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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) vs PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG)

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. and PPG Industries, Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. PPG Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $27.2B against $19.9B — 1.4× the size. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. trades at the lower P/E: 15.6× against 17.6×. PPG Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.39% against 3.54%. PPG Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (9.41% vs 4.05%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.2% vs 8.48%). Both pay a dividend; LyondellBasell Industries N.V. yields more (5.57% vs 2.32%). Across the 23 metrics below, PPG Industries, Inc. leads on 12 and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. on 11.

Valuation

Metric LYB PPG Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 15.60 17.56 24.46
P/S 0.62 1.65 1.64
P/B 1.77 3.18 1.88
Price to free cash flow 7.84 21.46 19.15
EV/EBITDA 6.89 11.72 12.87
EV/Sales 0.91 1.96 1.88
Earnings yield 6.41% 5.69% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 12.75% 4.66% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric LYB PPG Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 14.30% 40.89% 27.84%
Operating margin 8.64% 13.50% 5.64%
Net margin 4.05% 9.41% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 7.96% 7.67% 3.49%
Return on equity 11.84% 18.93% 2.34%
Return on assets 3.78% 7.02% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 8.48% 10.18% 3.21%

Growth

Metric LYB PPG Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.54% 6.39% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (156.39%) 46.11% (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 1.67% 2.79% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 8.28% 0.00%

Health

Metric LYB PPG Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.10 0.79 0.59
Current ratio 1.78 1.58 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 9.67 1.89 2.03

Dividend

Metric LYB PPG Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 5.57% 2.32% 1.80%
Payout ratio 0.87 0.41 0.40

Size

Metric LYB PPG Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 19.92b 27.23b 2.08b

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