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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB

NYSE · stock · Industrial Organic Chemicals · website · IPO 2010-04-28 · LEI

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. statistics & valuation

P / S0.6×
P / B1.8×
P / FCF46.8×
FCF margin1.3%
Return on capital-1.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
17.30% 15.80% 13.40% 11.90% 5.60% 14.70% 10.10% 8.20% 5.70% -1.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
63.20% 54.50% 45.60% 42.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
404.0M 394.5M 375.7M 333.5M 334.0M 329.5M 325.7M 324.5M 323.9M 322.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
16.40% 18.60% 16.60% 11.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
11.50% 10.60% 8.60% 6.50% 5.20% 12.40% 8.40% 10.20% 5.90% 1.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$9.13 $12.23 $12.01 $9.58 $4.24 $16.75 $11.81 $6.46 $4.15 -$2.34 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. trades at about 15.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.8×–20.2×, median 9.8×).

5.8× 20.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.8×–20.2×); dot = today's 15.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-1.4%5.7%8.2%10.1%14.7%5.6%11.9%13.4%15.8%17.3%
Net margin9.8%12.0%14.1%13.1%
FCF margin1.3%5.9%10.2%8.4%12.4%5.2%6.5%8.6%10.6%11.5%
Return on assets11.2%16.6%18.6%16.4%
Return on equity42.1%45.6%54.5%63.2%
Current ratio1.771.831.841.751.692.111.831.922.462.11

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.