Basic Materials
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.(LYB)
Live Price
Offline$64.58
+1.75% today
1Y Change
+1.81%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $24.16B
- Revenue Growth
- -25.2%
- EPS Growth
- -156.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 6.4%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $24.16B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $64.58 and up 1.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -25.2%, EPS growth of -156.5%, a dividend yield of 6.4%. What stands out right now is revenue -25.2%, EPS -156.5%, free cash flow -80.6% with operating margin -0.9% and ROIC 3.5%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 6.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines LYB price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-25.2% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-0.9% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 24, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -25.2% and EPS is at -156.5%, with operating margin around -0.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 6.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +4.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 24, 2026 | โ | +1.6% | +7.3% | -0.2% |
2026 Jan 30, 2026 | -333.6% | +2.6% | +12.4% | +18.1% |
2025 Oct 31, 2025 | +24.5% | -0.3% | -7.3% | +3.2% |
Benchmark Edge
LYB vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
LYB
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
LYB Max Drawdown
-37.10%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
โ
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for LYB and SPY.
Company Overview
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
New York Stock Exchange
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and Polyolefins Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins Europe, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. It produces and markets olefins and co-products; polyolefins; polyethylene products, which consist of high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, and linear low density polyethylene; and polypropylene (PP) products, such as PP homopolymers and copolymers. The company also produces and sells propylene oxide and its derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomers, acetyls, ethylene glycols, and ethylene oxides and derivatives. In addition, it produces and markets compounds and solutions, such as polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors, and powders; and advanced polymers. Further, the company refines crude oil and other crude oils of varied types and sources into gasoline and distillates; develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
- Leadership
- Peter Z. E. Vanacker
- IPO Date
- Apr 28, 2010
- Employees
- 20.0k
- Street Address
- 2800 Post Oak Blvd
- Mailing
- Houston, TX, 77056
- Region
- Houston, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 713 309 7200
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 40.8
- Price/Sales
- 1.1
- Price/Book
- 2.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -25.2%
- EPS
- -156.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -80.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- -19.3%
- Operating Margin
- -0.9%
- Net Margin
- -3.4%
- ROE
- -7.3%
- ROIC
- 3.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.40
- Current Ratio
- โ
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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