AU vs CE vs LYB Stock Comparison

AngloGold Ashanti, Celanese and LyondellBasell Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AU AngloGold Ashanti PLC
$86.74 -12.4% 1M +33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.13B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins
CE Celanese Corp
$48.63 +3.3% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AngloGold Ashanti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AngloGold Ashanti 6, LyondellBasell Industries 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAUCELYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.13B $5.34B $43.24B AU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x -4.6x -122.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 7.7x 7.2x LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% -2.2% -1.7% AU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.2% -12.0% -1.1% AU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 40.5% -4.1% 4.1% AU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 63.7x 4.3x LYB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% LYB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.5% +10.9% +37.4% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr -21.7%/yr -6.9%/yr AU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 51.7% 42.7% LYB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 31/100 40/100 AU

Percentile Scorecard

AUCELYB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAUCELYB
Valuation 76 #40 of 162 58 #40 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 88 #18 of 147 23 #70 of 91 24 #69 of 91
Profitability 97 #5 of 122 33 #58 of 86 55 #39 of 86
Financial Health 49 #84 of 164 13 #83 of 95 32 #65 of 95
Shareholder Returns 97 #4 of 107 26 #52 of 70 46 #38 of 70
Overall 81 31 40
  • AU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAUCELYBSPY
1 month -12.4%+3.3%+16.0% -0.2%
3 months +9.9%+11.7%+15.8% +3.9%
6 months -7.7%-24.8%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +1.7%+15.0%+55.7% +12.9%
1 year +33.5%+10.9%+37.4% +12.3%
3 years +352.2%-57.2%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +65.4%-24.6%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years +356.3%-70.6%-30.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.5%-21.7%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +549.3%-32.2%-16.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.6%-3.8%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAUCELYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%51.7%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.2%47.1%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.200.40-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.210.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-79.6%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-29.8%-18.1% -1.2%
52-week high $128.26$69.24$82.38 $779.14
52-week low $63.61$35.53$42.28 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAUCELYB
P/E now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.3x -4.6xmedian 22.0x -123.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 95.7xmedian 12.4x 22.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 14.7x 7.5xmedian 15.1x 27.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 0.11median 1.66 4.19median 1.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAUCELYB
Revenue $11.83B $9.71B $31.19B
Gross profit $6.48B $2.03B $3.98B
Operating income $4.91B -$692.00M $963.00M
Net income $4.48B -$1.16B -$346.00M
Free cash flow $6.34B $708.00M $1.58B
R&D $259.00M $120.00M $137.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.48 $-10.60 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $1.36B $2.63B
Total debt $1.57B $12.01B $12.91B
Shares (diluted) 509.09M 110.25M 646.00M
Enterprise value $32.01B -$488.78M $32.75B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAUCELYB
P/E 11.6x -4.6x -123.4x
P/FCF 6.9x 7.5x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 5.4x 14.7x
P/S 3.7x 0.5x 1.4x
P/B 4.9x 1.2x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 3.5x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – 95.7x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 8.6x -23.1x 55.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 1.6x 1.7x
EV/FCF 6.7x 22.6x 34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 16.2x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAUCELYB
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% -2.2% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.4% -5.7% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 165.2% 11.1% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.8% 29.1% -232.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% -29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.5% 29.0% -238.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% -3.5% 26.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.6% 12.0% 240.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAUCELYB
Gross margin 54.8% 20.9% 12.8%
EBITDA margin – 1.7% 7.7%
Operating margin 41.5% -7.1% 3.1%
Pretax margin 51.7% -11.6% -0.2%
Net margin 32.2% -12.0% -1.1%
FCF margin 53.6% 7.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 10.1% 9.5%
Return on equity 46.3% -25.4% -3.3%
Return on assets 28.7% -5.3% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 40.5% -4.1% 4.1%
Return on capital employed 35.2% -3.9% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.8x -8.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAUCELYB
Debt / assets 10.1% 56.1% 37.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 63.7x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 17.0x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 78.6% 69.0%
Equity / assets 57.6% 21.4% 31.0%
Interest coverage – -1.0x 1.8x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.29 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAUCELYB
Dividend yield 5.2% 0.3% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 0.3% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.1% -385.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% 84.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -91.8% -23.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -65.0% -5.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAUCELYB
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $9.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.7%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026 +454.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% -0.2% -30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.81BFY2026 $9.75BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +7.8% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAUCELYB
Held by institutions 45.9% 100.0% 37.4%
Institutions holding 563 458 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +10.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 323 246 469
Institutions selling 166 138 297
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.78 1.58

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AUCELYB
AU 1.00 0.06 -0.09
CE 0.06 1.00 0.65
LYB -0.09 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AU, CE and LYB?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is the largest by market capitalisation: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) $44.13B, Celanese (CE) $5.34B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +54.6%, Celanese (CE) -2.2%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) has the highest net margin (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 32.2%, Celanese (CE) -12.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%). On return on invested capital, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 40.5%, Celanese (CE) -4.1%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +33.5%, Celanese (CE) +10.9%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +37.4%. Over five years, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) compounded fastest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) +35.5%/yr, Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest dividend yield: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 0.00%, Celanese (CE) 0.00%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 0.03%. AngloGold Ashanti (AU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has been the steadiest (AngloGold Ashanti (AU) 60.2%, Celanese (CE) 51.7%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AU, CE and LYB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AngloGold Ashanti (AU) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.