LYB Financials LyondellBasell

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated 45 d ago Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 2.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -1.4% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 23.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

Total debt has grown faster than revenue (20.3% vs 2.2% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -0.9× in the latest year.

Shareholder returns

Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 459.4% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 4.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2025	$30.2B	-$738M	8.5%	-1.4%	-7.3%	-2.2%	$384M	—	$3.4B
2024	$33.4B	$1.4B	13.9%	5.7%	11.0%	3.8%	$2.0B	—	$3.4B
2023	$33.3B	$2.1B	14.7%	8.2%	16.4%	5.7%	$3.4B	—	$3.4B
2022	$50.5B	$3.9B	13.1%	10.1%	30.8%	10.7%	$4.2B	—	$2.2B
2021	$46.2B	$5.6B	19.0%	14.7%	47.4%	15.3%	$5.7B	—	$1.5B
2020	$27.0B	—	9.8%	5.8%	0.0%	0.0%	$1.5B	—	$1.8B
2019	$33.9B	$3.4B	13.6%	12.1%	42.2%	11.2%	$2.3B	—	$858M
2018	$38.1B	$4.7B	14.7%	13.7%	45.7%	16.6%	$3.4B	—	$332M
2017	$33.7B	$4.9B	16.8%	16.2%	54.5%	18.6%	$3.7B	—	$1.5B
2016	$28.5B	$3.8B	18.5%	17.8%	63.4%	16.4%	$3.4B	—	$875M
2015	—	$4.5B	—	—	68.3%	19.7%	$4.4B	—	$924M
2014	—	$4.2B	—	—	50.2%	17.2%	$4.5B	—	$1.0B
2013	—	$3.9B	—	—	30.9%	14.1%	$3.3B	$5.8B	$4.5B
2012	—	$2.8B	—	—	25.6%	11.8%	$3.7B	$4.4B	$4.5B
2011	—	$2.1B	—	—	20.3%	9.4%	$1.8B	$4.0B	$1.1B

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Jun '26	$9.2B	$559M	22.2%	16.8%	5.2%	1.6%	$482M	—	$2.6B
Mar '26	$7.2B	$125M	9.7%	3.3%	1.2%	0.4%	-$538M	—	$2.6B
Dec '25	$7.1B	-$140M	4.7%	-1.2%	-1.4%	-0.4%	$1.1B	—	$3.4B
Sep '25	$7.7B	-$890M	11.7%	-9.5%	-8.4%	-2.6%	$577M	—	$1.8B
Jun '25	$7.7B	$115M	10.3%	3.7%	1.0%	0.3%	-$188M	—	$1.7B
Mar '25	$7.7B	$177M	7.2%	1.5%	1.4%	0.5%	-$1.1B	—	$1.9B
Dec '24	$7.8B	-$603M	10.3%	-7.6%	-4.8%	-1.7%	$1.4B	—	$3.4B
Sep '24	$8.6B	$573M	15.1%	10.1%	4.2%	1.5%	$302M	—	$2.6B
Jun '24	$8.7B	$924M	16.5%	11.5%	6.9%	2.5%	$864M	—	$2.8B
Mar '24	$8.3B	$473M	13.3%	7.8%	3.6%	1.3%	-$597M	—	$2.3B
Dec '23	$9.9B	$185M	10.0%	3.2%	1.4%	0.5%	$1.0B	—	$3.4B
Sep '23	$10.6B	$747M	13.6%	9.5%	5.7%	2.0%	$1.3B	—	$2.8B
Jun '23	$10.3B	$715M	14.0%	9.8%	5.5%	1.9%	$989M	—	$2.5B
Mar '23	$10.2B	$474M	13.5%	7.0%	3.7%	1.3%	$130M	—	$1.8B
Dec '22	$10.0B	$353M	6.4%	4.9%	2.8%	1.0%	$1.1B	—	$2.2B
Sep '22	$12.0B	$572M	7.9%	6.7%	4.7%	1.6%	$975M	—	$1.5B
Jun '22	$14.6B	$1.6B	15.7%	14.7%	13.4%	4.4%	$1.1B	—	$1.1B
Mar '22	$12.8B	$1.3B	13.3%	12.9%	10.4%	3.5%	$1.1B	—	$1.8B
Dec '21	$12.5B	$726M	12.9%	7.3%	6.1%	2.0%	$2.4B	—	$1.5B
Sep '21	$12.4B	$1.8B	18.5%	18.1%	14.9%	4.6%	$1.6B	—	$1.9B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced LYB against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 7.8× (Mar '23) to 11.6× (Nov '25).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.6× (Mar '23) to 0.7× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 10.7% (Mar '23) to 8.4% (Sep '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Dividend yield (%)

Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is LYB growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, LyondellBasell's revenue has grown 2.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does LYB have?

As of FY2025, LyondellBasell reported — of total debt against $3.4B of cash; operating income covered interest expense -0.9×.

What is LYB's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 8.5%, operating margin -1.4%, and net margin -2.4%.

What is LYB's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, LyondellBasell traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 11.6× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.