← Back to Screener
US Stock Screener
HomeScreensNewsWatchlist
...

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LYB • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsSpecialty Polymers & PlasticsEngineered Polymers & Composites
AboutLyondellBasell 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.Show more
  • Revenue $40.3B -2.0%
  • EBITDA $3.34B -27.2%
  • Net Income $1.36B -35.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) 4.15 -35.8%
  • Gross Margin 11.32% -11.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 8.28% -25.8%
  • Operating Margin 4.51% -39.3%
  • Net Margin 3.37% -34.4%
  • ROE 10.61% -35.3%
  • ROIC 6.08% -38.3%
  • Debt/Equity 1.03 +3.1%
  • Interest Coverage 3.78 -41.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.5%
  • ✓Trading at only 1.3x book value
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.1x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 16.7% over 5 years
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

Loading chart...

Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-1.23%
5Y3.02%
3Y-4.43%
TTM-12.55%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-10.61%
5Y-16.7%
3Y-37.65%
TTM-155.94%

EPS CAGR

10Y-6.34%
5Y-15.42%
3Y-37.19%
TTM-88.57%

ROCE

10Y Avg19.01%
5Y Avg12.43%
3Y Avg11.23%
Latest6.17%

Peer Comparison

Engineered Polymers & Composites
Select Columns
Size & Scale
Valuation
Per Share
Growth
Profitability
Quality & Returns
Safety & Leverage
TTM Growth
Famous Investor Metrics
Dividends
Latest Quarter
Momentum & Returns
Total Return (DRIP)
Technical
Volume & Trading
Shares & Dilution
Sector-Specific
NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
WLKWestlake Corporation11.33B88.3019.03-3.24%-8.34%-9.63%2.7%0.48
CMTCore Molding Technologies, Inc.161.9M18.9112.52-15.47%3.09%5.19%14.59%0.16
LYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V.16.38B50.8812.26-1.96%-3.69%-11.2%12.09%1.03
EMNEastman Chemical Company8.01B70.239.162%8.96%14.09%8.59%0.86
TSETrinseo PLC19.8M0.55-0.06-4.41%-13.15%

