LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) posted Gross Margin of 17.60% for Q3 2026, up 5.88 percentage points from 11.73% a year earlier but down 4.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Gross Margin at LyondellBasell Industries was 14.30%, up 4.43 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.55%, down 5.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -3.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, LyondellBasell Industries' Gross Margin was 13.91% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 14.70% in FY2023 (+1.61 pp), 13.09% in FY2022 (-5.92 pp) and 19.01% in FY2021 (+6.78 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 4.72% in Q4 2025 to a high of 29.29% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 20.96 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 18.98 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 22.21% (Q2 2026), 9.74% (Q1 2026) and 4.72% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 47.24% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 37.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 47.77% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 32.77% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 17.60% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 40.52% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 47.75% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 26.71% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.14 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 12.23% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.78% |
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LyondellBasell Industries Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();