LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries' FCF Margin came in at 16.63% for Q3 2026, up 9.16 percentage points from 7.47% a year earlier and up 11.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, LyondellBasell Industries reported FCF Margin of 7.55%, up 5.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.27%, down 4.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -3.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 5.93% in FY2024 (-4.30 pp), 10.23% in FY2023 (+1.85 pp), 8.38% in FY2022 (-4.04 pp) and 12.42% in FY2021 (+7.17 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 36.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 29.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LYB's FCF Margin at 5.25% (Q2 2026), -7.48% (Q1 2026) and 14.91% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 18.90% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.63% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 14.22% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.79% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 16.63% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 9.44% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 12.40% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.14 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 10.05% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.63% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.25% |
| 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 | 7.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.75% |
API Access
LyondellBasell Industries FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "LYB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();