Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported FCF Margin of 7.48% for Q1 2026, up 636.0% year-over-year from 1.02% in Q1 2025, and down 150.15% on a QoQ basis from 14.91% in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.48% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 636.0% year-over-year to 7.48% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.06% (down 156.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.27%, down 466.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin slipped to 7.48% in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from 14.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 47.27% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 13.83% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.96% (2022), against an average of 7.51%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin surged 3618 bps; it then plunged 2919 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing LYB's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.08% in 2022, then surged by 327 bps to 47.27% in 2023, then slumped by 62 bps to 18.07% in 2024, then retreated by 18 bps to 14.91% in 2025, then tumbled by 150 bps to 7.48% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB FCF Margin figures stand at 7.48% (Q1 2026), 14.91% (Q4 2025), and 7.47% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 10.23%
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 0.01%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 18.06%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 34.80%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.48%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 17.33%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -7.48%
Dec 31, 2025 14.91%
Sep 30, 2025 7.47%
Jun 30, 2025 -2.45%
Mar 31, 2025 -13.83%
Dec 31, 2024 18.07%
Sep 30, 2024 3.51%
Jun 30, 2024 9.96%
Mar 31, 2024 -7.19%
Dec 31, 2023 47.27%
Sep 30, 2023 11.97%
Jun 30, 2023 9.60%
Mar 31, 2023 1.27%
Dec 31, 2022 11.08%
Sep 30, 2022 7.96%
Jun 30, 2022 7.33%
Mar 31, 2022 8.22%
Dec 31, 2021 17.70%
Sep 30, 2021 13.14%
Jun 30, 2021 12.72%
Mar 31, 2021 2.61%
Dec 31, 2020 5.91%
Sep 30, 2020 6.10%
Jun 30, 2020 12.69%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.57%
Dec 31, 2019 6.25%
Sep 30, 2019 13.00%
Jun 30, 2019 6.23%
Mar 31, 2019 0.66%
Dec 31, 2018 6.75%
Sep 30, 2018 9.44%
Jun 30, 2018 12.06%
Mar 31, 2018 5.91%
Dec 31, 2017 11.83%
Sep 30, 2017 13.72%
Jun 30, 2017 13.72%
Mar 31, 2017 3.05%
Dec 31, 2016 14.79%
Sep 30, 2016 10.13%
Jun 30, 2016 9.53%
Mar 31, 2016 11.46%
Dec 31, 2015 9.57%
Sep 30, 2015 16.74%
Jun 30, 2015 12.77%
Mar 31, 2015 14.20%
Dec 31, 2014 15.68%
Sep 30, 2014 9.08%
Jun 30, 2014 11.41%
Mar 31, 2014 4.11%
Dec 31, 2013 11.80%
Sep 30, 2013 6.21%
Jun 30, 2013 7.74%
Mar 31, 2013 3.82%
Dec 31, 2012 8.97%
Sep 30, 2012 15.75%
Jun 30, 2012 2.41%
Mar 31, 2012 5.84%
Dec 31, 2011 -1.89%
Sep 30, 2011 10.00%
Jun 30, 2011 5.75%
Dec 31, 2010 23.58%
Sep 30, 2010 19.05%
Jun 30, 2010 14.65%
Apr 30, 2010 -31.01%