diff --git a/code/mpie_cpfem_marc.f90 b/code/mpie_cpfem_marc.f90
index 7d2330a5c..0d8f53558 100644
--- a/code/mpie_cpfem_marc.f90
+++ b/code/mpie_cpfem_marc.f90
@@ -229,7 +229,12 @@ subroutine hypela2(&
  real(pReal), dimension (3,3) :: pstress                                  ! dummy argument for call of cpfem_general (used by mpie_spectral)
  real(pReal), dimension (3,3,3,3) :: dPdF                                 ! dummy argument for call of cpfem_general (used by mpie_spectral)
 
- integer(pInt) computationMode, i, cp_en
+ integer(pInt)  computationMode, i, cp_en, &
+                s_max_e, s_max_i, s_min_e, s_min_i, &
+                d_max_e, d_max_i, d_min_e, d_min_i
+ real(pReal)  s_max, s_min, &
+              d_max, d_min
+
 ! OpenMP variable
 !$ integer(pInt) defaultNumThreadsInt                                       ! default value set by Marc
  
@@ -297,6 +302,10 @@ subroutine hypela2(&
        call debug_reset()                                                 ! resets debugging
        outdatedFFN1  = .false.
        cycleCounter  = cycleCounter + 1_pInt
+       s_max = - 1.0_pReal / 0.0_pReal                                    ! reset stored max/min values
+       s_min = + 1.0_pReal / 0.0_pReal
+       d_max = - 1.0_pReal / 0.0_pReal
+       d_min = + 1.0_pReal / 0.0_pReal
      endif
      if ( outdatedByNewInc ) then
        outdatedByNewInc = .false.                                         ! reset flag
@@ -306,7 +315,18 @@ subroutine hypela2(&
      endif
    else                                                                   ! now --- COLLECT ---
      if ( lastMode /= calcMode(nn,cp_en) .and. &
-          .not. terminallyIll ) call debug_info()                         ! first after ping pong reports (meaningful) debugging
+          .not. terminallyIll ) then
+       call debug_info()                                                  ! first after ping pong reports (meaningful) debugging
+       write(6,*)
+       write(6,*) 'REPORT EXTREME VALUES OF RETURNED VARIABLES'
+       write(6,*)
+       write(6,'(a39)') '                      value     el   ip'
+       write(6,'(a14,x,e12.3,x,i6,x,i4)') 'stress   min :', s_min, s_min_e, s_min_i
+       write(6,'(a14,x,e12.3,x,i6,x,i4)') '         max :', s_max, s_max_e, s_max_i
+       write(6,'(a14,x,e12.3,x,i6,x,i4)') 'jacobian min :', d_min, d_min_e, d_min_i
+       write(6,'(a14,x,e12.3,x,i6,x,i4)') '         max :', d_max, d_max_e, d_max_i
+       write(6,*)
+     endif
      if ( lastIncConverged ) then
        lastIncConverged = .false.                                         ! reset flag
        computationMode = 4                                                ! collect and backup Jacobian after convergence
@@ -330,6 +350,29 @@ subroutine hypela2(&
  forall(i=1:ngens) d(1:ngens,i) = invnrmMandel(i)*ddsdde(1:ngens,i)*invnrmMandel(1:ngens)
  s(1:ngens) = stress(1:ngens)*invnrmMandel(1:ngens)
  if(symmetricSolver) d(1:ngens,1:ngens) = 0.5_pReal*(d(1:ngens,1:ngens)+transpose(d(1:ngens,1:ngens)))
+ 
+ if (calcMode(nn,cp_en)) then 
+   if (maxval(s(1:ngens)) > s_max) then                                   ! remember extreme values of stress and jacobian
+     s_max_e = cp_en
+     s_max_i = nn
+     s_max = maxval(s(1:ngens))
+   endif
+   if (minval(s(1:ngens)) < s_min) then
+     s_min_e = cp_en
+     s_min_i = nn
+     s_min = minval(s(1:ngens))
+   endif
+   if (maxval(d(1:ngens,1:ngens)) > d_max) then
+     d_max_e = cp_en
+     d_max_i = nn
+     d_max = maxval(d(1:ngens,1:ngens))
+   endif
+   if (minval(d(1:ngens,1:ngens)) < d_min) then
+     d_min_e = cp_en
+     d_min_i = nn
+     d_min = minval(d(1:ngens,1:ngens))
+   endif
+ endif
 
 !$ call omp_set_num_threads(defaultNumThreadsInt)                               ! reset number of threads to stored default value