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

LyondellBasell Industries' (LYB) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$538.0 million in Q1 2026, up 49.34% year-on-year from -$360.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 150.9% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 49.34% year-over-year to -$538.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $908.0 million, a 40.07% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $384.0 million, down 80.61% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$538.0 million, down from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for LYB reached as high as $1.4 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $556.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $975.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 357.14% in 2022 and tumbled 559.23% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 9.81% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then surged by 38.33% to $1.4 billion in 2024, then decreased by 25.09% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then sank by 150.9% to -$538.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$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 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
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 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 368.07 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