LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Free Cash Flow of -$538.0 million for Q1 2026, up 49.34% year-over-year from -$360.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 150.9% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$538.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$538.0 million, up 49.34% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $908.0 million (down 40.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $384.0 million, down 80.61% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$538.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.4 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $556.8 million and a median of $975.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow jumped 357.14% in 2022, then sank 559.23% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then fell by 9.81% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then surged by 38.33% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then declined by 25.09% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 150.9% to -$538.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LYB's Free Cash Flow at -$538.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $577.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
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 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -538.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -538.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 577.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 577.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -188.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -188.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 302.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 302.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 864.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 864.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -597.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -597.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.02 Bn