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How LyondellBasell Industries N.V. stacks up
LYB · against 85 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
24/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #82 of 86 · scores higher than 5% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score4 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including LYB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 24?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 81% of peers. Return on assets: -1.0% vs peer median 2.5%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 70% of peers. Operating margin: 3.1% vs peer median 7.6%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 65% of peers. Return on invested capital: 3.6% vs peer median 6.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 85 reported | 3.6% | 11.8% | 14% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 86 reported | 3.1% | 15.8% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 76 reported | -1.0% | 7.0% | 1% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 76 reported | -2.3% | 14.5% | 3% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 86 reported | 12.9% | 38.6% | 8% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LYB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 2 | 41.2B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 16.0B CAD (≈$11.7B) | 98 | 80 | |
| 2 | 30.8B USD | 98 | 83 | |
| 78 | 916.6B INR (≈$11.0B) | 36 | 50 | |
| 79 | 91.4B CNY (≈$12.8B) | 31 | 31 | |
| 80 | 142.3B SAR (≈$38.4B) | 28 | 44 | |
| 81 | 15.0B USD | 25 | 24 | |
| 82 | 21.3B USD | 24 | 30 | |
| 83 | 400.1B TWD (≈$12.4B) | 20 | 34 | |
| 84 | 23.5B USD | 18 | 43 | |
| 85 | 437.3B TWD (≈$13.6B) | 17 | 32 | |
| 86 | 24.4B USD | 12 | 28 |
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