BASF stock trades at EUR 51.80, 5.9 percent below its 52-week high

Published on 10/08/2026 at 15:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

BASF stock costs EUR 51.80 on October 8, 2026 versus EUR 51.04, plus 1.49 percent. Results are due October 28, 2026 with a P/E ratio of 7.80.

Bauhaus-Poster mit geometrischen Formen, Laborkolben-Silhouette und dem Wort CHEMIE — BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111) als weltgrößter Chemiekonzern wird durch geometrische Bauhaus-Formen dargestellt, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

BASF stock was trading at EUR 51.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 3:35 p.m. CEST, up 1.49 percent versus the prior close of EUR 51.04. The price was 5.90 percent below the EUR 55.05 52-week high, placing the current quote in the upper half of its EUR 41.48 to EUR 55.05 annual range.

Intraday quote moves higher

The Lang & Schwarz bid stood at EUR 51.78 and the ask at EUR 51.81 at 3:35 p.m. CEST on October 8, 2026. The structured home-market quote for BASF showed EUR 51.85 at 1:26 p.m. UTC, with a plus 1.31 percent daily change and a prior close of EUR 51.18.

These are separate venue readings and are not combined into one daily move. The Lang & Schwarz quote remains the reference price for German investors in this report.

Range and valuation figures

BASF's Lang & Schwarz price was 24.88 percent above the EUR 41.48 52-week low and 5.90 percent below the EUR 55.05 high on October 8, 2026. The 52-week range came from the Xetra-linked BASFn quote and uses the same EUR currency as the reference price.

The market capitalization was EUR 44.7 billion and the P/E ratio was 7.80 as of October 8, 2026. Average trading volume stood at 1,813,342 shares, compared with 483,362 shares traded in the quoted snapshot.

Analyst target remains above price

Deutsche Boerse reported on October 6, 2026 that Parmantier & Cie. rated BASF Buy and set a six-month target of EUR 59.00. The target lies 13.90 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price of EUR 51.80.

The analyst target is a dated research reference, not a forecast made in this report. BASF's P/E ratio of 7.80 and EUR 44.7 billion market capitalization provide the valuation figures for the October 8, 2026 snapshot.

Comparison with peers

BASF: plus 1.31 percent, P/E 7.80, EUR 44.7 billion market capitalization.

Evonik Industries: plus 0.96 percent, P/E 81.67, EUR 9.8 billion market capitalization.

Lanxess: minus 1.86 percent, P/E minus 1.63, EUR 1.1 billion market capitalization.

Next results date is October 28

BASF lists written information for its third-quarter 2026 results as available on October 28, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. CET. The calendar names a quarterly statement, selected tables, a news release, a factsheet and a presentation for that date.

Price remains below annual high

At 3:35 p.m. CEST on October 8, 2026, BASF was trading at EUR 51.80 at Lang & Schwarz, plus 1.49 percent versus the EUR 51.04 prior close. The quote stood EUR 3.25 below the EUR 55.05 52-week high, while the next scheduled results date is October 28, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of BASF stock.