Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from $450.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 44.31% year-over-year to $269.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.7 billion (down 9.52% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.9 billion, up 2.12% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures fell to $269.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $450.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $539.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $269.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $450.0 million (2025), against an average of $435.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Capital Expenditures surged 60.8%; it then slumped 44.31% in 2026.
  • Tracing LYB's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $473.0 million in 2022, then gained by 2.33% to $484.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 4.13% to $504.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 10.71% to $450.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 40.22% to $269.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB Capital Expenditures figures stand at $269.0 million (Q1 2026), $450.0 million (Q4 2025), and $406.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 138.30 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 332.10 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 52.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 269.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 98.68 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 102.00 Mn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 165.00 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
Sep 30, 2023 394.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 394.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 301.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 301.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 352.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 352.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 473.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 473.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 439.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 439.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 532.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 532.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 446.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 446.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 674.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 674.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 514.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 514.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 431.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 431.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 340.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 340.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 274.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 274.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 425.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 425.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 588.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 588.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 660.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 660.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 731.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 731.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 742.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 742.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 622.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 622.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 599.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 599.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 698.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 698.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 482.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 482.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 496.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 496.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 429.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 429.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 401.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 401.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 318.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 407.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 407.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 421.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 421.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 567.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 567.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 586.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 586.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 563.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 563.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 527.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 527.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 483.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 483.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 373.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 373.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 278.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 306.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 306.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 403.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 403.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 338.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 338.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 415.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 415.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 343.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 343.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 360.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 360.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 423.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 423.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 387.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 387.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 391.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 391.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 333.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 333.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 266.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 233.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 233.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 228.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 228.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 289.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 289.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 279.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 279.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 261.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 261.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 221.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 221.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 466.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 466.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 266.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 113.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 226.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 226.00 Mn