BASF surprises: Analyst forecasts show light and shadow!
BASF will present quarterly figures on February 28, 2025. Analysts expect an increase in profits and a decline in sales. Details here.

BASF surprises: Analyst forecasts show light and shadow!
On February 28, 2025, BASF announced at a financial conference that it would publish its figures for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. According to the expectations of 4 analysts, earnings per share are forecast at EUR 0.154, which represents a significant increase compared to EUR -1.780 in the same quarter last year.
In terms of sales, 7 analysts expect a decrease of 2.02 percent compared to the same quarter last year, with an average of EUR 15.55 billion (previous year: EUR 15.87 billion). In total, 17 analysts estimate an average profit of EUR 3.40 per share for the past fiscal year, while 22 analysts expect sales totaling EUR 65.11 billion for the recently ended fiscal year, compared to EUR 68.90 billion in the previous year, as finance.net reported.
Current price and financial data
A current look at the stock market shows that BASF shares are trading at a price of EUR 49.21 on February 28, 2025. The price changes over the last five days show an increase of 0.92 percent, in January the price rose by 0.50 percent and since the beginning of the year by an impressive 15.77 percent.
BASF's sales development in recent years shows the following figures: In 2019, sales amounted to EUR 59.316 billion, while in 2023 a decline to EUR 68.902 billion was recorded. Sales of EUR 65.239 billion are forecast for 2024 and a slight increase to EUR 67.229 billion in 2025. This information was provided by MarketScreener provided.