LYB vs CC vs OLN Stock Comparison

LyondellBasell Industries, Chemours and Olin Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CC Chemours Co
$13.35 -7.7% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
2.68%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
OLN OLIN Corp
$16.56 +0.9% 1M -31.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.70B
Div. yield
4.83%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LyondellBasell Industries leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (LyondellBasell Industries 9, Olin 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYBCCOLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.56B $2.01B $1.89B LYB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -123.4x -6.6x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 13.2x — LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% -0.9% +0.6% OLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.1% -5.2% -2.9% LYB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% -2.7% -1.6% LYB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 14.6x 7.3x LYB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.10% 2.68% 4.83% LYB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% -4.6% -31.1% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr -14.0%/yr -21.8%/yr LYB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 62.0% 53.3% LYB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 39/100 45/100 OLN

Percentile Scorecard

LYBCCOLN

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

AxisLYBCCOLN
Valuation 41 #56 of 94 74 #25 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Growth 24 #69 of 91 32 #62 of 91 3 #88 of 91
Profitability 55 #39 of 86 40 #52 of 86 39 #53 of 86
Financial Health 32 #65 of 95 17 #79 of 95 16 #80 of 95
Shareholder Returns 46 #38 of 70 33 #47 of 70 88 #9 of 70
Overall 40 39 45
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CC 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

PeriodLYBCCOLNSPY
1 month +16.0%-7.7%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months +15.8%-21.8%-22.5% +3.9%
6 months -5.7%-48.1%-38.1% +8.2%
Year to date +55.7%+13.2%-20.5% +12.9%
1 year +37.4%-4.6%-31.1% +12.3%
3 years -25.4%-43.4%-60.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.3%-17.3%-26.8% +23.3%
5 years -30.0%-53.0%-70.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.9%-14.0%-21.8% +10.9%
10 years -16.0%-21.0%-25.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.7%-2.3%-2.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLYBCCOLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%62.0%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%67.6%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.591.440.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.87-0.07-0.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.9%-79.0%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-52.2%-45.1% -1.2%
52-week high $82.38$27.94$30.14 $779.14
52-week low $42.28$10.48$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.

MultipleLYBCCOLN
P/E now vs peer median -123.4xmedian 22.0x -6.6xmedian 22.0x -9.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 12.4x 23.8xmedian 12.4x 12.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 15.1x 9.2xmedian 15.1x 18.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.6x -41.0xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.19median 1.66 0.13median 1.66 0.30median 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 monthsLYBCCOLN
Revenue $31.19B $5.80B $6.70B
Gross profit $3.98B $887.00M $460.70M
Operating income $963.00M -$111.00M -$105.50M
Net income -$346.00M -$304.00M -$195.80M
Free cash flow $1.58B $218.00M $100.60M
R&D $137.00M $106.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.55 $-2.01 $-1.73
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $671.00M $177.40M
Total debt $12.91B $3.87B $3.03B
Shares (diluted) 646.00M 151.23M 113.90M
Enterprise value $33.18B -$507.32M $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
MetricLYBCCOLN
P/E -123.4x -6.6x -9.6x
P/FCF 27.6x 9.2x 18.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 5.1x 6.1x
P/S 1.4x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B 4.1x -41.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 4.2x -39.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 23.8x 12.1x
EV/EBIT 55.9x -46.9x -44.9x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 34.1x 23.9x 47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 13.1x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.19 0.13 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYBCCOLN
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% -0.9% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -2.9% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.6% -16.7% -20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -14.4% -33.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.4% -88.1% -174.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.7% -57.6% -27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -232.1% 28.8% -1,072%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -51.2% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -238.0% 29.4% -1,309%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -50.5% -31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.1% 53.9% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.7% -0.7% -38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 240.8% 503.7% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.2% 23.1% -54.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYBCCOLN
Gross margin 12.8% 15.3% 6.9%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 3.8% 5.9%
Operating margin 3.1% -1.9% -1.6%
Pretax margin -0.2% -0.9% -4.0%
Net margin -1.1% -5.2% -2.9%
FCF margin 5.1% 3.8% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 6.8% 4.6%
Return on equity -3.3% -364.1% -11.4%
Return on assets -1.0% -4.2% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 4.1% -2.7% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 3.6% -2.1% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.6x -1.3x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYBCCOLN
Debt / assets 37.4% 54.2% 40.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x -79.0x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 14.6x 7.3x
Debt / FCF 8.2x 17.8x 30.1x
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 100.7% 77.0%
Equity / assets 31.0% -0.7% 23.0%
Interest coverage 1.8x -0.4x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.54 1.31 1.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYBCCOLN
Dividend yield 5.1% 2.7% 4.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.5% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -385.5% -17.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 84.5% 24.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -23.9% -56.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -29.0% –

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.

ConsensusLYBCCOLN
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.42FY2026 $1.01FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +454.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -30.1% +94.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $32.43BFY2026 $5.74BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +4.0% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYBCCOLN
Held by institutions 37.4% 89.4% 99.7%
Institutions holding 878 471 410
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +2.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 469 213 214
Institutions selling 297 127 120
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.68 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.

LYBCCOLN
LYB 1.00 0.33 0.56
CC 0.33 1.00 0.49
OLN 0.56 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYB, CC and OLN?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is the largest by market capitalisation: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.56B, Chemours (CC) $2.01B, Olin (OLN) $1.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Olin (OLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%, Chemours (CC) -0.9%, Olin (OLN) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest net margin (LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%, Chemours (CC) -5.2%, Olin (OLN) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads (LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%, Chemours (CC) -2.7%, Olin (OLN) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +37.4%, Chemours (CC) -4.6%, Olin (OLN) -31.1%. Over five years, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) compounded fastest (LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.9%/yr, Chemours (CC) -14.0%/yr, Olin (OLN) -21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest dividend yield: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 5.10%, Chemours (CC) 2.68%, Olin (OLN) 4.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has been the steadiest (LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.7%, Chemours (CC) 62.0%, Olin (OLN) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYB, CC 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 9. 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.