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+32.73B29.18B34.48B39B34.73B27.75B46.17B50.45B41.11B40.3B
Revenue Growth %-0.28%-0.11%0.18%0.13%-0.11%-0.2%0.66%0.09%-0.19%-0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+25.68B23.19B28.06B32.53B29.3B24.36B37.4B43.85B35.85B35.74B
COGS % of Revenue0.78%0.79%0.81%0.83%0.84%0.88%0.81%0.87%0.87%0.89%
Gross Profit+7.05B5.99B6.42B6.47B5.43B3.39B8.78B6.6B5.26B4.56B
Gross Margin %0.22%0.21%0.19%0.17%0.16%0.12%0.19%0.13%0.13%0.11%
Gross Profit Growth %0.06%-0.15%0.07%0.01%-0.16%-0.37%1.59%-0.25%-0.2%-0.13%
Operating Expenses+930M932M965M1.24B1.31B1.83B2B1.5B2.21B2.75B
OpEx % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.07%0.04%0.03%0.05%0.07%
Selling, General & Admin828M833M859M1.13B1.2B1.14B1.25B1.31B1.56B1.66B
SG&A % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.04%
Research & Development102M99M106M115M111M113M124M124M130M135M
R&D % of Revenue0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Other Operating Expenses00000582M624M69M518M949M
Operating Income+6.12B5.06B5.46B5.23B4.12B1.56B6.77B5.1B3.05B1.82B
Operating Margin %0.19%0.17%0.16%0.13%0.12%0.06%0.15%0.1%0.07%0.05%
Operating Income Growth %0.07%-0.17%0.08%-0.04%-0.21%-0.62%3.34%-0.25%-0.4%-0.4%
EBITDA+7.17B6.12B6.63B6.47B5.43B2.94B8.17B6.37B4.59B3.34B
EBITDA Margin %0.22%0.21%0.19%0.17%0.16%0.11%0.18%0.13%0.11%0.08%
EBITDA Growth %0.06%-0.15%0.08%-0.02%-0.16%-0.46%1.77%-0.22%-0.28%-0.27%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)1.05B1.06B1.17B1.24B1.31B1.39B1.39B1.27B1.53B1.52B
EBIT6.52B5.55B5.98B5.67B4.4B1.91B7.3B5.06B3.1B2.08B
Net Interest Income+-277M-305M-467M-315M-328M-514M-510M-258M-348M-331M
Interest Income33M17M24M45M19M12M9M29M129M150M
Interest Expense310M322M491M360M347M526M519M287M477M481M
Other Income/Expense87M173M33M80M-64M-173M13M-325M-426M-214M
Pretax Income+6.21B5.23B5.49B5.31B4.05B1.39B6.79B4.78B2.63B1.6B
Pretax Margin %0.19%0.18%0.16%0.14%0.12%0.05%0.15%0.09%0.06%0.04%
Income Tax+1.73B1.39B598M613M648M-43M1.16B882M501M240M
Effective Tax Rate %0.72%0.73%0.89%0.88%0.84%1.02%0.83%0.81%0.8%0.85%
Net Income+4.48B3.84B4.88B4.69B3.39B1.42B5.61B3.88B2.11B1.36B
Net Margin %0.14%0.13%0.14%0.12%0.1%0.05%0.12%0.08%0.05%0.03%
Net Income Growth %0.07%-0.14%0.27%-0.04%-0.28%-0.58%2.95%-0.31%-0.46%-0.36%
Net Income (Continuing)4.48B3.85B4.89B4.7B3.4B1.43B5.62B3.89B2.13B1.36B
Discontinued Operations-5M-10M-18M-8M-7M-2M-6M-5M-5M4M
Minority Interest24M25M1M139M135M133M130M128M128M126M
EPS (Diluted)+9.599.1312.2312.069.594.2416.7511.806.464.15
EPS Growth %0.2%-0.05%0.34%-0.01%-0.2%-0.56%2.95%-0.3%-0.45%-0.36%
EPS (Basic)10.179.1512.3712.069.594.2416.7511.846.484.16
Diluted Shares Outstanding466M420M399M389M353M334M334M328M326M326M
Basic Shares Outstanding440.15M419M394.51M389M353M334M334M327M325M325M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.32%0.36%0.29%0.33%0.43%0.99%0.26%0.84%0.76%1.26%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+9.79B9.6B11.74B10.57B9.51B11.63B12.22B11.85B13.15B12.27B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.99B2.02B2.83B1.22B1.05B2.46B1.48B2.15B3.39B3.38B
Cash Only924M875M1.52B332M858M1.76B1.47B2.15B3.39B3.38B
Short-Term Investments1.06B1.15B1.31B892M196M702M9M000
Accounts Receivable3.25B3.4B4.32B4.43B3.46B4.49B5.21B4.08B3.99B3.55B
