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

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Net Cash Flow of -$784.0 million for Q1 2026, up 49.61% year-over-year from -$524.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 147.72% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 billion in Q4 2025.

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

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$784.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$784.0 million, up 49.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $751.0 million (up 267.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$21.0 million, down 129.58% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow slipped to -$784.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $1.6 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $71.5 million and a median of $333.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • On a YoY basis, Net Cash Flow climbed as much as 251.56% in 2022 and fell as far as 639.33% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $582.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 15.29% to $493.0 million in 2023, then surged by 72.41% to $850.0 million in 2024, then surged by 93.29% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then sank by 147.72% to -$784.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LYB's Net Cash Flow at -$784.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $96.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
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 16.20 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.32 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -73.20 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -580.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -21.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -784.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -526.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -784.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -784.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 96.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 96.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -204.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -204.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 850.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 850.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -297.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -297.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 554.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 554.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 493.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 493.00 Mn