BASF SE

SWX:BAS Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 41.9b

BASF Valuation

Is BAS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of BAS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: BAS (CHF46.64) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF107.41)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: BAS is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BAS?

Key metric: As BAS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BAS. This is calculated by dividing BAS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BAS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.8x
Earnings€1.43b
Market Cap€45.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BAS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BAS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.6x
GIVN Givaudan
22.9x5.65%CHF 24.5b
SIKA Sika
19.7x9.51%CHF 20.6b
HOLN Holcim
92.3x26.41%CHF 35.9b
EMSN EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING
31.6x4.88%CHF 14.8b
BAS BASF
31.8x11.85%CHF 45.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BAS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the peer average (41.6x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BAS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BAS 31.8xIndustry Avg. 17.1xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BAS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BAS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BAS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate BAS's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BAS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 46.64
CHF 46.53
-0.24%
14.49%CHF 57.02CHF 33.11n/a21
Mar ’27CHF 45.40
CHF 45.29
-0.24%
13.91%CHF 56.35CHF 32.72n/a21
Feb ’27CHF 41.76
CHF 44.43
+6.39%
13.73%CHF 54.96CHF 32.98n/a21
Jan ’27CHF 41.47
CHF 44.71
+7.80%
13.27%CHF 56.09CHF 35.52n/a20
Dec ’26n/a
CHF 44.87
0%
13.15%CHF 56.06CHF 35.50n/a20
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 45.84
0%
12.42%CHF 55.65CHF 35.25n/a20
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 46.27
0%
10.86%CHF 56.11CHF 36.47n/a20
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 46.91
0%
11.63%CHF 61.13CHF 36.68n/a21
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 46.35
0%
11.68%CHF 60.28CHF 36.17n/a21
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 47.28
0%
12.84%CHF 60.72CHF 35.50n/a22
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 47.62
0%
12.58%CHF 60.71CHF 35.49n/a23
May ’26n/a
CHF 49.00
0%
12.67%CHF 60.88CHF 34.66n/a22
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 50.89
0%
10.43%CHF 57.22CHF 40.05n/a22
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 50.26
0%
9.37%CHF 56.18CHF 39.33CHF 45.4022
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 50.13
0%
9.94%CHF 56.78CHF 37.85CHF 41.7622
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 49.66
0%
11.18%CHF 60.67CHF 37.33CHF 41.4722
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 49.05
0%
10.83%CHF 60.57CHF 39.14n/a22
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 49.55
0%
11.27%CHF 61.32CHF 40.57n/a21
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 49.05
0%
12.95%CHF 61.01CHF 39.42n/a20
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 50.93
0%
13.66%CHF 67.00CHF 40.20n/a19
Aug ’25CHF 58.16
CHF 51.17
-12.02%
13.08%CHF 66.53CHF 39.92n/a19
Jul ’25CHF 58.16
CHF 53.08
-8.74%
12.88%CHF 69.82CHF 41.70n/a19
Jun ’25CHF 58.16
CHF 54.75
-5.86%
12.14%CHF 70.73CHF 42.24n/a19
May ’25CHF 58.16
CHF 54.64
-6.05%
12.10%CHF 70.65CHF 42.19n/a19
Apr ’25CHF 58.16
CHF 51.20
-11.97%
13.29%CHF 61.21CHF 39.83n/a20
Mar ’25CHF 58.16
CHF 47.84
-17.74%
13.35%CHF 59.14CHF 37.20n/a20
CHF 45.29
Fair Value
3.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
21
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/27 06:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/27 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

BASF SE is covered by 41 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Konstantin WiechertBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
null nullBanco de Sabadell. S.A.