Days Sales Outstanding36.1942.4945.7541.4936.3159.0441.229.5235.4232.15
Inventory4.05B3.81B4.22B4.51B4.59B4.34B4.9B4.8B4.76B4.66B
Days Inventory Outstanding57.5759.9554.8650.6657.1565.0947.8339.9948.5247.57
Other Current Assets116M183M192M246M294M184M533M716M882M564M
Total Non-Current Assets+12.97B13.84B14.47B17.71B20.93B23.77B24.52B24.52B23.85B23.48B
Property, Plant & Equipment8.99B10.14B11B12.48B15.6B15.88B16.5B17.11B17.08B16.53B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.64x2.88x3.14x3.13x2.23x1.75x2.80x2.95x2.41x2.44x
Goodwill536M528M570M1.81B1.89B1.95B1.88B1.83B1.65B1.56B
Intangible Assets640M550M568M965M869M751M695M662M641M577M
Long-Term Investments2.13B2.01B2.07B2.1B2.11B4.73B4.79B4.29B3.91B4.12B
Other Non-Current Assets469M426M171M322M423M419M493M467M381M429M
Total Assets+22.76B23.44B26.21B28.28B30.43B35.4B36.74B36.37B37B35.75B
Asset Turnover1.44x1.24x1.32x1.38x1.14x0.78x1.26x1.39x1.11x1.13x
Asset Growth %-0.06%0.03%0.12%0.08%0.08%0.16%0.04%-0.01%0.02%-0.03%
Total Current Liabilities+4.35B4.54B4.78B5.51B5.2B5.5B7.23B6.76B7.15B6.71B
Accounts Payable1.63B2.03B2.26B2.56B2.52B2.4B4.29B3.58B3.81B3.73B
Days Payables Outstanding23.1231.9229.3728.7331.3435.9341.8829.8338.8438.12
Short-Term Debt357M596M70M890M448M671M368M781M899M617M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities108M113M277M283M444M334M251M232M595M473M
Current Ratio2.25x2.11x2.46x1.92x1.83x2.11x1.69x1.75x1.84x1.83x
Quick Ratio1.32x1.28x1.57x1.10x0.95x1.32x1.01x1.04x1.17x1.13x
Cash Conversion Cycle70.6470.5271.2363.4362.1288.247.1539.6945.0941.61
Total Non-Current Liabilities+11.83B12.83B12.48B12.37B17.06B21.8B17.52B16.86B16.79B16.45B
Long-Term Debt7.67B8.38B8.55B8.5B11.61B15.29B11.25B10.54B10.33B10.53B
Capital Lease Obligations00001.22B1.22B1.65B1.51B1.41B1.42B
Deferred Tax Liabilities2.13B2.33B1.66B1.98B2.02B2.33B2.33B2.86B2.89B2.54B
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.04B2.11B2.27B1.9B2.21B2.96B2.29B1.95B2.16B1.97B
Total Liabilities16.18B17.37B17.26B17.88B22.26B27.3B24.75B23.62B23.94B23.16B
Total Debt+8.03B8.98B8.62B9.39B13.55B17.49B13.6B13.18B13B12.92B
Net Debt7.1B8.11B7.1B9.05B12.69B15.73B12.13B11.02B9.61B9.55B
Debt / Equity1.22x1.48x0.96x0.90x1.66x2.16x1.13x1.03x1.00x1.03x
Debt / EBITDA1.12x1.47x1.30x1.45x2.50x5.94x1.67x2.07x2.83x3.87x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.99x1.32x1.07x1.40x2.34x5.34x1.49x1.73x2.10x2.86x
Interest Coverage19.75x15.71x11.12x14.53x11.86x2.96x13.05x17.77x6.40x3.78x
Total Equity+6.57B6.07B8.95B10.4B8.18B8.1B11.99B12.74B13.06B12.59B
Equity Growth %-0.21%-0.08%0.47%0.16%-0.21%-0.01%0.48%0.06%0.02%-0.04%
Book Value per Share14.1114.4622.4326.7223.1724.2635.8938.8540.0638.61
Total Shareholders' Equity6.55B6.05B8.95B10.26B8.04B7.97B11.86B12.62B12.93B12.46B
Common Stock31M31M31M22M19M19M19M19M19M19M
Retained Earnings9.84B12.28B15.75B6.76B4.43B4.44B8.56B9.2B9.69B9.32B
Treasury Stock-12.09B-14.95B-15.75B-2.21B-580M-531M-965M-1.35B-1.45B-1.5B
Accumulated OCI-1.44B-1.51B-1.28B-1.36B-1.78B-1.94B-1.8B-1.37B-1.48B-1.53B
Minority Interest24M25M1M139M135M133M130M128M128M126M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+5.84B5.61B5.21B5.47B4.96B3.4B7.7B6.12B4.94B3.82B
Operating CF Margin %0.18%0.19%0.15%0.14%0.14%0.12%0.17%0.12%0.12%0.09%
Operating CF Growth %-0.03%-0.04%-0.07%0.05%-0.09%-0.31%1.26%-0.2%-0.19%-0.23%
