LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB SPX
Company Overview
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.
Why Investors Should Care
Offers a dividend yield of 6.38%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $30.15B (-9.7% YoY).
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -6.3%, earnings -29.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -3.3%, profit CAGR 5.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -3.29% |
| 1 Year: | -6.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.90% |
| 1 Year: | -29.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +0.05% |
| 6 Months: | +22.93% |
| 3 Months: | -21.65% |
| 1 Month: | -7.75% |
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- RSI (14)48.75 · Neutral
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 6.38%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -3.3% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 28.2% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. SPX | 58.55 | -27.62 | $18.90B | 6.38% | -1.51% | -6.01% | -3.29% | 5.90% |
| 2 | LIN Linde plc NDXSPX | 522.54 | 34.65 | $241.59B | 1.22% | 12.46% | 18.23% | 13.90% | 18.47% |
| 3 | NEM Newmont Corporation SPX | 94.75 | 12.29 | $101.15B | 1.04% | - | 25.83% | 6.53% | 20.15% |
| 4 | FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPX | 61.95 | 32.78 | $89.06B | 0.88% | 12.50% | 15.63% | 1.35% | -1.26% |
| 5 | SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPX | 328.50 | 31.56 | $81.02B | 1.01% | 21.93% | 60.72% | 6.18% | 8.26% |
| 6 | ECL Ecolab Inc. SPX | 269.75 | 36.55 | $75.92B | 1.10% | 14.29% | 22.43% | 6.17% | 9.18% |
| 7 | CRH CRH plc SPX | 103.91 | 19.28 | $69.43B | 1.47% | 10.97% | 15.81% | 6.41% | 9.30% |
| 8 | APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. SPX | 299.40 | 31.55 | $66.67B | 2.57% | -0.62% | 12.35% | -1.77% | -39.16% |
| 9 | CTVA Corteva, Inc. SPX | 84.91 | 45.90 | $56.79B | 0.95% | - | 5.14% | 2.86% | 9.94% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.31B | - | 9.53B | 9.98B | 9.93B | - | 8.56B | 8.83B | 8.53B | - | 7.30B | 5.37B | 6.59B | - | 8.85B | 11.33B | 12.40B | 12.84B | 14.56B | 12.04B | 10.25B | 10.31B | 10.62B | 8.30B | 8.68B | 8.60B | 7.68B | 7.66B | 7.73B | 7.20B |
| Gross Profit | 1.81B | 2.10B | 1.87B | 1.28B | 1.58B | 1.63B | 1.46B | 1.33B | 1.44B | 1.80B | 1.58B | 1.61B | 1.75B | 1.92B | 1.66B | 1.15B | 1.33B | 1.51B | 1.45B | 1.14B | 626.00M | 652.00M | 891.00M | 1.23B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | 1.57B | 1.84B | 1.65B | 1.05B | 1.36B | 1.40B | 1.25B | 1.05B | 1.21B | 1.58B | 1.33B | 1.34B | 1.49B | 1.63B | 1.32B | 794.00M | 1.02B | 1.18B | 1.12B | 798.00M | 304.00M | 339.00M | 23.00M | 893.00M | 1.09B | 2.53B | 2.25B | 1.66B | 2.14B | 812.00M | 713.00M | 1.01B | 1.01B | 651.00M | 999.00M | 865.00M | 114.00M | 285.00M | -731.00M | 239.00M |
| Net Income | 1.17B | 1.33B | 1.19B | - | 1.03B | 1.09B | 952.00M | - | 797.00M | 1.13B | 1.06B | - | 1.23B | 1.65B | 1.11B | - | 817.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diluted EPS | 2.41 | 2.82 | 2.54 | 1.78 | 2.37 | 2.56 | 2.30 | 1.87 | 1.98 | 2.81 | 2.67 | 4.79 | 3.11 | 4.22 | 2.85 | 1.79 | 2.19 | 2.70 | 2.85 | 1.83 | 0.42 | 0.94 | 0.33 | 2.55 | 3.18 | 6.13 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 4.98 | 1.75 | 1.44 | 2.18 | 2.29 | 1.44 | 2.82 | 1.75 | 0.54 | 0.34 | -2.77 | 0.38 |
| R&D Expense | 26.00M | 25.00M | 25.00M | - | 24.00M | 24.00M | 25.00M | - | 25.00M | 25.00M | 27.00M | - | 28.00M | 29.00M | 30.00M | - | 28.00M | 27.00M | 26.00M | - | 27.00M | 25.00M | 27.00M | - | 29.00M | 32.00M | 30.00M | 32.00M | 32.00M | 31.00M | 33.00M | 32.00M | 31.00M | 32.00M | 33.00M | 31.00M | 34.00M | 35.00M | 34.00M | 36.00M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 48.18B | 45.35B | 44.06B | 45.61B | 32.73B | 28.45B | 33.70B | 38.13B | 33.91B | 27.00B | 46.17B | 50.45B | 33.34B | 33.39B | 30.15B |
| Operating Income | 4.34B | 4.68B | 5.10B | 5.74B | 6.12B | 5.06B | 5.46B | 5.23B | 4.12B | 1.56B | 6.77B | 5.10B | 2.73B | 1.92B | -420.00M |
| Net Income | 2.15B | 2.85B | 3.86B | 4.17B | 4.48B | 3.84B | 4.88B | 4.69B | 3.40B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diluted EPS | 3.74 | 4.92 | 6.75 | 7.99 | 9.59 | 9.13 | 12.23 | 12.01 | 9.58 | 4.24 | 16.75 | 11.81 | 6.46 | 4.15 | -2.34 |
