BASF on the Capital Market
In 2023, stock markets were characterized by a weakening of the global economy. Continued high inflation, higher interest rates and increasing geopolitical tensions led to economic uncertainty and dampened demand in many sectors. A dividend at prior-year level of €3.40 per share will be proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Based on the year-end share price for 2023, BASF shares offer a high dividend yield of 7.0%.
At a glance
- BASF share price increased by 5.2% in 2023
- Proposed dividend of €3.40 per share at prior-year level
- Dividend yield of 7.0% based on the 2023 year-end share price
Securities code numbers |
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Germany |
BASF11 |
United States (CUSIP number) |
055262505 |
ISIN International Securities Identification Number |
DE000BASF111 |
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International ticker symbols |
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Deutsche Börse |
BAS |
Pink Sheets / OTCQX |
BASFY (ADR) |
Bloomberg (Xetra trading) |
BAS GY |
Reuters (Xetra trading) |
BASFn.DE |
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2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Year-end price |
€ |
67.35 |
64.72 |
61.78 |
46.39 |
48.78 |
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Year high |
€ |
74.49 |
68.29 |
72.61 |
68.69 |
54.04 |
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Year low |
€ |
56.20 |
39.04 |
57.88 |
38.85 |
40.59 |
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Year average |
€ |
64.77 |
53.31 |
66.20 |
49.90 |
46.71 |
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Daily trade in sharesa |
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million € |
187.6 |
219.2 |
170.8 |
183.0 |
117.3 |
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million shares |
2.9 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
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Number of shares December 31 |
million shares |
918.5 |
918.5 |
918.5 |
893.9 |
892.5 |
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Market capitalization December 31 |
billion € |
61.9 |
59.4 |
56.7 |
41.5 |
43.5 |
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Earnings per share |
€ |
9.17 |
–1.15 |
6.01 |
–0.70 |
0.25 |
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Adjusted earnings per share |
€ |
4.00 |
3.21 |
6.76 |
6.96 |
2.78 |
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Dividend per share |
€ |
3.30 |
3.30 |
3.40 |
3.40 |
3.40 |
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Dividend yieldb |
% |
4.90 |
5.10 |
5.50 |
7.33 |
6.97 |
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Payout ratio |
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36 |
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57 |
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Price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio)b |
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7.3 |
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10.3 |
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195.1 |
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