LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.42 for Q1 2026, down 2.12% year-over-year from 0.43 in Q1 2025, and down 199.34% quarter-over-quarter from 0.42 in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.42 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.42, down 2.12% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.71 (up 48.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.59, up 428.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.42 in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 2.99 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 2.37 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.4 and a median of 0.4 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio soared 751.72% in 2023, then sank 566.92% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.34 in 2022, then advanced by 16.33% to 0.4 in 2023, then declined by 22.19% to 0.31 in 2024, then jumped by 35.32% to 0.42 in 2025, then sank by 199.34% to 0.42 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LYB's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.42 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.77 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
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 246.38
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 1.11
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.63
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.42
Dec 31, 2025 0.42
Sep 30, 2025 0.77
Jun 30, 2025 -2.37
Mar 31, 2025 -0.41
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 1.45
Jun 30, 2024 0.51
Mar 31, 2024 -0.68
Dec 31, 2023 0.40
Sep 30, 2023 0.32
Jun 30, 2023 0.41
Mar 31, 2023 2.99
Dec 31, 2022 0.34
Sep 30, 2022 0.41
Jun 30, 2022 1.96
Mar 31, 2022 0.35
Dec 31, 2021 0.16
Sep 30, 2021 0.23
Jun 30, 2021 0.26