LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB

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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Gross margin

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 12.8%, up 4.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.55%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.55% (fiscal 2025) to 21.5% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 29.2% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 25.1%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 8.55% (5.36)
FY2024 13.9% (0.79)
FY2023 14.7% 1.61
FY2022 13.1% (5.92)
FY2021 19.0% 6.78
FY2020 12.2% (3.39)
FY2019 15.6% (0.98)
FY2018 16.6% (2.03)
FY2017 18.6% (1.90)
FY2016 20.5% (1.01)

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 22.2% 12.47
Mar 2026 9.74% 5.02
Dec 2025 4.72% (7.01)
Sep 2025 11.7% 1.45
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 8.55% High 21.5%
Ten-year median 15.6%
Current reading's percentile 9

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 41.4%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 40.9%
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 37.5%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 36.5%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 35.1%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 33.5%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 30.6%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 23.8%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. 12.8%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 29.2%
Basic Materials sector median 25.1%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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