profit from every $100 of sales.

LyondellBasell Industries
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What LyondellBasell Industries sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $50.5 billion in 2022 to $30.2 billion in 2025, with -$745 million of profit last year.
LyondellBasell Industries handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
LyondellBasell Industries vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
LyondellBasell Industries | No profit yet | ||
PPG Industries | 17.5× · Fair price | ||
International Flavors & Fragrances | No profit yet | ||
DuPont de Nemours | No profit yet | ||
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile | 26.6× · Fair price |
Compare LyondellBasell Industries with International Flavors & Fragrances
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads LyondellBasell Industries's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,753 | 46,173 | 50,451 | 33,336 | 33,394 | 30,153 | |
| 3,394 | 8,776 | 6,604 | 4,901 | 4,644 | 2,577 | |
| – | – | 5,170 | 3,232 | 2,867 | 831 | |
| 3,297 | 8,698 | 6,330 | 4,310 | 3,704 | 1,162 | |
| 1,427 | 5,617 | 3,882 | 2,114 | 1,360 | -745 | |
| 4.24 | 16.75 | 11.81 | 6.46 | 4.15 | -2.34 | |
| 12.2% | 19.0% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 13.9% | 8.5% | |
| – | – | 10.2% | 9.7% | 8.6% | 2.8% | |
| 5.1% | 12.2% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 4.1% | -2.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 35,403 | 36,742 | 36,365 | 37,000 | 35,746 | 34,003 |
| Cash | 1,763 | 1,472 | 2,151 | 3,390 | 3,375 | 3,443 |
| Total debt | 17,489 | 13,599 | 13,175 | 13,001 | 12,923 | 14,635 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 23,622 | 23,942 | 23,158 | 23,796 |
| 7,971 | 11,858 | 12,615 | 12,930 | 12,462 | 10,082 | |
| – | – | 328 | 326 | 326 | 322 | |
| 5.9% | 22.7% | 15.5% | 8.5% | 6.8% | -0.7% | |
| 17.9% | 47.4% | 30.8% | 16.3% | 10.9% | -7.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,404 | 7,695 | 6,119 | 4,942 | 3,819 | 2,262 | |
| 1,947 | 1,959 | 1,890 | 1,531 | 1,839 | 1,878 | |
| 1,457 | 5,736 | 4,229 | 3,411 | 1,980 | 384 | |
| Dividends paid | 1,405 | 1,486 | 3,246 | 1,610 | 1,720 | 1,764 |
| 4 | 463 | 420 | 211 | 195 | 201 | |
| 55 | 66 | 70 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- 2.4×
- 0.7×
- 52.7×
- 27.0×
- 1.9%
- -3.7%
- 6.5%
Profitability
- 8.5%
- 2.8%
- -2.5%
- 4.4%
- -0.7%
- 9.5%
- -7.4%
- -2.3%
- -0.8%
- 0.5%
Growth
- +1.7%
- –
- −80.6%
- +5.3%
- −0.9%
Financial health
- 8.8×
- 1.42
- 42.0%
- -0.4×
- 1.54
- 1.03
- 0.87
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 0.49 | 0.31 | +58.1% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | -0.26 | 0.11 | −333.6% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.01 | 0.81 | +24.5% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.62 | 0.81 | −23.0% |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 0.54 | 0.36 | +50.0% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.75 | 1.28 | −41.4% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 1.88 | 1.98 | −5.1% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 2.24 | 2.23 | +0.4% |
Paid per share, each year
$3.04 in 2015 → $5.45 in 2025
How safe it looks
-26.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 459.4%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about LyondellBasell Industries
Is LyondellBasell Industries a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the LyondellBasell Industries AI analysis
What does LyondellBasell Industries do?
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. It is in Chemicals - Specialty, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with 18,970 employees.
Does LyondellBasell Industries pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 6.5% a year. In 2025 it paid out $1.76 billion in dividends.
Is LyondellBasell Industries stock halal?
No. LyondellBasell Industries does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 75% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has LyondellBasell Industries stock done over the past year?
Up 42.8% over the past twelve months, to $62.58. It traded between $42.28 and $82.38 and is 24.0% below its high.
Who are LyondellBasell Industries's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are PPG Industries, International Flavors & Fragrances, DuPont de Nemours and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with LyondellBasell Industries's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



