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LyondellBasell

LYB NYSE Specialty Chemicals Financials FY2016–FY2025

LyondellBasell's revenue fell 9.7% to $30.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was −1.4%, down from 5.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $384 million, down 80.6%. It paid out $2.0 billion in dividends and buybacks, 512% of free cash flow.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$66.45

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$30.2B
9.7% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
−1.4%
7.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
−$738M
154.0%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$384M
80.6%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
−1.9%
10.9 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
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Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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About these figures. LyondellBasell's filings don't tag its average share count, so share counts and the measures built on them are blank.

What LyondellBasell does

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Legal name
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001489393-26-000012
0001489393

Revenue and margins

LyondellBasell had $30.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 9.7% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $384M in fiscal 2025, 1.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

LyondellBasell returned $2.0B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 512% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$7.5B and divides by 0.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably LyondellBasell can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $1.5B$2.2B$5.8B$6.0B$5.5B
Debt incl. finance leases $11.6B$11.3B$11.2B$11.1B$12.9B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x1.4x1.3x1.5x7.7x
Debt / equity 1.0x0.9x0.9x0.9x1.3x
Interest coverage 13.1x17.8x5.7x4.0x−0.9x
Current ratio 1.7x1.8x1.8x1.8x1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x1.0x1.2x1.1x1.2x
Total assets $36.7B$36.4B$37.0B$35.7B$34.0B
Total liabilities $24.9B$23.7B$24.1B$23.3B$23.9B
Shareholders' equity $11.9B$12.6B$12.9B$12.5B$10.1B
Net debt (− = net cash) $10.1B$9.2B$5.4B$5.2B$7.5B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.2M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$27.0M

2 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 13, 2026 Jeffrey A KaplanEVP, Chief PC, Leg & Corp Ofc Sold 10,000 $74.16 $0.7M Form 4
Mar 9, 2026 Len Blavatnik10% owner Sold 385,390 $68.13 $26.3M Form 4
Nov 12, 2025 Kimberly A FoleyEVP, Global O&P and Refining Bought 5,661 $43.56 $0.2M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise — — —
Gross margin rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score — / 9— / 9— / 9
Accruals ratio −7.7%−6.7%−8.6%
Altman Z'' 2.982.791.93

