LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Capital Expenditures of $269.0 million for Q1 2026, down 44.31% year-over-year from $483.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 40.22% quarter-over-quarter from $450.0 million in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $269.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $269.0 million, down 44.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (down 9.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.9 billion, up 2.12% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures declined to $269.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $450.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $539.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $269.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $435.7 million and a median of $450.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Capital Expenditures jumped 60.8% in 2024, then plunged 44.31% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $473.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 2.33% to $484.0 million in 2023, then increased by 4.13% to $504.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 10.71% to $450.0 million in 2025, then sank by 40.22% to $269.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LYB's Capital Expenditures at $269.0 million in Q1 2026, $450.0 million in Q4 2025, and $406.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 165.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 98.68 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 269.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 450.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 450.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 406.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 406.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 539.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 539.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 483.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 483.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 504.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 504.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 368.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 368.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 484.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 484.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 483.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 483.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 484.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 484.00 Mn