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 $23.9B and $20.8B.
Dow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.2% versus 3.5% for LyondellBasell Industries).
Both pay dividends: Dow yields 4.2% and LyondellBasell Industries 5.3%.
LyondellBasell Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 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 | $23.9B | $20.8B |
| Share price | $33.04 | $64.43 |
| Change, 1 year | 49.0% | 48.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −42.4% | −27.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.71 | 0.66 |
| Employees | 35K | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (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 | 1.5× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.2× | 6.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 8.6× |
| FCF yield | – | 11.6% |
| Fair value | $37.55 | $90.61 |
| Margin of safety | 12.0% | 28.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.2% (better) | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.73% | 1.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 11.1% | 14.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 8.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 7.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.08 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.19 | 1.67 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.76 | 1.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.58 | 2.20 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.2% | 5.3% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 5.3% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.2% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.9% | 75.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.28% | 20.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$27.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.8% | 4.2% |
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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