BASF Group has released preliminary figures for the second quarter of 2025 while simultaneously adjusting its outlook for the full year 2025 downward. Sales declined by 2.1 percent to 15.77 billion EUR in the second quarter (Q2 2024: 16.11 billion EUR). Net income fell to 0.08 billion EUR, significantly below analyst expectations (0.41 billion EUR) and the prior-year figure (0.43 billion EUR). Free cash flow developed positively at 0.53 billion EUR, slightly above the prior-year value (0.47 billion EUR). The company now expects EBITDA before special items to be between 7.3 and 7.7 billion EUR (previous forecast: 8.0 to 8.4 billion EUR).