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Ten-year Summary

The audited BASF Report 2024 will be published on March 21, 2025. The key financial figures published on February 28, 2025, are therefore to be regarded as preliminary. From today’s perspective, no adjustments are expected.

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Million €	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Key data
EBITDA before special items	10,508	10,327	10.738^a	9.271^b	8,324	7,435	11,348	10,762	7,671	7,858
EBITDA margin before special items (%)	14.9	17.9	17.5^a	15.4^b	14.0	12.6	14.4	12.3	11.1	12.0
Cash flows from operating activities	9,446	7,717	8,785	7,939	7,474	5,413	7,245	7,709	8,111	6,946
Free cashflow	3,634	3,572	4,789	4,045	3,650	2,284	3,713	3,333	2,715	748
CO₂ emissions (million metric tons)	22.2	22.0	22.6	22.9	21.1	20.8	20.2	18.4	16.9	17.0
ROCE (%)	–	–	15.4	12,0^b	7.7	1.7	13.7	10.0	4.5	5.1
Earnings per share (€)	4.34	4.42	6,62^a	5.12	9.17	–1,15	6.01	–0,70	0.25	1.45
Adjusted earnings per share (€)	5.00	4.83	6,44^a	5.87	4.00	3.21	6.76	6.96	2.78	3.51
Return on assets (%)	8.7	8.2	9,5^a	7.1	4.5	–1,2	9.5	2.1	2.8	3.7
Return on equity after tax (%)	14.4	13.3	18.9	14.1	21.6	–2,8	15.6	–0,9	1.0	4.1

Capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization
Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	6,013	7,258	4,364	10,735	4,097	4,869	4,881	4,967	6,006	6,826
of which property, plant and equipment	5,742	4,377	4,028	5,040	3,842	4,075	4,410	4,842	5,864	6,506
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	4,401	4,251	4,202	3,750	4,146	6,685	3,678	4,200	4,941	4,648
of which property, plant and equipment	3,600	3,691	3,586	3,155	3,408	5,189	3,064	3,549	4,062	3,978

Employees at year-end	112,435	113,830	115,490	122,404	117,628	110,302	111,047	111,481	111,991	111,822
Personnel expenses	9,982	10,165	10,610	10,659	10,924	10,576	11,097	11,400	10,950	11,421
Research and development expenses	1,953	1,863	1.843^a	1.994^b	2,158	2,086	2,216	2,298	2,130	2,061

Statement of income
Sales	70,449	57,550	61.223^a	60.220^b	59,316	59,149	78,598	87,327	68,902	65,260
EBITDA	10,649	10,526	10,765	8,970	8,185	6,494	11,355	10,748	7,180	6,681
EBIT	6,248	6,275	7.587^a	5.974^b	4,201	−191	7,677	6,548	2,240	2,033
Income before income taxes	5,548	5,395	6.882^a	5.233^b	3,302	−1,562	7,448	1,190	1,420	2,069
Income after taxes from continuing operations	–	–	5.592^a	4.116^b	2,546	−1,471	6,018	−391	379	1,453
Income after taxes from discontinued operations	–	–	760^a	863^b	5,945	396	−36	−	−	–
Income after taxes	4,301	4,255	6,352	4,979	8,491	−1,075	5,982	−391	379	1,453
Net income	3,987	4,056	6,078	4,707	8,421	−1,060	5,523	−627	225	1,298
EBIT before special items	6,739	6,309	7.645^a	6.281^b	4,643	3,560	7,768	6,878	3,806	3,911

^aFigures for 2017 were restated with the presentation of the oil and gas activities as discontinued operations.
^bFigures for 2018 were restated with the presentation of the construction chemicals activities as discontinued operations.

Balance Sheet (IFRS)

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Million €	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total assets	70,836	76,496	78,768	86,556	86,950	80,292	87,383	84,472	77,395	80,415
Noncurrent assets	46,270	50,550	47,623	43,335	55,960	50,424	52,332	47,050	45,923	49,183
of which intangible assets	12,537	15,162	13,594	16,554	14,525	13,145	13,499	13,273	12,216	11,983
of which property, plant and equipment	25,260	26,413	25,258	20,780	21,792	19,647	21,553	22,967	24,080	27,197
Current assets	24,566	25,946	31,145	43,221	30,990	29,868	35,051	37,422	31,472	31,232
of which inventories	9,693	10,005	10,303	12,166	11,223	10,010	13,868	16,028	13,876	13,681
of which accounts receivable, trade	9,516	10,952	10,801	10,665	9,093	9,466	11,942	12,055	10,414	10,393
of which cash and cash equivalents	2,241	1,375	6,495	2,300	2,427	4,330	2,624	2,516	2,624	2,914
Equity	31,545	32,568	34,756	36,109	42,350	34,398	42,081	40,923	36,646	36,884
Total liabilities	39,291	43,928	44,012	50,447	44,600	45,894	45,301	43,550	40,750	43,532
of which financial indebtedness	15,197	16,312	18,032	20,841	18,377	19,214	17,184	19,016	19,268	21,762

Appropriation of profits
Net income of BASF SE^a	2,158	2,808	3,130	2,982	3,899	3,946	3,928	3,849	7,434	2,704
Dividend	2,664	2,755	2,847	2,939	3,031	3,031	3,072	3,035	3,035	2.008^b
Dividend per share (€)	2.90	3.00	3.10	3.20	3.30	3.30	3.40	3.40	3.40	2,25^c

Number of shares at year-end (million)	918.5	918.5	918.5	918.5	918.5	918.5	918.5	893.9	892.5	892,5

^aCalculated in accordance with German GAAP
^bBased on the number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2024 (892,522,164).
^c Dividend proposal of the Board of Executive Directors