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

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LyondellBasell LYB — −9.7% −1.4% 1.3% −1.9% — —
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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $29.2B $34.5B $39.0B $34.7B $27.8B $46.2B $50.5B $33.3B $33.4B $30.2B
Gross profit $6.0B $6.4B $6.5B $5.4B $3.4B $8.8B $6.6B $4.9B $4.6B $2.6B
Research and development $99.0M $106M $115M $111M $113M $124M $124M $130M $135M $136M
Operating income $5.1B $5.5B $5.2B $4.1B $1.6B $6.8B $5.1B $2.7B $1.9B −$420M
Interest expense $322M $491M $360M $347M $526M $519M $287M $477M $481M $487M
Pretax income $5.2B $5.5B $5.3B $4.1B $1.4B $6.8B $4.8B $2.3B $1.7B −$715M
Income tax $1.4B $598M $613M $648M −$43.0M $1.2B $882M $433M $259M $70.0M
Net income $3.8B $4.9B $4.7B $3.4B $1.4B $5.6B $3.9B $2.1B $1.4B −$738M
Diluted EPS $9.13 $12.23 $12.01 $9.58 $4.24 $16.75 $11.81 $6.46 $4.15 −$2.34
Cash flow
Cash from operations $5.6B $5.2B $5.5B $5.0B $3.4B $7.7B $6.1B $4.9B $3.8B $2.3B
Capital expenditure $2.2B $1.5B $2.1B $2.7B $1.9B $2.0B $1.9B $1.5B $1.8B $1.9B
Free cash flow $3.4B $3.7B $3.4B $2.3B $1.5B $5.7B $4.2B $3.4B $2.0B $384M
Depreciation and amortization $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B $1.4B $1.4B $1.3B $1.5B $1.5B $1.4B
Stock-based compensation $38.0M $55.0M $39.0M $48.0M $55.0M $66.0M $70.0M $91.0M $91.0M $91.0M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $1.8B $0.0M $0.0M $106M $4.0M $102M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $2.9B $866M $1.9B $3.8B $4.0M $463M $420M $211M $195M $201M
Dividends paid $1.4B $1.4B $1.6B $1.5B $1.4B $1.5B $3.2B $1.6B $1.7B $1.8B
Dividends and buybacks $4.3B $2.3B $3.4B $5.2B $1.4B $1.9B $3.7B $1.8B $1.9B $2.0B
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $2.0B $2.8B $1.2B $1.1B $2.5B $1.5B $2.2B $5.8B $6.0B $5.5B
Total debt $9.0B $8.6B $9.4B $12.1B $16.0B $11.6B $11.3B $11.2B $11.1B $12.9B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $9.6B $11.7B $10.6B $9.5B $11.6B $12.2B $11.8B $13.2B $12.3B $10.9B
Current liabilities $4.5B $4.8B $5.5B $5.2B $5.5B $7.2B $6.8B $7.2B $6.7B $6.1B
Inventory $3.8B $4.2B $4.5B $4.6B $4.3B $4.9B $4.8B $4.8B $4.7B $3.5B
Property and equipment, net $10.1B $11.0B $12.5B $14.1B $14.4B $14.6B $15.4B $15.5B $15.1B $15.8B
Total assets $23.4B $26.2B $28.3B $30.4B $35.4B $36.7B $36.4B $37.0B $35.7B $34.0B
Total liabilities $17.4B $17.3B $18.0B $22.4B $27.4B $24.9B $23.7B $24.1B $23.3B $23.9B
Shareholders' equity $6.0B $8.9B $10.3B $8.0B $8.0B $11.9B $12.6B $12.9B $12.5B $10.1B
Margins
Gross margin 20.5% 18.6% 16.6% 15.6% 12.2% 19.0% 13.1% 14.7% 13.9% 8.6%
Operating margin 17.3% 15.8% 13.4% 11.9% 5.6% 14.7% 10.1% 8.2% 5.7% −1.4%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 19.2% 16.6% 15.6% 10.6% 17.7% 12.6% 12.8% 10.3% 3.2%
Net margin 13.1% 14.2% 12.0% 9.8% 5.1% 12.2% 7.7% 6.4% 4.1% −2.5%
FCF margin 11.5% 10.6% 8.6% 6.5% 5.3% 12.4% 8.4% 10.2% 5.9% 1.3%
Returns
Return on capital 29.0% 35.0% 27.9% 18.4% 7.7% 25.8% 19.0% 11.0% 9.0% −1.9%
Return on capital employed 27.1% 27.1% 23.7% 17.2% 5.7% 22.8% 17.3% 9.2% 6.5% −1.5%
Return on equity 60.9% 65.1% 48.8% 37.1% 17.8% 56.7% 31.8% 16.6% 10.8% −6.6%
Return on assets 16.6% 19.7% 17.2% 11.6% 4.3% 15.6% 10.6% 5.8% 3.8% −2.1%
Growth
Revenue growth −10.9% 18.2% 13.1% −11.0% −20.1% 66.4% 9.3% −33.9% 0.2% −9.7%
Net income growth −14.3% 27.2% −3.9% −27.6% −58.0% 293.6% −30.8% −45.5% −35.6% −154.0%
EPS growth −4.8% 34.0% −1.8% −20.2% −55.7% 295.1% −29.5% −45.3% −35.8% −156.4%
FCF growth −23.6% 8.8% −8.0% −32.7% −35.7% 293.7% −26.3% −19.3% −42.0% −80.6%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x 2.0x 4.6x 1.2x 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x 7.7x
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.0x 0.9x 1.5x 2.0x 1.0x 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 1.3x
Interest coverage 15.7x 11.1x 14.5x 11.9x 3.0x 13.1x 17.8x 5.7x 4.0x −0.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.5x 1.9x 1.8x 2.1x 1.7x 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 7.7% 4.5% 5.4% 7.8% 7.0% 4.2% 3.8% 4.6% 5.5% 6.2%
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Payouts / FCF 128.8% 62.3% 101.3% 230.0% 96.7% 34.0% 86.7% 53.4% 96.7% 511.7%
Quality scores
Altman Z'' 4.9 5.7 3.8 2.7 2.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 1.9
Accruals ratio −7.7% −1.3% −2.9% −5.3% −6.0% −5.8% −6.1% −7.7% −6.7% −8.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001489393). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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