LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.16 in Q3 2026, down 79.4% from 0.77 a year earlier and down 65.9% from the prior quarter.
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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, LyondellBasell Industries' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.46 through Sep 30, 2026, down 80.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.59, up 428.8% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.87 in FY2024 (+84.0%), 0.47 in FY2023 (-38.5%), 0.77 in FY2022 (+196.3%) and 0.26 in FY2021 (-73.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 28.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 751.7%); the worst was Q3 2026 (a decline of 79.4%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 0.41 |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 0.51 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | - |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.30 |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.16 |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 0.40 |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 0.08 |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | Dow | 22.14 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.22 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.45 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.52 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.75 |
API Access
LyondellBasell Industries FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();