LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) stock
LYBNYSEIndustrial Organic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 15/3029% below fair value
$64.43+0.55 (+0.86%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $20.83BP/E –Yield 8.46%
LyondellBasell Industries statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 29, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 24, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.05
- 2.22
- P/OCF Ratio
- 5.62
- 12.99
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.87
- 2.57
- EV / EBIT
- 10.09
- 19.31
- EV / FCF
- 11.54
- 22.27
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.06%
- 0.50%
- Float
- 259M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 20.0%
- 11.7%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 75.0%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 11M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -5.08%
- -0.80%
- Short % of Float
- 4.23%
- 9.01%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.39%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 3.19
- 5.15
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $83.94
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $42.01
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $64.40
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $62.40
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $64.45
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.25
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 6.11%
- -1.15%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 2.81%
- -4.87%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -0.46%
- -21.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -14.2%
- -20.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 48.8%
- -23.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 48.8%
- -22.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -33.1%
- -29.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -32.5%
- -77.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -21.8%
- -65.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.00
- 0.70
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.9
- 43.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 42.9%
- 80.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.66
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 5.52%
- -11.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 13.2%
- -27.7%
- FCF Margin
- 7.55%
- -9.56%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 11.1%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 9.88%
- -37.9%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.78
- 3.30
- Quick Ratio
- 0.78
- 2.39
- Debt / Equity
- 1.10
- 0.49
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.93
- 3.15
- Debt / FCF
- 5.11
- 4.65
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.67
- 1.97
- Interest Coverage
- 5.06
- -6.35
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 3.54%
- 6.82%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 227.1%
- 6.85%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -15.8%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 1.67%
- 6.41%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.93
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 6.46
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.68M
- $429.29K
- Employee Count
- 18,970
- 74
- WACC
- 6.72%
- 10.2%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.77B
- -$12.95M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$7.01B
- $17.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$21.69
- $0.80
- Equity (Book Value)
- $11.25B
- $53.89M
- Book Value Per Share
- $34.81
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $10.18B
- $27.13M
- Working Capital
- $5.28B
- $79.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.29B
- -$1.00M
- FCF Per Share
- $7.47
- -$0.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 11.6%
- -9.44%
- Dividend Yield
- 8.46%
- 1.88%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.00%
- -0.76%
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.46%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $5.45
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 3.42%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 12
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 46.2%
- 43.7%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $546.00M
- $2.90M
- Income Tax
- $413.00M
- $73.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.4%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.20
- 0.23
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LYB | S&P 500 | Difference | LYB per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.4% | -3.0% | +10.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | +4.3% | -2.8% | +7.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +53.8% | +11.5% | +42.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +50.5% | +13.5% | +37.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | -16.4% | +77.7% | −94.1 pts | -5.8% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -4.8% | +72.6% | −77.4 pts | -1.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +38.2% | +308.2% | −270.0 pts | +3.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
11M LYB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.1% from the previous report, or 4.23% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10,949,420 | -5.1% | 3,428,802 | 3.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 11,534,917 | -7.3% | 3,416,730 | 3.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12,444,912 | -6.8% | 3,829,545 | 3.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 13,350,742 | -4.3% | 3,298,981 | 4.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 13,950,743 | +10.5% | 3,683,459 | 3.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 12,625,759 | +2.3% | 4,357,909 | 2.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12,337,210 | -1.5% | 4,579,314 | 2.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 12,528,631 | -2.8% | 5,616,575 | 2.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12,890,440 | -7.4% | 5,749,145 | 2.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13,913,210 | +22.2% | 5,226,265 | 2.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 11,381,669 | +10.4% | 4,733,481 | 2.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 10,307,660 | -8.3% | 5,805,760 | 1.8 |
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