ECVT vs CE vs LYB Stock Comparison

Ecovyst, Celanese and LyondellBasell Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECVT Ecovyst Inc.
$9.84 -3.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$869.26M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
CE Celanese Corp
$48.10 +2.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.25%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

LyondellBasell Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (LyondellBasell Industries 4, Ecovyst 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECVTCELYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $5.28B $43.50B LYB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.6x -4.5x -123.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 7.6x 7.2x LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -2.2% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -4.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 63.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.25% 5.11% LYB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +14.0% +41.5% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -21.7%/yr -6.5%/yr ECVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 51.7% 42.8% ECVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 36/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

ECVTCELYB

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

AxisECVTCELYB
Valuation – 61 #14 of 34 –
Growth – 31 #23 of 33 –
Profitability – 48 #16 of 30 –
Financial Health – 23 #28 of 36 –
Shareholder Returns – 18 #19 of 23 –
Overall – 36 –
  • CE ranked among 38 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECVTCELYBSPY
1 month -3.1%+2.2%+15.8% -0.8%
3 months -19.7%+8.4%+14.8% +3.5%
6 months -30.5%-26.1%-5.2% +7.0%
Year to date +1.1%+13.8%+55.5% +12.2%
1 year +16.3%+14.0%+41.5% +13.0%
3 years +8.3%-57.6%-25.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%-24.9%-9.4% +23.1%
5 years -12.9%-70.6%-28.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%-21.7%-6.5% +11.0%
10 years —-32.4%-16.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.8%-1.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECVTCELYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%51.7%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%47.1%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.40-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.270.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-79.6%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.3%-30.5%-18.3% -1.8%
52-week high $14.97$69.24$82.38 $779.14
52-week low $7.84$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.

MultipleECVTCELYB
P/E now vs peer median — -4.5xmedian 17.4x —
P/S now vs peer median — 0.5xmedian 1.2x —
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 95.3xmedian 12.4x —
P/FCF now vs peer median — 7.5xmedian 10.3x —
P/B now vs peer median — 1.2xmedian 1.2x —
PEG now vs peer median — 0.11median 1.64 —

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 monthsECVTCELYB
Revenue $869.26M $9.71B $31.19B
Gross profit $185.09M $2.03B $3.98B
Operating income $81.98M -$692.00M $963.00M
Net income -$61.34M -$1.16B -$346.00M
Free cash flow $76.10M $708.00M $1.58B
R&D – $120.00M $137.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.55 $-10.60 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $87.76M $1.36B $2.63B
Total debt $492.95M $12.01B $12.91B
Shares (diluted) 110.84M 110.25M 646.00M
Enterprise value $547.69M -$125.08M $33.12B

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
MetricECVTCELYB
P/E – -4.5x –
P/FCF – 7.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 5.4x –
P/S – 0.5x –
P/B – 1.2x –
P/Tangible book – 3.5x –
EV/EBITDA – 95.3x –
EV/EBIT – -23.0x –
EV/Revenue – 1.6x –
EV/FCF – 22.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECVTCELYB
Revenue growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 29.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 29.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECVTCELYB
Gross margin – 20.9% –
EBITDA margin – 1.7% –
Operating margin – -7.1% –
Pretax margin – -11.6% –
Net margin – -12.0% –
FCF margin – 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.1% –
Return on equity – -25.4% –
Return on assets – -5.3% –
Return on invested capital – -4.1% –
Return on capital employed – -3.9% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECVTCELYB
Debt / assets – 56.1% –
Debt / equity – 2.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 63.7x –
Debt / FCF – 17.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 78.6% –
Equity / assets – 21.4% –
Interest coverage – -1.0x –
Current ratio – 1.4x –
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 1.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECVTCELYB
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -91.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -65.0% –

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.

ConsensusECVTCELYB
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.67FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $9.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026 +451.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% -0.2% -30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 $9.75BFY2026 $32.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% +7.8% +0.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECVTCELYB
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 37.4%
Institutions holding 209 458 878
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +10.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 127 246 469
Institutions selling 54 138 297
Buyers to sellers 2.35 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.

ECVTCELYB
ECVT 1.00 0.42 0.33
CE 0.42 1.00 0.65
LYB 0.33 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECVT, CE and LYB?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecovyst (ECVT) $1.08B, Celanese (CE) $5.28B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.50B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: Ecovyst (ECVT) +16.3%, Celanese (CE) +14.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +41.5%. Over five years, Ecovyst (ECVT) compounded fastest (Ecovyst (ECVT) -2.7%/yr, Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest dividend yield: Ecovyst (ECVT) 0.00%, Celanese (CE) 0.25%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 5.11%. Ecovyst (ECVT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecovyst (ECVT) has been the steadiest (Ecovyst (ECVT) 32.5%, Celanese (CE) 51.7%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECVT, 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, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads on 4. 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.