Key figures

 

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

 2016/17

 2017/18

End of period share price (EUR)*

9,25

14,89

28,87

54,30

44,00

9,85

29,95

33,13

25,22

23,96

31,91

34,10

29,41

 36.90

 42.57

Highest share price (EUR)*

9,60

16,93

28,87

54,30

66,11

55,03

29,95

38,86

38,90

28,71

36,61

35,98

41,58

 41.00

 54.60

Lowest share price(EUR)*

5,78

8,75

12,03

24,04

38,60

9,56

10,23

20,87

18,38

19,98

22,34

28,72

22,52

 27.46

 35.91

Number of outstanding shares as of March 31
(in millions of shares)*

157,72

158,17

158,16

154,07

159,24

167,00

168,39

168,58

168,75

172,36

172,42

172,42

174,95

 176.35

 176.35

Marketcapitalization as of end of period (in millions of euros)

1.458,9

2.355,1

4.565,4

8.366,2

7.006,4

1.644,9

5.043,3

5.585,1

4.255,0

4.128,8

5.501,1

5.878,7

5.143,5

 6,560.2

 7,505.9

Earnings per share (EUR)*

0,86

2,36

3,25

4,76

4,69

3,41

0,65

3,04

1,98

2,61

2,60

3,11

3,35

 2.84

 4.40

Dividend per share (EUR)

0,40

0,53

0,78

1,45

2,10

1,05

0,50

0,80

0,80

0,90

0,95

1,00

1,05

 1.10

 1.40**

 *  Periods prior to the business year 2006/07 have been adjusted retroactively due to 1:4 share split in August 2006

** As proposed to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting