ECVT vs LYB vs OLN Stock Comparison

Ecovyst, LyondellBasell Industries and Olin 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
$1.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$869.26M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
OLN OLIN Corp
$15.94 -2.9% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.70B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionECVTLYBOLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.09B $43.49B $1.89B LYB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x -123.2x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 7.1x — LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.8% -1.7% +0.6% ECVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% -1.1% -2.9% LYB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% 4.1% -1.6% LYB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.3x 7.3x ECVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +41.5% -33.7% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -6.5%/yr -22.0%/yr ECVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 42.8% 53.3% ECVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 39/100 44/100 ECVT

Percentile Scorecard

ECVTLYBOLN

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

AxisECVTLYBOLN
Valuation 73 #26 of 94 40 #57 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Growth 33 #62 of 92 24 #70 of 92 3 #89 of 92
Profitability 52 #43 of 89 53 #42 of 89 38 #56 of 89
Financial Health 43 #56 of 97 31 #67 of 97 16 #82 of 97
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 70 45 #39 of 70 88 #9 of 70
Overall 59 39 44
  • ECVT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • OLN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECVTLYBOLNSPY
1 month -3.1%+15.8%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months -19.7%+14.8%-27.1% +3.5%
6 months -30.5%-5.2%-40.6% +7.0%
Year to date +1.1%+55.5%-23.5% +12.2%
1 year +16.3%+41.5%-33.7% +13.0%
3 years +8.3%-25.5%-62.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%-9.4%-27.7% +23.1%
5 years -12.9%-28.7%-71.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%-6.5%-22.0% +11.0%
10 years —-16.2%-27.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.8%-3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECVTLYBOLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%42.8%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%40.8%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.71-0.590.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.97-0.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-63.9%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.3%-18.3%-47.1% -1.8%
52-week high $14.97$82.38$30.14 $779.14
52-week low $7.84$42.28$14.72 $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.

MultipleECVTLYBOLN
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 21.6x -123.2xmedian 21.6x -9.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 12.4x 22.4xmedian 12.4x 11.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 15.8x 27.6xmedian 15.8x 18.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.66 4.18median 1.66 0.29median 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 monthsECVTLYBOLN
Revenue $869.26M $31.19B $6.70B
Gross profit $185.09M $3.98B $460.70M
Operating income $81.98M $963.00M -$105.50M
Net income -$61.34M -$346.00M -$195.80M
Free cash flow $76.10M $1.58B $100.60M
R&D – $137.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.55 $-0.55 $-1.73
Cash & equivalents $87.76M $2.63B $177.40M
Total debt $492.95M $12.91B $3.03B
Shares (diluted) 110.84M 646.00M 113.90M
Enterprise value $559.07M $33.00B $1.21B

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
MetricECVTLYBOLN
P/E -17.6x -123.2x -9.2x
P/FCF 14.2x 27.6x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 14.6x 5.9x
P/S 1.2x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 1.8x 4.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 22.4x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 55.8x -44.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 19.5x 34.1x 46.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 18.1x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 4.18 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECVTLYBOLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.8% -1.7% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -10.2% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% 15.6% -20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -6.3% -33.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 44.4% -174.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -31.7% -27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -345.1% -232.1% -1,072%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -29.3% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -368.0% -238.0% -1,309%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.1% -29.4% -31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 26.1% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -14.7% -38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.2% 240.8% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -21.2% -54.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECVTLYBOLN
Gross margin 21.3% 12.8% 6.9%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 7.7% 5.9%
Operating margin 9.4% 3.1% -1.6%
Pretax margin 6.1% -0.2% -4.0%
Net margin -7.1% -1.1% -2.9%
FCF margin 8.8% 5.1% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 9.5% 4.6%
Return on equity -10.6% -3.3% -11.4%
Return on assets -4.6% -1.0% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.8% 4.1% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 3.6% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x -8.6x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECVTLYBOLN
Debt / assets 34.7% 37.4% 40.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 4.3x 7.3x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 8.2x 30.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 69.0% 77.0%
Equity / assets 41.3% 31.0% 23.0%
Interest coverage 3.4x 1.8x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.44 2.54 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECVTLYBOLN
Dividend yield – 5.1% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 5.7% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 5.1% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -385.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 84.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -23.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusECVTLYBOLN
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.67FY2026 $9.42FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +454.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% -30.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% +0.8% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECVTLYBOLN
Held by institutions 99.9% 37.4% 99.7%
Institutions holding 209 878 410
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -1.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 127 469 214
Institutions selling 54 297 120
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.58 1.78

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.

ECVTLYBOLN
ECVT 1.00 0.33 0.41
LYB 0.33 1.00 0.56
OLN 0.41 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECVT, LYB and OLN?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecovyst (ECVT) $1.09B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.49B, Olin (OLN) $1.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ecovyst (ECVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecovyst (ECVT) +39.8%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%, Olin (OLN) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest net margin (Ecovyst (ECVT) -7.1%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%, Olin (OLN) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads (Ecovyst (ECVT) 3.8%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%, Olin (OLN) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: Ecovyst (ECVT) +16.3%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +41.5%, Olin (OLN) -33.7%. Over five years, Ecovyst (ECVT) compounded fastest (Ecovyst (ECVT) -2.7%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.5%/yr, Olin (OLN) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ecovyst (ECVT) 0.00%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 0.03%, Olin (OLN) 0.00%. Ecovyst (ECVT) and Olin (OLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecovyst (ECVT) has been the steadiest (Ecovyst (ECVT) 32.5%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.8%, Olin (OLN) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECVT, LYB and OLN?

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 5. 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.