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How LyondellBasell Industries N.V. stacks up
LYB · against 84 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
49/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #53 of 85 · scores higher than 38% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score12 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 · 85 reported | -1.3% | 5.7% | 1% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 86 reported | 10.7% | 10.6% | 52% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 32 reported | 7.4% | 3.7% | 81% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 83 reported | 50.0% | 43.7% | 61% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LYB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 195.7B HKD (≈$25.0B) | 97 | 74 | |
| 2 | 263.2B HKD (≈$33.7B) | 96 | 71 | |
| 3 | 87.3B HKD (≈$11.2B) | 95 | 72 | |
| 3 | 11.4B USD | 95 | 67 | |
| 5 | 92.8B HKD (≈$11.9B) | 94 | 64 | |
| 49 | 83.0B CNY (≈$11.6B) | 53 | 67 | |
| 49 | 13.4B USD | 53 | 52 | |
| 51 | 11.5B EUR (≈$12.7B) | 52 | 50 | |
| 52 | 142.3B SAR (≈$38.4B) | 51 | 44 | |
| 53 | 21.3B USD | 49 | 30 | |
| 54 | 38.6B USD | 48 | 60 | |
| 55 | 35.5B USD | 47 | 60 | |
| 56 | 57.3B MYR (≈$12.6B) | 46 | 66 | |
| 57 | 15.3B USD | 45 | 40 |
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