Overview of the past years

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2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Total number of issued shares as of December 31 mn 403.3 408.5 412.3 417.2 424.5
Share price as of December 31 EUR       200.90 207.65 200.70 218.40 175.14
High of the year EUR 231.95 221.95 232.00 225.10 205.75
Low of the year EUR 159.62 184.74 119.00 173.16 171.80
Share price performance in the year (without dividend) % -3.3 3.5 -8.1 24.7 -8.5
Share price performance in the year (including reinvested dividend) % 2.0 8.1 -2.5 30.3 -4.7
Beta coefficient 1   0.9 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.1
Market capitalization as of December 31 EUR bn 81.0 84.8 82.7 91.1 74.3
Basic earnings per share 2 EUR 16.35 15.96 16.48 18.90 17.43
Price-earnings ratio 2   12.3 13.0 12.2 11.6 10.0
Dividend per share EUR 11.40 3 10.80 9.60 9.60 9.00
Total dividend EUR bn 4.5 3,4 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.8
Dividend yield as of December 31 % 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.4 5.1
Payout ratio 2 % 67 67 58 50 50

As of March 3, 2023 (release of the Annual Report 2022) 

1 In comparison with EURO STOXX 50, source: Bloomberg.

2 Based on net income after non-controlling interests.

3 Proposal.

4 The total dividend also includes treasury shares held directly or indirectly by the company as of December 31, 2022 that are not entitled to the dividend pursuant to § 71b of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). Should there be any change in the number of shares entitled to the dividend by the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total dividend will be amended accordingly.