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) Return on assets
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −1.01%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−2.14%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.14% (fiscal 2025) to 19.7% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.35% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.14% | (5.88) |
| FY2024 | 3.74% | (2.02) |
| FY2023 | 5.76% | (4.86) |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | (4.93) |
| FY2021 | 15.6% | 11.24 |
| FY2020 | 4.31% | (7.24) |
| FY2019 | 11.6% | (5.66) |
| FY2018 | 17.2% | (2.44) |
| FY2017 | 19.7% | 3.04 |
| FY2016 | 16.6% | (2.45) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 8.50% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 7.10% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 7.04% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 3.31% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 1.08% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 0.35% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.19% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | −1.01% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 0.35% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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