Share Price & Charts

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Stock Price History

Key figures 2020 2021 2022
EPS pre in € 6.70 8.72 10.05
Dividend in € (subject to approval by the AGM) 1.40 1.85 2.20*
Share price high in € 140.35 229.40 222.90
Share price low in € 81.26 130.10 156.10
Year-end share price in € 140.35 227.00 180.90
Actual number of shares in millions (as of year-end) 129.20 129.20 129.20
Theoretical total number[1] of shares in millions (as of year-end) 434.80 434.80 434.80
Market capitalization[2] in € billion (as of year-end) 61.02 98.69 78.65

Share-price relevant figures relate to the closing price in Xetra® trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The terms are adjusted to the new number of shares after the share split (June 30, 2014).

* Subject to approval at AGM

[1] 129.2 m public float, plus 305.5 m theoretical shares held by Merck Family 

[2] Based on the theoretical number of shares of 434.8 m