Table:
| SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA: IFRS |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| € millions, unless otherwise stated | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Income Statement Data: Years ended December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cloud revenue | 6,933 | 4,993 | 3,769 | 2,993 | 2,286 |
| Software licenses and support revenue | 16,080 | 15,628 | 15,780 | 15,431 | 14,928 |
| Cloud and software revenue | 23,012 | 20,622 | 19,549 | 18,424 | 17,214 |
| Total revenue | 27,553 | 24,708 | 23,461 | 22,062 | 20,793 |
| Operating profit | 4,473 | 5,703 | 4,877 | 5,135 | 4,252 |
| Profit after tax | 3,370 | 4,088 | 4,046 | 3,629 | 3,056 |
| Profit attributable to owners of parent | 3,321 | 4,083 | 4,008 | 3,642 | 3,064 |
| Earnings per share(1) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basic in € | 2.78 | 3.42 | 3.35 | 3.04 | 2.56 |
| Diluted in € | 2.78 | 3.42 | 3.35 | 3.04 | 2.56 |
| Other Data: |  |  |  |  |  |
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basic | 1,194 | 1,194 | 1,197 | 1,198 | 1,197 |
| Diluted | 1,194 | 1,194 | 1,198 | 1,199 | 1,198 |
| Statement of Financial Position Data: At December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,314 | 8,627 | 4,011 | 3,702 | 3,411 |
| Total assets | 60,215 | 51,502 | 42,484 | 44,262 | 41,390 |
| Current financial liabilities(2) | 3,273 | 1,125 | 1,561 | 1,813 | 841 |
| Non-current financial liabilities(2) | 12,923 | 10,553 | 5,034 | 6,481 | 8,681 |
| Issued capital | 1,229 | 1,229 | 1,229 | 1,229 | 1,229 |
| Total equity | 30,822 | 28,877 | 25,515 | 26,382 | 23,295 |
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ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
Selected Financial Data
The following table sets forth our selected consolidated financial data as of and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2019. The consolidated financial data has been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS), presented in “Item 18. Financial Statements” of this report.
Our selected financial data and our Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in euros, unless otherwise stated.
(1) See Note (C.6) to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on earnings per share.
(2) The balances include primarily bonds, private placements and bank loans. See Note (E.3) to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our financial liabilities.
Question:
In which year was the Basic earnings per share the largest?
Answer: Because 3.42>3.35>3.04>2.78>2.56, the answer is: 2018.