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LyondellBasellLYB

Specialty Chemicals · Rotterdam, Netherlands · In the S&P 500
Cheaper than peers
$68.64+5.00%After hours: $68.30 (−0.50%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 46.9% over 1 year
LyondellBasell over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$60$80Nov2026MarMayJulSep$68.64$60$80NovMarJul$68.64
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$22.17B
Price to earnings–
Forward P/E9.4x
Dividend yield4.02%
Year to date+58.5%
One year+46.9%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$42.28$82.38

Quality and valuation

How LyondellBasell compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

LyondellBasell and 5 specialty chemicals peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A weaker business than most materials companies, priced below most of them.

LyondellBasell trades at 9.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +3.5% vs +9.1%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 14.3% vs 27.9%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 8.6% vs 10.9%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 7.6% vs 7.6%
LYB trades at 9.4x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Specialty Chemicals peers
ALB9.2xLYB9.4xPPG14.7xSHW26.6xIFF27.2xECL35.5xSector median 16.1xALB9.2xLYB9.4xPPG14.7xSHW26.6xIFF27.2xECL35.5xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

Financials

From LyondellBasell's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 10.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$5bn$8bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$8.5bnQ3 ’26$0bn$5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$8.5bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +10.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−10%0%10%Q1 ’25Q2 ’25Q3 ’25Q4 ’25Q1 ’26Q2 ’2610.0%Q3 ’260%Q1 ’25Q3 ’25Q1 ’2610.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 12.6% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2512.6%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2512.6%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.4 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$-1bn$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.4bnQ3 ’26$-1bn$0bn$1bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.4bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsLYBSector median
Revenue growth+3.5%+9.1%
Gross margin14.3%27.9%
Operating margin8.6%10.9%
Free cash flow margin7.6%7.6%

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