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How LyondellBasell Industries N.V. stacks up
LYB · against 221 other Basic Materials companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
49/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #105 of 222 · scores higher than 52% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score23 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including LYB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 49?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.A mix: stronger free cash flow yield, but weaker earnings yield than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -1.6% vs peer median 3.6%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 7.9% vs peer median 8.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 74% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 7.4% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LYB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LYB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 211 reported | -1.3% | 3.0% | 31% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 216 reported | 10.7% | 8.9% | 60% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 196 reported | 7.4% | 2.3% | 80% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 212 reported | 50.0% | 45.5% | 56% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LYB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B USD | 99 | 81 | |
| 1 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 4 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 5 | 6.2B USD | 95 | 77 | |
| 102 | 2.4B USD | 50 | 67 | |
| 102 | 5.9B USD | 50 | 50 | |
| 102 | 62.1B USD | 50 | 58 | |
| 105 | 88.7B USD | 49 | 63 | |
| 105 | 21.3B USD | 49 | 30 | |
| 107 | 38.6B USD | 48 | 60 | |
| 108 | 725M USD | 47 | 72 | |
| 108 | 35.5B USD | 47 | 60 | |
| 110 | 149.9B USD | 46 | 76 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score