LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Key Metrics
LYB valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $20.68B
- Enterprise value
- $30.96B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 9.4
- Forward P/E
- 9.1
- PEG ratio
- 1.53
- Price / sales
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.8
- Price / book
- 1.8 10-yr median 2.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.2 10-yr median 7.5
- Dividend yield
- 4.31% $2.76 a year
- Beta
- 0.35
LYB key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLYB valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
LYB returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
LYB per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
LYB financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
LYB efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
LYB valuation history
LYB returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LYB debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LYB cash returned to shareholders
LYB price vs earnings per share
LYB key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $13.94B | $24.21B | $31.00B | $27.23B | $30.80B | $30.61B | $33.35B | $32.35B | $44.02B | $36.03B |
| Enterprise value | $26.46B | $33.76B | $40.61B | $38.26B | $42.92B | $45.64B | $45.85B | $40.51B | $49.81B | $42.99B |
| P/E ratio | — | 17.8 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 21.6 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Price / book | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | 36.3 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 21.0 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 10.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 6.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 68.9 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 31.3 | 20.2 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| Earnings yield | −5.3% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 14.3% | 18.2% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 14.5% | 11.1% | 10.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.8% | 8.2% | 11.0% | 15.5% | 18.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 10.4% | 8.3% | 9.3% |
| Dividend yield | 12.7% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 11.9% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 14.1% | 7.9% | 5.9% | 13.5% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 15.6% | 10.5% | 5.2% | 12.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $43.30 | $74.27 | $95.08 | $83.03 | $92.23 | $91.66 | $94.48 | $83.16 | $110.32 | $85.78 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $93.64 | $123.63 | $126.10 | $153.81 | $138.24 | $83.09 | $98.38 | $100.27 | $86.43 | $69.48 |
| Earnings per share | −$2.31 | $4.17 | $6.48 | $11.84 | $16.80 | $4.25 | $9.60 | $12.05 | $12.23 | $9.13 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.02 | $11.71 | $15.16 | $18.66 | $23.04 | $10.19 | $14.05 | $14.06 | $13.05 | $13.35 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.19 | $6.07 | $10.46 | $12.89 | $17.17 | $4.36 | $6.42 | $8.65 | $9.17 | $8.01 |
| Cash per share | $10.71 | $10.35 | $10.40 | $6.56 | $4.43 | $7.38 | $2.99 | $3.15 | $7.09 | $4.81 |
| Book value per share | $31.31 | $38.23 | $39.66 | $38.46 | $35.50 | $23.87 | $22.79 | $26.37 | $22.43 | $14.40 |
| Tangible book value per share | $27.71 | $31.67 | $32.64 | $30.87 | $27.81 | $15.77 | $14.97 | $19.22 | $19.58 | $11.83 |
| Dividends per share | $5.48 | $5.28 | $4.94 | $9.90 | $4.45 | $4.21 | $4.14 | $3.99 | $3.55 | $3.32 |
| Capex per share | $5.83 | $5.64 | $4.70 | $5.76 | $5.87 | $5.83 | $7.63 | $5.41 | $3.88 | $5.34 |
| Debt per share | $49.57 | $39.64 | $39.88 | $40.17 | $40.72 | $52.36 | $38.39 | $24.13 | $21.60 | $21.38 |
| Shares outstanding | 322.0M | 326.0M | 326.0M | 328.0M | 334.0M | 334.0M | 353.0M | 389.0M | 399.0M | 420.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.2% | 0.0% | −0.6% | −1.8% | 0.0% | −5.4% | −9.3% | −2.5% | −5.0% | −9.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −6.6% | 10.7% | 16.6% | 31.7% | 56.6% | 17.7% | 37.0% | 48.8% | 65.1% | 60.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −1.2% | 6.9% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 23.9% | 7.2% | 17.7% | 27.9% | 35.1% | 29.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −2.1% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10.6% | 15.6% | 4.3% | 11.5% | 17.2% | 19.7% | 16.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | −2.3% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 4.3% | 12.2% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 17.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.3% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 12.4% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 11.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 2.81 | 2.34 | 1.58 | 1.37 | 2.40 | 1.46 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.46 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $15.96B | $12.92B | $13.00B | $13.18B | $13.60B | $17.49B | $13.55B | $9.39B | $8.62B | $8.98B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.45B | $3.38B | $3.39B | $2.15B | $1.48B | $2.46B | $1.05B | $1.22B | $2.83B | $2.02B |
| Net debt | $12.51B | $9.55B | $9.61B | $11.02B | $12.12B | $15.02B | $12.50B | $8.16B | $5.79B | $6.96B |
| Debt / equity | 1.58 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 2.19 | 1.68 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 1.48 |
| Debt / assets | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.38 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.56 | 2.65 | 2.07 | 1.74 | 1.39 | 4.56 | 2.19 | 1.18 | 0.81 | 1.05 |
