Key Share Figures
| Fiscal year | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)Dividend paid / Share price at day of Annual Shareholders' Meeting (2)Amounts according to U.S. GAAP (3)Based on shares outstanding | |||||||
| XETRA-closing share price at end of fiscal year (30.09) | in EUR | 65.75 | 96.42 | 68.80 | 64.10 | 59.21 | |
| Share price high in fiscal year | in EUR | 108.86 | 111.17 | 79.77 | 66.18 | 68.30 | |
| Share price low in fiscal year | in EUR | 64.91 | 66.91 | 60.08 | 56.20 | 52.02 | |
| Day of Annual Shareholders' Meeting | 27.01. 2009 | 24.01. 2008 | 25.01. 2007 | 26.01. 2006 | 28.01. 2005 | ||
| XETRA-closing share price at day of Annual Shareholders' Meeting | in EUR | 44.77 | 84.30 | 82.60 | 76.00 | 61.30 | |
| Earnings per share (continuing operations) | in EUR | 1.91 | 4.13 | 2.78 | 2.96 | 3.37(2) | |
| Diluted earnings per share (continuing operations) | in EUR | 1,90 | 3.99 | 2.77 | 2.85 | 3.23(2) | |
| Dividend per share | in EUR | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.25 | |
| Dividend yield(1) | in % | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | |
| Dividend payment | in mn. of EUR | 1,380 | 1,462 | 1,292 | 1,203 | 1,114 | |
| Number of shares outstanding at end of fiscal year | in mn | 862 | 914 | 891 | 891 | 891 | |
| Market cap at end of fiscal year(3) | in mn. of EUR | 56,647 | 88,147 | 61,307 | 57,118 | 52,761 | |
| Price-earnings ratio at end of fiscal year | 34.4 | 23.3 | 24.7 | 21.7 | 17.6 | ||
| Average daily trading volume on XETRA | in mn | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | |