LYB Basic Materials

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

$66.09-1.18%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Country: Netherlands
Market cap: 21.3B USD
Enterprise value: 29.5B USD
Full-time employees: 18,970

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (1.21× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (1.21× vs peers 0.36×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #1,023 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 17%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
LyondellBasell Industries made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Operating margin at a 6-year low. -1.4% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
LyondellBasell Industries's operating margin fell to -1.4% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Investment surge. Capital spending 6.2% of revenue, up from 3.7% in 2022.
LyondellBasell Industries is spending 6.2% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 3.7% in 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 76% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its free cash flow, LyondellBasell Industries looks cheaper than 76% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

StockQuotient Score

30/ 100

Oct 5 31 → Nov 4 30 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

49/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ FCF yield
▼ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-1.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0364 · MAD: 0.0364

EBITDA yield7.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.12Sector median: 0.0854 · MAD: 0.0520

Free cash flow yield7.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 1.83Sector median: 0.0261 · MAD: 0.0261

Other data (not scored)

Book yield50.0%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5947 · MAD: 0.3137

Growth

Is it growing?

16/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 5.1%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ 3-yr revenue
▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a profit to a loss33% base weight · Z-score -1.92Sector median: 0.0941 · MAD: 0.3300

3-year revenue growth-10.2%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.39Sector median: -0.0005 · MAD: 0.0725

Revenue growth-1.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.54Sector median: 0.0335 · MAD: 0.0952

Profitability

Does it earn well?

24/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Operating margin rose 4.1 points to 3.1%

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.73Sector median: 0.0757 · MAD: 0.0617

Return on assets-1.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.32Sector median: 0.0249 · MAD: 0.0265

Return on invested capital3.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.54Sector median: 0.0675 · MAD: 0.0575

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin12.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2138 · MAD: 0.1202

Return on equity-3.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0537 · MAD: 0.0694

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.35

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.22Sector median: 0.6950 · MAD: 0.2810

Current ratio1.64×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.18Sector median: 1.7610 · MAD: 0.6770

Debt / equity1.21×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.91Sector median: 0.3578 · MAD: 0.2929

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about LyondellBasell Industries

Is LyondellBasell Industries getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 31, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 4.1 points to 3.1%. Its overall score is unchanged at 30/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is LyondellBasell Industries valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 49/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers. Free cash flow yield 7.4% vs a peer median of 2.6% (stronger than 76% of peers).Free cash flow yield 7.4% vs peers 2.6% (stronger than 76% of peers). Earnings yield -1.6% vs a peer median of 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -1.6% vs peers 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is LyondellBasell Industries growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 16/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers. 3-year revenue growth -10.2% vs a peer median of -0.0% (weaker than 83% of peers).3-year revenue growth -10.2% vs peers -0.0% (weaker than 83% of peers).
How profitable is LyondellBasell Industries?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 24/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers. Return on assets -1.0% vs a peer median of 2.5% (weaker than 81% of peers).Return on assets -1.0% vs peers 2.5% (weaker than 81% of peers).
How risky is LyondellBasell Industries?: Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.35 vs a peer median of 0.69 (stronger than 84% of peers).Beta 0.35 vs peers 0.69 (stronger than 84% of peers). Debt / equity 1.21× vs a peer median of 0.36× (weaker than 88% of peers).Debt / equity 1.21× vs peers 0.36× (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 31, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Operating margin rose 4.1 points to 3.1%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	29.7B USD	31.2B USD	+5.1%
Net income (12 months)	−790.0M USD	−346.0M USD	−56.2%
Operating margin	-1.0%	3.1%	+4.1 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	908.0M USD	1.6B USD	+73.8%
Debt	12.9B USD	12.9B USD	−0.1%
Cash	2.6B USD	2.6B USD	−0.2%
Shares outstanding	322.8M	323.0M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	19.0%	13.1%	14.7%	13.9%	8.5%	▼ 5.4 pts
Operating margin	14.7%	10.1%	8.2%	5.7%	-1.4%	▼ 7.1 pts
Net margin	12.2%	7.7%	6.4%	4.1%	-2.4%	▼ 6.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	15.3%	10.7%	5.7%	3.8%	-2.2%	▼ 6.0 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	47.4%	30.8%	16.4%	11.0%	-7.3%	▼ 18 pts
Free cash flow margin	12.4%	8.4%	10.2%	5.9%	1.3%	▼ 4.7 pts
Current ratio	1.69×	1.75×	1.84×	1.83×	1.77×	▼ 3.1%
Quick ratio	1.01×	1.04×	1.17×	1.13×	1.20×	▲ 5.5%
Debt to equity	0.98×	0.90×	0.87×	0.89×	1.28×	▲ 43%
Interest coverage	13.05×	17.77×	5.71×	3.99×	-0.86×	▼ 122%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: more debt relative to equity (1.21× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: more debt vs equity (1.21× vs peers 0.36×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #1,023 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 17%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.

