LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB

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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Return on invested capital

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.87%, up 4.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.34%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.34% (fiscal 2025) to 30.4% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is in line with the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.75% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 −1.34% (7.26)
FY2024 5.92% (2.28)
FY2023 8.20% (6.43)
FY2022 14.6% (4.61)
FY2021 19.2% 14.70
FY2020 4.54% (8.97)
FY2019 13.5% (4.28)
FY2018 17.8% (5.37)
FY2017 23.2% (1.11)
FY2016 24.3% (6.08)

Against its own ten years

Low −1.34% High 30.4%
Ten-year median 14.6%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 16.9%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 12.7%
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 10.9%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 9.87%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. 2.87%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 2.84%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 2.65%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 1.46%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.75%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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