LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; and Technology. The company produces and markets olefins and co-products, such as ethylene, aromatics, propylene and butadiene; polyolefins; polyethylene; polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers; propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer and acetyls. It also produces and markets compounding and solutions, including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, and engineered composites and colors. In addition, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts and serves food packaging, home furnishings, automotive components, and paints and coatings applications. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Symbol: LYB
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Market cap: $18.92B
52 week range: 41.58 - 83.94

Valuation

Share price: $58.58 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM): -51.84x
Price to book: 1.77x
Price to free cash flow: 11.99x
Enterprise value: $30.51B
Book value per share: $33.06

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+1.38%
5 days	+0.76%
1 month	-12.00%
3 months	+9.78%
6 months	-26.41%
Year to date	+35.29%
1 year	+18.75%
3 years	-37.31%
5 years	-38.87%
10 years	-27.37%
All time	+166.27%

Members of Congress who disclosed LYB trades

Julie Johnson · Lisa McClain · Alan Armstrong · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Robert Bresnahan

Super investors holding LYB

Christopher Davis (Davis Selected Advisers) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Bill Miller (Miller Value Partners, LLC)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: -7.31%
Return on invested capital: -1.97%
Return on assets: -2.17%
Return on capital employed: -1.51%
Gross margin: 8.55%
Net margin: -2.45%
EBITDA margin: 3.22%
Revenue growth: -9.71%
Net income growth: -153.99%
Free cash flow growth: -80.61%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 8.34%
Current ratio: 1.64x
Net debt to EBITDA: 6.07x

Latest reported year

Period end: 2025-12-31
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $30.15B
Cost of revenue: $27.58B
Gross profit: $2.58B
EBITDA: $970.00M
Net income: -$738.00M
Earnings per share: $-2.34
Research and development: $136.00M
Shares outstanding: 315.38M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$30.15B	$2.58B	-$738.00M	$-2.34
2024-12-31	$33.39B	$4.64B	$1.37B	$4.16
2023-12-31	$33.34B	$4.90B	$2.12B	$6.48
2022-12-31	$50.45B	$6.60B	$3.89B	$11.84
2021-12-31	$46.17B	$8.78B	$5.62B	$16.77
2020-12-31	$27.00B	$2.64B	$1.43B	$4.24
2019-12-31	$33.91B	$4.61B	$3.40B	$9.59
2018-12-31	$38.13B	$5.60B	$4.69B	$12.04
2017-12-31	$33.70B	$5.65B	$4.88B	$12.23
2016-12-31	$28.45B	$5.26B	$3.84B	$9.15

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	8.55%	-2.45%	-7.31%	-1.97%
2024-12-31	13.91%	4.09%	10.96%	7.53%
2023-12-31	14.70%	6.36%	16.39%	10.16%
2022-12-31	13.09%	7.71%	30.79%	17.84%
2021-12-31	19.01%	12.17%	47.31%	44.04%
2020-12-31	9.76%	5.29%	17.86%	20.20%
2019-12-31	13.59%	10.02%	42.13%	38.78%
2018-12-31	14.68%	12.30%	45.62%	46.45%
2017-12-31	16.75%	14.48%	54.51%	78.57%
2016-12-31	18.50%	13.48%	63.16%	79.10%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash
2025-12-31	$3.44B
2024-12-31	$3.38B
2023-12-31	$3.39B
2022-12-31	$2.15B
2021-12-31	$1.48B
2020-12-31	$2.46B
2019-12-31	$1.05B
2018-12-31	$1.22B
2017-12-31	$2.83B
2016-12-31	$2.02B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2025-12-31	$384.00M	$91.00M
2024-12-31	$1.98B	$91.00M
2023-12-31	$3.41B	$91.00M
2022-12-31	$4.23B	$70.00M
2021-12-31	$5.74B	$66.00M
2020-12-31	$1.46B	$55.00M
2019-12-31	$2.27B	$48.00M
2018-12-31	$3.37B	$39.00M
2017-12-31	$3.66B	$55.00M
2016-12-31	$3.36B	$38.00M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: 2026-08-24
Paid in the last twelve months: $3.44

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-08-24	$0.69
2026-06-01	$0.69
2026-03-02	$0.69
2025-12-01	$1.37
2025-08-25	$1.37
2025-06-02	$1.37
2025-03-10	$1.34
2024-12-02	$1.34

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report: 2026-10-30
Consensus EPS estimate: $2.69

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-07-31	Jun/2026	$3.56
2026-05-01	Mar/2026	$0.31
2026-01-30	Dec/2025	$0.18
2025-10-31	Sep/2025	$0.80
2025-08-01	Jun/2025	$0.87
2025-04-25	Mar/2025	$0.36
2025-01-31	Dec/2024	$0.75
2024-11-01	Sep/2024	$2.03

Filings and sources

Company website: lyondellbasell.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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