Net Income4.47B3.84B4.88B4.69B3.4B1.43B5.62B3.89B2.11B1.37B
Depreciation & Amortization1.05B1.06B1.17B1.24B1.31B1.39B1.39B1.27B1.53B1.52B
Stock-Based Compensation53M38M55M39M48M55M66M70M91M91M
Deferred Taxes181M357M-587M260M209M331M-198M369M43M-437M
Other Non-Cash Items457M-64M-56M-4M61M525M513M427M891M1.25B
Working Capital Changes-370M374M-257M-755M-66M-319M304M97M269M30M
Change in Receivables780M-383M-521M433M367M-246M-1.52B1B110M127M
Change in Inventory-240M123M-237M-141M-129M340M-742M-91M18M25M
Change in Payables-786M383M165M-199M-251M217M1.3B-464M141M-122M
Cash from Investing+-1.05B-2.3B-1.76B-3.56B-1.64B-4.91B-1.5B-1.98B-1.78B-1.85B
Capital Expenditures-1.44B-2.24B-1.55B-2.1B-2.69B-1.95B-1.96B-1.89B-1.53B-1.84B
CapEx % of Revenue0.04%0.08%0.04%0.05%0.08%0.07%0.04%0.04%0.04%0.05%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing20M-58M-84M-151M-175M-83M-121M-204M-329M-198M
Cash from Financing+-4.85B-3.35B-2.86B-3.01B-2.83B2.27B-6.38B-3.41B-1.95B-1.9B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-1.41B-1.4B-1.42B-1.55B-1.46B-1.41B-1.49B-3.25B-1.61B-1.72B
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing171M-5M-75M-16M-103M-72M-215M263M-4M52M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+4.4B3.36B3.66B3.37B2.27B1.46B5.74B4.23B3.41B1.98B
FCF Margin %0.13%0.12%0.11%0.09%0.07%0.05%0.12%0.08%0.08%0.05%
FCF Growth %-0.03%-0.24%0.09%-0.08%-0.33%-0.36%2.94%-0.26%-0.19%-0.42%
FCF per Share9.458.019.178.656.424.3617.1712.8910.466.07
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.31x1.46x1.07x1.17x1.46x2.40x1.37x1.58x2.34x2.81x
Interest Paid299M313M333M333M318M498M414M297M487M503M
Taxes Paid1.42B741M1.04B1.21B403M176M310M746M465M343M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)60.01%60.66%64.95%48.46%36.5%17.44%55.84%31.39%16.39%10.61%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)32.75%27.25%27.1%22.1%15.31%5.23%21.19%15.98%9.86%6.08%
Gross Margin21.54%20.53%18.63%16.6%15.62%12.23%19.01%13.09%12.79%11.32%
Net Margin13.67%13.14%14.15%12.02%9.76%5.12%12.15%7.69%5.14%3.37%
Debt / Equity1.22x1.48x0.96x0.90x1.66x2.16x1.13x1.03x1.00x1.03x
Interest Coverage19.75x15.71x11.12x14.53x11.86x2.96x13.05x17.77x6.40x3.78x
FCF Conversion1.31x1.46x1.07x1.17x1.46x2.40x1.37x1.58x2.34x2.81x
Revenue Growth-28.23%-10.85%18.16%13.11%-10.97%-20.08%66.37%9.27%-18.52%-1.96%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Refined Products-4.56B-8.22B7.6B4.35B7.18B10.97B9.18B8.08B
Refined Products Growth-----7.57%-42.81%65.16%52.90%-16.36%-11.97%
Polyethylene-6.9B7.37B7.44B6.07B5.84B10.13B9.61B7.59B7.58B
Polyethylene Growth--6.74%0.96%-18.40%-3.76%73.47%-5.19%-21.03%-0.05%
Polypropylene-6.92B7.82B5.7B5.01B4.53B7.99B6.51B5.64B6.29B
Polypropylene Growth--13.11%-27.11%-12.15%-9.68%76.66%-18.51%-13.39%11.43%
Oxyfuels And Related Products--3.02B3.4B3.12B2.28B3.59B5.48B5.64B5.07B
Oxyfuels And Related Products Growth---12.48%-8.33%-26.89%57.46%52.83%2.88%-10.04%
Olefins And Co Products-3.21B4.3B3.68B2.96B2.43B5.01B4.78B3.51B3.89B
Olefins And Co Products Growth--33.87%-14.52%-19.62%-17.75%105.92%-4.51%-26.64%10.86%
Compounding and solutions---3.09B4.1B3.22B4.13B4.2B3.69B3.62B
Compounding and solutions Growth----32.51%-21.31%28.20%1.57%-12.18%-1.90%
Intermediates and Derivatives15.37B-3.05B-2.52B2.08B3.42B4.01B2.86B2.69B
