Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Change in Inventory of $96.0 million for Q1 2026, down 51.52% year-over-year from $198.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 110.9% on a QoQ basis from -$881.0 million in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $96.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 51.52% year-over-year to $96.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.0 billion (down 1710.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$945.0 million, down 3680.0% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory climbed to $96.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from -$881.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $319.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$881.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $96.0 million (2026), against an average of -$47.1 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory slumped 51100.0%; it then soared 656.67% in 2024.
  • Tracing LYB's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$510.0 million in 2022, then surged by 58.04% to -$214.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 114.02% to -$458.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 92.36% to -$881.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 110.9% to $96.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB Change in Inventory figures stand at $96.0 million (Q1 2026), -$881.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$149.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
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 -
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 96.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 96.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -881.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -881.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -149.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -113.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -113.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 198.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 198.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -458.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -458.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 98.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 98.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 227.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 227.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 108.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -214.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -214.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -153.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 319.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 319.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -510.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -510.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 186.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 186.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 298.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 298.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 117.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 200.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 181.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 181.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 360.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 360.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 112.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 112.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -342.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -342.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -121.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -121.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 117.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 117.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -161.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -161.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 170.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 170.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -61.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -61.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 211.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 211.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -64.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -64.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 55.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 55.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 124.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 124.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 51.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 51.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 44.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -100.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -100.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 3.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -11.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 228.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 228.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 153.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 153.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -145.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -145.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -69.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 221.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 221.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -252.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -252.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 305.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 305.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -131.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -131.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 131.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 131.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 242.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 242.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -187.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -187.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -633.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -633.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 725.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 725.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -346.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -346.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -132.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -132.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 245.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 245.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -180.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -180.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 799.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 799.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -131.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -131.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -56.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 -56.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 368.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 368.00 Mn