LyondellBasell (LYB)
Materials · diversified chemicals · NYSE
LyondellBasell is a leading global producer of plastic resins and intermediate chemicals that serve as the fundamental building blocks for modern consumer and industrial goods.
What LyondellBasell does
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a global chemical company that produces plastic resins, including polyethylene and polypropylene, as well as fuels and intermediate chemicals. The company operates through a complex manufacturing platform that transforms hydrocarbons into essential building blocks for various industrial and consumer products.
Themes: plastic resins, petrochemicals, circular economy / recycling, industrial chemical supply chain
Fundamentals
- Price$67.53 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$21.8B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+21.7% 2025-08-21 close $55.47 → 2026-08-21 close $67.53
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-1.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+12.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-3.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.21 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-11.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-15.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.36 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-31 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +5.3%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How LYB compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
LYB is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
34.3 #912 of 987 scored · #54 of 66 in Materials
Capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years) and valuation 64th (price to book 2); weakest is growth (3rd, 3-year revenue CAGR -15.8%, revenue growth year over year -11.3%).
Short-term score
55.3 #459 of 1,704 scored · #24 of 83 in Materials
Trend 74th: the price is 7% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; momentum 54th: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is volume and participation 33rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, LYB's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (free-cash-flow payout 459%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings not reported
- Free-cash-flow payout459% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How LyondellBasell looks technically
LyondellBasell (LYB) is trading 14.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 113 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago. It is 19.5% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 14.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +14.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $59.90 | $59.90 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $59.20 | $59.20 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 57.94. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 113 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 113 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 14.1% above | +14.1% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control | 26.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 65.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($57.94 to $69.13) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 33 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $83.94 | $83.94 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 19.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -19.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 62.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +62.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 19.5% below its highest point of the past year | 19.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 37 trading days ago | 37 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $121.95 (set on 2018-01-29) | $121.95 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($42.28 to $82.38), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 37% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $56.31 to $57.60. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 37.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 44.6% below its all-time high | -44.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.7% below a resistance level at $68.00 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-07-23, most recently on 2026-04-08. Since 2024-08-21 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $14.86 (set on 2010-07-07) | $14.86 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 354.4% above its all-time low | +354.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 40th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.15 between its high and its low — about 3.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.15 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $56.88 and $68.02 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $56.88 – $62.45 – $68.02 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (14.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.64× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% above the previous close 25 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 57.8 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.3% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.0% gap down opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 8.0 percentage points (the stock gained 10.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | +8.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 6.7 percentage points (the stock lost 3.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | -6.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 8.1 percentage points (the stock gained 19.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +8.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 1.3 percentage points (the stock gained 21.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | +1.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 3.5% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 10.8% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +3.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $63.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +6.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-31 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $62.99 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 16 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
LYB last closed at $67.53 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $68.00 | Resistance | 0.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-23 to 2026-04-08 |
| $65.37 | Support | 3.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-17 to 2026-07-23 |
| $70.22 | Resistance | 4.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-23 to 2026-05-07 |
| $62.69 | Support | 7.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-05-12 to 2026-08-03 |
| $72.65 | Resistance | 7.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-03 to 2025-03-13 |
| $61.12 | Support | 9.5% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-23 to 2026-02-12 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $57.94.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.72 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 17 analysts
- Mean price target$69.53 range $56.00 – $95.00; median $68.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LYB
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.76 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to volatile commodity prices and raw material costs.","Cyclical nature of the chemical and refining industries.","Significant operational and environmental risks associated with large-scale chemical manufacturing."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LYB's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing discusses Q1 2026 results; older filing discusses Q3 2025 and nine-month 2025 results
- Newer filing mentions $107 million LIFO inventory valuation charges in Q4 2025
- Newer filing mentions delayed restart of La Porte acetyls assets impacting Q1 2026 profitability
- Newer filing mentions Bayport PO/TBA site outage beginning in March 2026
- Newer filing includes Q1 2026 cash flow information: $269 million used in operating activities, $269 million invested in capital projects, $224 million returned to shareholders
- Newer filing discusses October 2025 European PO Joint Venture shutdown costs comparison for Q1 2026 versus Q1 2025
- Newer filing reports Q1 2026 effective tax rate of (1.5)% with specific percentage point impacts from foreign exchange losses and valuation allowances
- Newer filing mentions $196 million LIFO benefit net of tax from inventory liquidation in Q1 2025 discontinued operations
- Removed:
- Older filing's statement about February 2025 refinery closure and refining business reported as discontinued operation
- Older filing's discussion of Q3 2025 non-cash impairment charges ($1,202 million total) for O&P-EAI and APS segments
- Older filing's discussion of October 2025 sales and purchase agreement for European olefins & polyolefins assets
- Older filing's discussion of Q3 2025 Channelview turnaround completion and related results
- Older filing's discussion of September 2025 La Porte acetyls turnaround start
- Older filing's first nine months 2025 cash flow data ($755 million operating, $1,428 million capex, $1,522 million returned to shareholders)
- Older filing's discussion of Q3 2025 impairment charges ($972 million goodwill, $230 million other) and related market capitalization decline
- Reworded:
- Newer filing reports 'Results from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2026' versus older filing's 'Results from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2025'
- Newer filing emphasizes margin improvements from lower feedstock costs and higher prices in multiple segments; older filing emphasized impairment charges and downturn impacts
- Newer filing discusses tightening market conditions and improved seasonal demand; older filing discussed prolonged downturn and sustained decline in market capitalization
- Newer filing reports positive operating income of $239 million for Q1 2026; older filing reported operating loss of $(731) million for Q3 2025
- Newer filing describes comprehensive income increase; older filing described comprehensive loss decrease
- Notes:
- The two filings compare different fiscal periods (Q1 2026 versus Q3 2025 and nine-month 2025), so many apparent 'changes' reflect different reporting periods rather than actual updates to prior period disclosures
- Some content in older filing appears truncated at the end ('Results for each of our business segments are discussed'), making complete comparison difficult for that section
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($741573) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-13. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LYB's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 5 matched disclosures for LYB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
LYB had 12,337,210 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LYB had 3.82% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.69 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 12,337,210
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.82%
- Prior settlement (shares) 12,528,631
- Reported change -1.53%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.69
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Dow (DOW)
- BASF (BASFY)
- ExxonMobil (XOM)
- Chevron Phillips Chemical
- INEOS
- Westlake (WLK)
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Frequently asked questions
What does LyondellBasell (LYB) do?
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a global chemical company that produces plastic resins, including polyethylene and polypropylene, as well as fuels and intermediate chemicals. The company operates through a complex manufacturing platform that transforms hydrocarbons into essential building blocks for various industrial and consumer products.
What sector is LyondellBasell (LYB) in?
LyondellBasell (LYB) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is diversified chemicals. It trades on NYSE.
Does LYB pay a dividend?
Yes — LyondellBasell (LYB) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 5.31% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are LyondellBasell's (LYB) competitors?
Notable peers of LyondellBasell (LYB) include Dow, BASF, ExxonMobil, Chevron Phillips Chemical and INEOS. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in LYB?
Yes — we hold 5 matched STOCK Act disclosures for LYB from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is LyondellBasell (LYB) overbought or oversold right now?
LyondellBasell (LYB) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 66, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LYB come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.