LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
LYB Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 19.8%, EPS grew 388.6%, free cash flow grew 356.4% and total debt rose 9.18%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Operating margin
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 3.09%, up 4.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.39%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.39% (fiscal 2025) to 18.7% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.63% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.82%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.39% | (7.13) |
| FY2024 | 5.74% | (2.43) |
| FY2023 | 8.17% | (1.94) |
| FY2022 | 10.1% | (4.56) |
| FY2021 | 14.7% | 9.05 |
| FY2020 | 5.62% | (6.23) |
| FY2019 | 11.9% | (1.56) |
| FY2018 | 13.4% | (2.42) |
| FY2017 | 15.8% | (1.51) |
| FY2016 | 17.3% | (1.36) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 16.8% | 13.49 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.32% | 4.56 |
| Dec 2025 | −1.24% | 8.22 |
| Sep 2025 | −9.46% | (13.18) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 14.4% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 9.90% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 7.48% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 4.27% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 3.09% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.63% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.82% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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