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% quarter-over-quarter from -$403.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$279.0 million, up 35.12% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.6 billion (up 8.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.8 billion, up 4.16% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$279.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from -$403.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$279.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$606.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$450.7 million and a median of -$439.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 672.88% in 2022, then jumped 35.81% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$544.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 11.4% to -$606.0 million in 2023, then rose by 9.74% to -$547.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 26.33% to -$403.0 million in 2025, then surged by 30.77% to -$279.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LYB's Cash from Investing Activities at -$279.0 million in Q1 2026, -$403.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$439.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 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 -279.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 540.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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