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

LyondellBasell Industries' (LYB) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.42 in Q1 2026, down 2.12% year-on-year from 0.43 in Q1 2025, and down 199.34% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 2.12% year-over-year to 0.42 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.71, a 48.68% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.59, up 428.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.42, down from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for LYB reached as high as 2.99 in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 2.37 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.4 across 5 years, with a median of 0.4 in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 751.72% in 2023 and tumbled 566.92% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.34 in 2022, then increased by 16.33% to 0.4 in 2023, then decreased by 22.19% to 0.31 in 2024, then jumped by 35.32% to 0.42 in 2025, then slumped by 199.34% to 0.42 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 0.19

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