| Current ratio | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 2.11 | 1.83 | 1.92 | 2.46 | 2.11 |
| Quick ratio | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.32 | 0.95 | 1.10 | 1.57 | 1.28 |
| Interest coverage | -0.6 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 17.8 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 15.7 |
| Working capital | $4.74B | $5.56B | $6.00B | $5.08B | $4.99B | $6.13B | $4.31B | $5.05B | $6.96B | $5.06B |
| Invested capital | $22.59B | $22.01B | $22.54B | $23.64B | $23.98B | $23.00B | $20.54B | $18.42B | $14.74B | $13.01B |
| Tangible asset value | $9.05B | $10.45B | $10.77B | $10.25B | $9.42B | $5.40B | $5.42B | $7.62B | $7.81B | $5.00B |
| Net current asset value | −$12.93B | −$10.89B | −$10.79B | −$11.78B | −$12.54B | −$15.66B | −$12.75B | −$7.32B | −$5.52B | −$7.77B |
| Graham number | — | $59.90 | $76.07 | $101.20 | $115.83 | $47.78 | $70.17 | $84.56 | $78.55 | $54.40 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$51.04 | −$45.37 | −$46.56 | −$48.81 | −$50.64 | −$57.77 | −$46.22 | −$28.47 | −$22.75 | −$25.94 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.76B | $1.72B | $1.61B | $3.25B | $1.49B | $1.41B | $1.46B | $1.55B | $1.42B | $1.40B |
| Share buybacks (net) | $201.0M | $195.0M | $211.0M | $420.0M | $463.0M | $4.0M | $3.75B | $1.85B | $866.0M | $2.94B |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 126.5% | 76.2% | 83.6% | 26.5% | 98.9% | 43.1% | 33.1% | 29.0% | 36.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 511.7% | 96.7% | 53.4% | 86.7% | 34.0% | 96.7% | 230.0% | 101.2% | 62.3% | 128.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 6.2% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 83.0% | 48.2% | 31.0% | 30.9% | 25.5% | 57.2% | 54.3% | 38.5% | 29.7% | 40.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.35 | 1.21 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 2.05 | 1.70 | 1.32 | 2.11 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| R&D / revenue | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.3% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 38.5 | 34.1 | 35.8 | 33.6 | 38.3 | 52.2 | 41.5 | 41.0 | 40.9 | 41.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 55.0 | 48.1 | 48.7 | 40.4 | 45.1 | 66.9 | 56.7 | 49.0 | 52.2 | 61.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 42.7 | 38.5 | 37.7 | 32.8 | 32.6 | 36.8 | 31.6 | 27.0 | 27.9 | 28.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 50.7 | 43.7 | 46.9 | 41.2 | 50.8 | 82.3 | 66.5 | 62.9 | 65.2 | 74.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 9.48 | 10.69 | 10.19 | 10.86 | 9.52 | 6.99 | 8.80 | 8.91 | 8.93 | 8.79 |
| Payables turnover | 8.54 | 9.47 | 9.69 | 11.14 | 11.18 | 9.91 | 11.54 | 13.50 | 13.09 | 12.69 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.64 | 7.59 | 7.49 | 9.04 | 8.09 | 5.45 | 6.44 | 7.45 | 6.99 | 5.90 |
| Asset turnover | 0.86 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.84 | 1.18 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.26 |
| Average receivables | $3.18B | $3.77B | $4.04B | $4.65B | $4.85B | $3.97B | $3.94B | $4.38B | $3.86B | $3.32B |
| Average payables | $3.21B | $3.77B | $3.70B | $3.94B | $3.34B | $2.46B | $2.54B | $2.41B | $2.14B | $1.83B |
| Average inventory | $4.13B | $4.71B | $4.78B | $4.85B | $4.62B | $4.47B | $4.55B | $4.37B | $4.01B | $3.93B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 3.4% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% |
Computed from LYB's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LYB valuation and financial ratios
LyondellBasell earned a return on equity of −6.6% and a return on invested capital of −1.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $16.0 billion of debt and $3.4 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $12.5 billion. It returned $2.0 billion to shareholders: $1.8 billion in dividends and $201.0 million in share buybacks, 512% of free cash flow. The share count fell 23.3% from 420.0M to 322.0M over 9 years.
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LYB key metrics FAQ
What is LyondellBasell's EV/EBITDA?
LyondellBasell's enterprise value was 22.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $26.5 billion, EBITDA $1.2 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.2.
What is LyondellBasell's return on equity?
LyondellBasell's return on equity (ROE) was −6.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$743.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $11.3 billion.
What is LyondellBasell's ROIC?
LyondellBasell's return on invested capital was −1.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does LyondellBasell have?
LyondellBasell had total debt of $16.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58 and $12.5 billion of net debt (10.56 times EBITDA).
What is LyondellBasell's dividend yield?
LyondellBasell's forward dividend yield is 4.31%. LyondellBasell paid $1.8 billion in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($5.48 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does LyondellBasell buy back its shares?
Yes. LyondellBasell spent $201.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.2% over the year, to 322.0M..
What is LyondellBasell's free cash flow yield?
LyondellBasell generated $384.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.8% on its market value at year-end ($13.9 billion).
What is LyondellBasell's current ratio?
LyondellBasell's current ratio was 1.77 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.77 times current liabilities.