The invention relates to new carbodiimides having terminal urea and/or urethane groups of formula (I), wherein R can be the same or different and is selected from the group of the -NHCONHR', -NHCONR'R'', and -NHCOOR''' residues. The invention relates further to methods for producing said carbodiimides, and to the use of said carbodiimides as a stabilizer in ester-based polyols, in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), in polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), in polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), in copolyesters, in thermoplastic polyester elastomers (TPE-Es), in ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), in polylactic acid (PLA) and/or in PLA derivatives, in polybutylene adipate terephthalates (PBATs), in polybutylene succinates (PBSs), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), in blends, in triglycerides, in thermoplastic polyurethanes, in polyurethane elastomers, in PU adhesives, in PU casting resins, for PU coatings, or in PU foams.