]

1.81

1.45

a

Owing to the planned divestiture of the BASF’s automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings and surface treatment businesses to Carlyle, the affected business units have been classified as discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5 retroactively as of January 1, 2025. The earnings figures listed up to and including income taxes for 2024 have been restated.

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