BASF stock slips as analysts flag 2026 earnings

Published on 09/10/2026 at 15:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

BASF stock closed at EUR 42.85 on September 9, 2026, down 1.6 percent on Xetra. The second quarter ended June 30, 2026 with EUR 17.21 billion in sales and EUR 2.4 billion in EBITDA before special items.

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BASF stock (ISIN DE000BASF111) closed at EUR 42.85 on Xetra on September 9, 2026, down 1.6 percent from the prior close. The stock traded between EUR 42.14 and EUR 43.00 that day, with 36,449 shares changing hands by the time of the close.

Second quarter sets the tone

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, BASF reported EUR 17.21 billion in revenue, up 9.11 percent from EUR 15.77 billion a year earlier, according to finanzen.ch. EBITDA before special items reached EUR 2.4 billion, up EUR 854 million year on year, while the quarterly update was released on July 15, 2026.

That combination matters because it shows the business is still generating profit leverage even as the share price stays below the EUR 55.05 peak from April 14, 2026. Analysts on finanzen.ch also expect EUR 3.08 in earnings per share for 2026, a figure that frames how much of that operating recovery is already priced in.

Analysts keep pressure on

The most recent analyst table on finanzen.ch lists JP Morgan at Underweight on August 4, 2026, Berenberg at Hold on July 30, 2026, UBS at Neutral on July 30, 2026 and Deutsche Bank at Buy on July 29, 2026. That mix leaves BASF with no clear consensus edge, even after the stronger second-quarter numbers and the 18 percent year-to-date gain cited in the market note from September 10, 2026.

BASF's next reported quarter is scheduled for October 28, 2026, according to the same finanzen.ch market update. For investors, the key question is whether the higher revenue base and EUR 2.4 billion EBITDA before special items can hold up into the third quarter.

Stock near support

BASF stock is still trading EUR 4.20 below the April 14, 2026 52-week high of EUR 55.05 and EUR 11.37 above the November 5, 2025 52-week low of EUR 41.48. On September 9, 2026, that left the shares in the lower half of their yearly range on Xetra.