Intermediates and Derivatives Growth------17.33%64.18%17.48%-28.61%-5.97%
Intermediate Chemicals-2.48B-3.42B------
Intermediate Chemicals Growth----------
PO And Derivatives-1.85B-2.53B------
PO And Derivatives Growth----------
Advanced polymers---930M------
Advanced polymers Growth----------
Other Products-578M-596M------
Other Products Growth----------
Oxyfuels and related products-2.68B--------
Oxyfuels and related products Growth----------
Refining12.62B---------
Refining Growth----------
Technology830M---------
Technology Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
UNITED STATES16.1B13.96B16.62B18.67B16.35B12.11B22.53B24.79B20B19.47B
UNITED STATES Growth--13.28%19.02%12.35%-12.44%-25.91%85.97%10.05%-19.31%-2.68%
Non Reportable Geographical Components----8.06B6.22B9.12B10.03B8.84B8.82B
Non Reportable Geographical Components Growth------22.87%46.70%9.90%-11.87%-0.17%
GERMANY--2.75B2.95B2.71B2.11B3.4B3.56B2.55B2.41B
GERMANY Growth---7.39%-8.17%-21.97%60.67%4.71%-28.35%-5.38%
CHINA---1.14B1.23B1.47B2.32B2.53B2.16B2.38B
CHINA Growth----7.74%20.33%57.53%9.09%-14.57%9.75%
MEXICO--1.5B2.31B1.63B1.2B1.57B2.04B1.64B1.76B
MEXICO Growth---53.46%-29.20%-26.74%31.33%29.90%-19.59%7.00%
ITALY--1.35B1.58B1.44B1.18B1.83B1.74B1.36B1.42B
ITALY Growth---17.01%-9.29%-18.12%55.57%-4.98%-21.42%3.88%
JAPAN---1.26B1.04B876M1.42B1.95B1.75B1.34B
JAPAN Growth-----17.34%-15.69%61.76%37.90%-10.49%-23.50%
FRANCE--1.31B1.46B1.34B875M1.43B1.37B1.09B1.07B
FRANCE Growth---11.79%-7.88%-34.94%63.54%-4.54%-20.13%-2.02%
POLAND-----926M1.17B1.27B905M923M
POLAND Growth------26.24%8.73%-28.80%1.99%
NETHERLANDS--1.07B1.05B929M785M1.39B1.18B805M724M
NETHERLANDS Growth----1.78%-11.52%-15.50%77.07%-15.25%-31.66%-10.06%
Germany2.7B2.47B--------
Germany Growth--8.27%--------
Italy1.35B1.2B--------
Italy Growth--10.82%--------
France1.2B1.05B--------
France Growth--12.16%--------
Mexico951M1.03B--------
Mexico Growth-7.89%--------
The Netherlands856M727M--------
The Netherlands Growth--15.07%--------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.3x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) reported $32.56B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 32% decrease from $48.18B in 2011.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) saw revenue decline by 2.0% over the past year.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) reported a net loss of $1.20B for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) pays a dividend with a yield of 10.37%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.6%. This is reasonable for most industries.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) generated $738.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

VCP Scanner

Find stocks. Verify deeply. Act with conviction.

Patterns find ideas. Fundamentals build conviction.

Data updated daily

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Screens
  • Valuation
  • Compare
  • Total Return
  • News
  • Insights
  • Methodology
  • How It Works
  • Profile

Popular Screens

  • VCP Hot
  • VCP Warm
  • Value Screens
  • Growth Screens
  • Momentum Screens
  • Technical Screens
  • Quality Screens

Community

  • Twitter
  • Get Early Access
© 2026 VCP Scanner. All rights reserved.
Made with ❤️ for investors
Not financial advice. Do your own research.