BASF/€BAS
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About BASF
BASF SE, operating under the ticker symbol BAS, is a German multinational chemical company founded in 1865. It is the largest chemical producer in the world and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The company operates across a broad range of sectors including chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, surface technologies, nutrition & care, and agricultural solutions, underscoring its role in a wide array of industries globally.
- Ticker
- €BAS
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- XETRA
- Employees
- 94,910
- Headquarters
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
- Website
- www.basf.com
BASF Metrics
BasicAdvanced
€45B
7.93
€6.57
0.74
€2.25
4.32%
Price and volume
Market cap
€45B
Beta
0.74
52-week high
€54.99
52-week low
€41.55
Average daily volume
1.6M
Dividend rate
€2.25
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.855
Quick ratio
1.192
Long term debt to equity
0.548
Total debt to equity
0.669
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
34.44%
Interest coverage (TTM)
3.18%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
6,568
Gross margin (TTM)
23.55%
Net profit margin (TTM)
9.42%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.43%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
29.93%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
€650,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.11%
Return on equity (TTM)
6.12%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
7.93
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.746
Price to book
1.24
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.71
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
43.937
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.28%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.185
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.32%
Forward dividend yield
4.32%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-4.95%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
1,432.17%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-7.80%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.26%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
46.09%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.16%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-12.86%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-2.51%
What the Analysts think about BASF
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for BASF stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of BASF stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
BASF raised its 2026 EBITDA-before-special-items outlook to €6.9–7.7 billion from €6.2–7.0 billion after second-quarter EBITDA before special items reached €2.4 billion, materially above analyst expectations. (BASF)
Second-quarter sales increased €2.4 billion year over year to €17.2 billion, supported by 11.5% higher prices and 7.3% volume growth; earnings improved in nearly all segments, led by Materials, Chemicals and Industrial Solutions. (BASF)
BASF made progress on portfolio restructuring through the Coatings divestiture, which generated a €3.5 billion after-tax disposal gain and helped lift first-half net income to €5.1 billion from €887 million a year earlier. (BASF)
BASF’s operating cash generation weakened sharply: first-half 2026 cash flow from operating activities was negative €273 million, €876 million below the prior-year period, while restructuring and ERP-related charges remained significant. (BASF)
Management cut its 2026 macro assumptions, including global GDP growth to 2.5%, industrial production growth to 2.0% and chemical-production growth to 1.8%; it also expects continued weakness and import pressure in European chemicals. (BASF)
BASF continues to face a prolonged chemicals downturn and is pursuing additional cost reductions, including significant workforce reductions in its roughly 8,500-person internal IT division, indicating that existing savings initiatives may not be sufficient. (Bloomberg)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Sept 2026.
BASF Financial Performance
Revenues and expenses
BASF Earnings Performance
Company profitability
Upcoming events
No upcoming events
Funds containing BASF
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | €BAS weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Chemicals€EXV7 | €104M | 15.40% |
iShares DivDAX€EXSB | €562M | 10.19% |
Amundi DAX II£DAXX | £572M | 2.99% |
iShares Core DAX€EXS1 | €8.6B | 2.67% |
iShares Core DAX€EXIC | €72M | 2.65% |
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