LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
LYB · Price history
Price at last available close
$65.37
+$7.90 (+13.75%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
LyondellBasell Industries N. V. , established in 2009 and based in Houston, Texas, operates as a prominent global chemical manufacturer with a significant international footprint, including the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, and the Netherlands.
How they make money
LyondellBasell operates as a global chemical company that converts liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon feedstocks into plastic resins and other chemicals. The company generates revenue by selling these products to manufacturers who use them as building blocks for consumer goods, automotive components, packaging, and industrial applications.
Products & services
The company produces plastic resins, including polyethylene and polypropylene, as well as chemical intermediates like ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and various derivatives used in industrial and consumer applications.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
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Customer types
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Hydrocarbon feedstock suppliers — Providers of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbon feedstocks used in large processing plants; specific supplier companies are unnamed.Source
Business relationships & partnerships
- Sipchem — A feasibility study for a world-scale, mixed-feed cracker in Saudi Arabia, leveraging advantaged feedstocks and LYB technology.Source
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
18
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
20
Poor
Financial Strength
35
Business Quality / Moat
8
Management
0
Growth Quality
29
Risk / Durability
29
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
37
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
41/100
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Model Score 41/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Debt service risk
- •Dividend-change headline · Sep 29, 2026
- •M&A headline · Aug 21, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for LYB
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can LYB maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is LYB's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is LYB's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for LYB to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify LYB's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
18
Opportunity Score
37
Market Cap
$21.12B
P/E Ratio
-52.8
EPS
$-1.12
52-Week High
$83.94
52-Week Low
$41.58
Beta
0.35
Analyst Target
$69.00
Shares Outstanding
322.0M
Total Revenue
$31.19B
Total Debt
$14.22B
Reported Dividend Yield
9.25%
Liquidation Value / Share
$33.17
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for LYB
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
The provider reports a dividend yield. Confirm the latest declaration before treating it as a current payment.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~-0.6x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Dividend-change headline · Sep 29, 2026
3 Chemical Stocks Bucking the Dividend Cut Trend While Peers Slash Payouts — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
24/7 Wall StreetM&A headline · Aug 21, 2026
Advisors Preferred LLC Acquires Shares of 45,415 LyondellBasell Industries N.V. $LYB — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on LYB.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Access to advantaged feedstocks.
- +Proprietary chemical processing technology.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
- −Fluctuations in supply and demand for products.
- −Volatility in cost and availability of feedstocks.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
18
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-0.1
points
Current Score
18
Oct 5, 2026
Category Changes
LYB decreased 0.1 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
23
Projected Change
+5.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 5.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$65.37
Model Intrinsic Value
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Margin of Safety
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Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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| Revenue | $31.19B | $30.15B | $40.30B | $41.11B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $27.09B | $27.44B | $35.74B | $35.85B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $4.11B | $2.71B | $4.56B | $5.26B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $139.0M | $138.0M | $135.0M | $130.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.66B | $1.70B | $1.66B | $1.56B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $3.09B | $3.04B | $2.75B | $2.21B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $1.89B | $1.19B | $3.61B | $4.64B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $1.01B | -$327.0M | $1.82B | $3.05B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $492.0M | $507.0M | $481.0M | $477.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$50.0M | -$712.0M | $1.60B | $2.63B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $208.0M | $79.0M | $240.0M | $501.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$348.0M | -$743.0M | $1.36B | $2.11B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-1.12 | $-2.35 | $4.16 | $6.48 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 323M | 322M | 325M | 325M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 323M | 322M | 326M | 326M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$9.18B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.72
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+7.5%
Cash Change
+54.7%
Margin Change
+4.6 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 19.8%. EPS increased 405.9%. Cash increased 54.7%. Total debt increased 7.5%. Net income margin improved by 4.6 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
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Dividend History
A dividend is reported, but detailed payment history is temporarily unavailable or awaiting refresh.
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