Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Gross Margin of 9.74% for Q1 2026, up 259.0% year-over-year from 2.71% in Q1 2025, and up 106.17% on a QoQ basis from 4.72% in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 9.74% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 259.0% year-over-year to 9.74% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.2% (down 328.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.09%, down 24.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 9.74% in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from 4.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 29.29% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 4.72% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 13.27% (2022), against an average of 12.71%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin soared 2096 bps; it then tumbled 1898 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing LYB's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.33% in 2022, then jumped by 252 bps to 29.29% in 2023, then plunged by 65 bps to 10.31% in 2024, then slumped by 54 bps to 4.72% in 2025, then surged by 106 bps to 9.74% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB Gross Margin figures stand at 9.74% (Q1 2026), 4.72% (Q4 2025), and 11.73% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 15.74%
Mar 31, 2022 13.27%
Dec 31, 2021 19.53%
Sep 30, 2021 18.48%
Jun 30, 2021 24.95%
Mar 31, 2021 13.25%
Dec 31, 2020 15.43%
Sep 30, 2020 13.53%
Jun 30, 2020 11.76%
Mar 31, 2020 8.35%
Dec 31, 2019 13.88%
Sep 30, 2019 16.66%
Jun 30, 2019 16.64%
Mar 31, 2019 15.17%
Dec 31, 2018 12.93%
Sep 30, 2018 16.31%
Jun 30, 2018 18.77%
Mar 31, 2018 17.97%
Dec 31, 2017 17.59%
Sep 30, 2017 18.52%
Jun 30, 2017 21.44%
Mar 31, 2017 17.07%
Dec 31, 2016 17.13%
Sep 30, 2016 19.85%
Jun 30, 2016 22.19%
Mar 31, 2016 23.39%
Dec 31, 2015 18.09%
Sep 30, 2015 22.43%
Jun 30, 2015 22.94%
Mar 31, 2015 22.06%
Dec 31, 2014 12.64%
Sep 30, 2014 16.14%
Jun 30, 2014 15.37%
Mar 31, 2014 13.99%
Dec 31, 2013 13.80%
Sep 30, 2013 13.11%
Jun 30, 2013 14.47%
Mar 31, 2013 14.21%
Dec 31, 2012 11.40%
Sep 30, 2012 14.22%
Jun 30, 2012 15.00%
Mar 31, 2012 10.24%
Dec 31, 2011 6.59%
Sep 30, 2011 14.24%
Jun 30, 2011 12.04%
Mar 31, 2011 3.84%
Dec 31, 2010 -118.50%
Sep 30, 2010 11.91%
Jun 30, 2010 8.48%
Apr 30, 2010 11.53%