| R&D Expense | 196.00M | 172.00M | 150.00M | 127.00M | 102.00M | 99.00M | 106.00M | 115.00M | 111.00M | 113.00M | 124.00M | 124.00M | 130.00M | 135.00M | 136.00M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 22.84B | 24.22B | 27.30B | 24.22B | 22.76B | 23.44B | 26.21B | 28.28B | 30.43B | 35.40B | 36.74B | 36.37B | 37.00B | 35.75B | 34.00B |
| Total Equity | - | 10.59B | 11.14B | 12.48B | 8.31B | 6.55B | 6.05B | 8.95B | 10.26B | 8.04B | 7.97B | 11.86B | 12.62B | 12.93B | 12.46B | 10.08B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.22B | 1.06B | 4.45B | 4.45B | 1.03B | 924.00M | 875.00M | 1.52B | 332.00M | 858.00M | 1.76B | 1.47B | 2.15B | 3.39B | 3.38B | 3.44B |
| Long Term Debt | 6.04B | 3.98B | 4.30B | 5.77B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | - | 5.02B | 5.10B | 5.51B | 5.44B | 4.35B | 4.54B | 4.78B | 5.51B | 5.20B | 5.50B | 7.23B | 6.76B | 7.15B | 6.71B | 6.13B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.86B | 4.79B | 4.83B | 6.05B | 5.84B | 5.61B | 5.21B | 5.47B | 4.96B | 3.40B | 7.70B | 6.12B | 4.94B | 3.82B | 2.26B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.02B | -1.01B | -1.60B | -3.53B | -1.05B | -2.30B | -1.76B | -3.56B | -1.64B | -4.91B | -1.50B | -1.98B | -1.78B | -1.85B | -1.78B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.96B | -2.15B | -1.59B | -5.91B | -4.85B | -3.35B | -2.86B | -3.01B | -2.83B | 2.27B | -6.38B | -3.41B | -1.95B | -1.90B | -507.00M |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.05B | -1.06B | -1.56B | -1.50B | -1.44B | -2.24B | -1.55B | -2.10B | -2.69B | -1.95B | -1.96B | -1.89B | -1.53B | -1.84B | -1.88B |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.81B | 3.73B | 3.27B | 4.55B | 4.40B | 3.36B | 3.66B | 3.37B | 2.27B | 1.46B | 5.74B | 4.23B | 3.41B | 1.98B | 384.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 1.95B | 5.79B | 4.66B | 2.94B | 866.00M | 1.85B | 3.75B | 4.00M | 463.00M | 420.00M | 211.00M | 195.00M | 201.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 9.0% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 18.7% | 17.8% | 16.2% | 13.7% | 12.1% | 5.8% | 14.7% | 10.1% | 8.2% | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| Net Margin % | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 12.3% | 10.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ROE % | 20.3% | 25.6% | 30.9% | 50.2% | 68.3% | 63.4% | 54.5% | 45.7% | 42.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ROCE % | 24.3% | 24.5% | 23.4% | 30.5% | 33.3% | 26.8% | 25.5% | 23.0% | 16.3% | 5.2% | 22.9% | 17.2% | 9.1% | 6.6% | -1.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.78% | 25.11M | $1.32B |
| 2 | Dodge & Cox Inc. | 5.22% | 16.84M | $885.99M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.19% | 16.76M | $881.82M |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 4.19% | 13.51M | $710.78M |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.72% | 11.99M | $631.00M |
| 6 | Capital World Investors | 3.64% | 11.75M | $618.20M |
| 7 | Capital Research Global Investors | 3.16% | 10.21M | $536.97M |
| 8 | FMR, LLC | 2.64% | 8.52M | $448.19M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.15% | 6.95M | $365.43M |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 2.07% | 6.67M | $350.88M |
Analyst View
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LYB — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) trades at $58.55 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $40.28 to $81.53.
What is the market capitalisation of LYB?
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) has a market capitalisation of $18.90B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of LYB?
LYB trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -27.62. The industry average P/E is 22.91. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.08.
Does LYB pay a dividend?
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) currently offers a dividend yield of 6.38%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of LYB?
LYB has a return on equity (ROE) of -6.01%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -1.51%.
Is LYB a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.