Ranked #53 of 86 · scores higher than 39% of peers · safety percentile 32
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the safety percentile (higher = safer; 67+ earns the lower-risk grade)
12 peers with a safety percentile of 30–39, including LYB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why “Higher relative risk”?
The measures below combine into a safety percentile of 32 among Basic Materials companies. It is relative: 67 or more is lower relative risk, 33–66 moderate, below 33 higher.
Mainly because of its debt / equity, which is weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
▼more borrowing relative to shareholders' equity: weaker than 91% of peers. Debt / equity: 1.21× vs peer median 0.36×
●Current ratio is close to the peer norm. Current ratio: 1.64× vs peer median 1.76×
▲a share price that has swung less with the market: stronger than 78% of peers. Beta: 0.35 vs peer median 0.69
Risk is relative to the sector, not a bankruptcy probability. Banks and brokers carry high leverage by design, and share buybacks can shrink equity and current assets, which raises debt/equity on paper.
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LYB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.
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
