BASF Report 2025

2025 – at a glance

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59.7
€ 59.7

billion

Sales revenuea

2024: €61.4 billion

6.6
€ 6.6

billion

EBITDA before special itemsa

2024: €7.2 billion

5.8
5.8 %

ROCEa

2024: 5.1%

5.6
€ 5.6

billion

Cash flows from operating activities

2024: €6.9 billion

1.3
€ 1.3

billion

Free cash flow

2024: €0.7 billion

4.0
€ 4.0

billion

Capital expenditures (capex)

2024: €6.0 billion

EBITDA before special items by segmenta,b and Other

Million €

Bar chart showing EBITDA before special items in millions of euros for the years 2025 and 2024 by segment: Chemicals (2025: 853, 2024: 1,342), Materials (2025: 1,575, 2024: 1,805), Industrial Solutions (2025: 1,200, 2024: 1,437), Nutrition and Care (2025: 649, 2024: 814) in total Core business (2025: 4,277, 2024: 5,398). Surface Technologies (2025: 800, 2024: 470), Agricultural Solutions (2025: 2,081 2024: 1,938), in total Standalone businesses (2025: 2,881, 2024: 2,409). Others (2025: -604, 2024: -567).
a With the planned divestiture of the automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings and surface treatment business units, sales and earnings from these activities will be reported as discontinued operations and will no longer be part of the sales and EBIT(DA) before special items of the BASF Group and of Surface Technologies. The prior-year figures have been restated accordingly (for more information on this planned transaction, see Portfolio measures).
b Since January 1, 2025, the chemical and refining catalysts business has been reported as part of the Performance Chemicals division in the Industrial Solutions segment. It was previously part of the former Catalysts division in the Surface Technologies segment. The prior-year figures have been restated accordingly.
Sales and employees by region

By location of company; employees as of December 31, 2025

World map with regional sales and employees as of December 31, 2025: Europe with 24.4 billion euros in sales and 65,073 employees; North America with 16.1 billion euros in sales and 15,652 employees; Asia Pacific with 14.8 billion euros in sales and 21,592 employees; South America, Africa and the Middle East with 4.4 billion euros in sales and 5,934 employees.
Greenhouse gas emissionsa

million metric tons of CO2 equivalents

Bar chart of greenhouse gas emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalents: 2025: 16.1, 2024:17.0, 2018: 21.9, 1990: 40.1.
a Scope 1 and Scope 2 (excluding the sale of energy to third parties)
2.0
€ 2.0

billion

Research and development expensesb

2024: €2.0 billion

108,251
108,251

Employees at year-end

2024: 111,822

12.3
€ 12.3

billion

Personnel expenses

2024: €11.2 billion

b This item no longer includes the amounts reported in discontinued operations. The prior-year figures have been restated accordingly (for more information, see Portfolio measures).

Published on February 27, 2026

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