Dow vs LyondellBasell Industries
DOW and LYB side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DOW and LYB compare
Dow and LyondellBasell Industries are about the same size, with market caps of $25.1B and $22.2B.
LyondellBasell Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.5% versus −1.2% for Dow).
Both pay dividends: Dow yields 4.0% and LyondellBasell Industries 5.0%.
LyondellBasell Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 6 for Dow), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DOW | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $25.1B | $22.2B |
| Share price | $34.70 | $68.64 |
| Change, 1 year | 39.6% | 46.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −40.5% | −26.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.70 | 0.63 |
| Employees | 35K | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.6× (better) | 2.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.3× | 6.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 9.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 10.9% |
| Fair value | $27.77 | $109.89 |
| Margin of safety | −25.0% | 37.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.2% | 3.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.73% | 1.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 9.9% | 14.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 7.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.13 | 1.10 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.26 | 1.67 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.75 | 1.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.56 | 2.24 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.0% | 5.0% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 5.3% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% | 5.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 78.1% | 75.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.28% | 20.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$26.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.7% | 4.9% |
Go deeper
- DOW stock overview
- DOW income statement
- DOW valuation and score
- LYB stock overview
- LYB income statement
- LYB valuation and score
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