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LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

LYB

NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals·Mkt cap $17.0B

$53.36

▲ +1.48%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$41.58 - $83.94

P/E

-21.43

Fwd P/E

5.62

Beta

0.33

Div Yield

7.84%

Avg Vol

6.1M

Shares Out

322.2M

Mkt Cap

$17.0B

Price action

Price chart

Down 15.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global manufacturing network
  • Diversified product portfolio
  • Advanced proprietary technologies
  • Strong research and development capabilities
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.3).

Growth

Turning profitable

Sustainable plastic innovations

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Specialty Chemicals peers

Momentum

Falling

-33.9% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

High yield

7.84% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 23, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 1, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.49 vs $0.31 consensus (+58.1% surprise). Revenue of $7.2B vs $7.5B expected (-4.4%).

EPS beat +58.1%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+58.1%

Next: Apr 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-4%

-8%

-12%

-25%

-25%

-6%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$8.7B

$10.3B

$9.5B

$7.7B

$7.7B

$7.7B

$7.1B

$7.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

9.7%

Operating

3.3%

Profit

1.7%

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Wall Street consensus

12 analysts · 50% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

6

50%

Hold

6

50%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$88.00

▲ +64.9% vs $53.36

Low $77.00
Median $88.00
High $100.00

Latest: Citi · Jun 24, 2026

6 analysts covering

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vs Industry

How LYB stacks vs Chemicals

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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