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BASF

GER:BAS DE000BASF111
49
  • Value
    70
  • Growth
    49
  • Safety
    Safety
    48
  • Combined
    57
  • Sentiment
    33
  • 360° View
    360° View
    49
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Company Description

BASF SE is a Germany-based chemical company. It operates in Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. The company operates globally, with a focus on Germany. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $44,484 million, profits of $17,345 million, and revenue of $67,564 million with 111991 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 49 (better than 49% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock BASF are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for BASF. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 70, which means that the share price of BASF is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 49, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 48, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 52% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 67% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 33. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country Germany
Industry Diversified Chemicals
Size XX-Large
Website basf.com
Index
CDAX
DAX 40
EURO STOXX 50
BASF stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
70 69 87 87
Growth
49 54 73 53
Safety
Safety
48 63 56 66
Sentiment
33 44 24 47
360° View
360° View
49 85 80 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
45 56 21 62
Opinions Change
43 27 31 9
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 56 67
Market Pulse
46 56 42 44
Sentiment
33 44 24 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
70 69 87 87
Growth
49 54 73 53
Safety Safety
48 63 56 66
Combined
57 72 92 84
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
69 56 71 75
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 59 73 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
56 56 60 68
Dividend Yield
87 85 98 94
Value
70 69 87 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
49 41 50 8
Profit Growth
96 64 32 68
Capital Growth
6 21 81 88
Stock Returns
55 79 79 31
Growth
49 54 73 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
36 48 55 49
Refinancing
79 57 68 64
Liquidity
33 40 44 46
Safety Safety
48 63 56 66

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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