LyondellBasell Industries made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.

Operating margin at a 6-year low. -1.4% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.

LyondellBasell Industries's operating margin fell to -1.4% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Investment surge. Capital spending 6.2% of revenue, up from 3.7% in 2022.

LyondellBasell Industries is spending 6.2% of revenue on facilities and equipment, up from 3.7% in 2022. That weighs on free cash flow today; whether it pays off depends on the returns those investments earn.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 76% of peers on free cash flow, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its free cash flow, LyondellBasell Industries looks cheaper than 76% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Questions investors ask about LyondellBasell Industries

Is LyondellBasell Industries getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 31, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 4.1 points to 3.1%. Its overall score is unchanged at 30/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is LyondellBasell Industries valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 49/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers. Free cash flow yield 7.4% vs a peer median of 2.6% (stronger than 76% of peers).Free cash flow yield 7.4% vs peers 2.6% (stronger than 76% of peers). Earnings yield -1.6% vs a peer median of 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -1.6% vs peers 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is LyondellBasell Industries growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 16/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers. 3-year revenue growth -10.2% vs a peer median of -0.0% (weaker than 83% of peers).3-year revenue growth -10.2% vs peers -0.0% (weaker than 83% of peers).

How profitable is LyondellBasell Industries?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 24/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers. Return on assets -1.0% vs a peer median of 2.5% (weaker than 81% of peers).Return on assets -1.0% vs peers 2.5% (weaker than 81% of peers).

How risky is LyondellBasell Industries?

Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.35 vs a peer median of 0.69 (stronger than 84% of peers).Beta 0.35 vs peers 0.69 (stronger than 84% of peers). Debt / equity 1.21× vs a peer median of 0.36× (weaker than 88% of peers).Debt / equity 1.21× vs peers 0.36× (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

29.7B USD

31.2B USD

+5.1%

Net income (12 months)

−790.0M USD

−346.0M USD

−56.2%

Operating margin

-1.0%

3.1%

+4.1 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

908.0M USD

1.6B USD

+73.8%

Debt

12.9B USD

12.9B USD

−0.1%

Cash

2.6B USD

2.6B USD

−0.2%

Shares outstanding

322.8M

323.0M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

19.0%

13.1%

14.7%

13.9%

8.5%

▼ 5.4 pts

Operating margin

14.7%

10.1%

8.2%

5.7%

-1.4%

▼ 7.1 pts

Net margin

12.2%

7.7%

6.4%

4.1%

-2.4%

▼ 6.5 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

15.3%

10.7%

5.7%

3.8%

-2.2%

▼ 6.0 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

47.4%

30.8%

16.4%

11.0%

-7.3%

▼ 18 pts

Free cash flow margin

12.4%

8.4%

10.2%

5.9%

1.3%

▼ 4.7 pts

Current ratio

1.69×

1.75×

1.84×

1.83×

1.77×

▼ 3.1%

Quick ratio

1.01×

1.04×

1.17×

1.13×

1.20×

▲ 5.5%

Debt to equity

0.98×

0.90×

0.87×

0.89×

1.28×

▲ 43%

Interest coverage

13.05×

17.77×

5.71×

3.99×

-0.86×

▼ 122%