Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$279.0 million for Q1 2026, up 35.12% year-over-year from -$206.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 30.77% on a QoQ basis from -$403.0 million in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$279.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 35.12% year-over-year to -$279.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.6 billion (up 8.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.8 billion, up 4.16% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$279.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from -$403.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$279.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$606.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$439.0 million (2025), against an average of -$450.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities slumped 672.88%; it then surged 35.81% in 2023.
  • Tracing LYB's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$544.0 million in 2022, then declined by 11.4% to -$606.0 million in 2023, then grew by 9.74% to -$547.0 million in 2024, then gained by 26.33% to -$403.0 million in 2025, then soared by 30.77% to -$279.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$279.0 million (Q1 2026), -$403.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$439.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 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 -170.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 540.96 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 23.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -279.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -279.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -403.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -403.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -439.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -439.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -504.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -504.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -430.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -430.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -547.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -547.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -483.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -483.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -313.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -313.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -510.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -510.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -606.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -606.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -429.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -429.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -371.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -371.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -371.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -371.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -544.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -544.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -399.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -399.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -578.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -578.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -456.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -456.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -705.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -705.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -435.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -435.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -303.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -303.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -59.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -59.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -2.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -580.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -580.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -663.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -663.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -425.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -425.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -754.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -754.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -278.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -178.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -178.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -658.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -658.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -2.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -2.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -400.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -400.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -189.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -189.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -502.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -502.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -200.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -513.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -513.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -541.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -541.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -771.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -771.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -459.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -459.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -474.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -474.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -597.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -597.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 67.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 67.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -727.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -727.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -443.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -443.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -636.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -636.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -638.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -638.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -246.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -246.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 -2.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -367.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -367.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -438.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -438.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -389.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -389.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -408.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -408.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -317.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -317.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -266.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -245.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -245.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -185.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -185.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -50.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -320.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -320.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -435.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -435.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -216.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -216.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -323.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -323.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -266.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -266.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -110.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -110.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 -224.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 -224.00 Mn