Growth Metrics

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

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Net Margin of 1.71% for Q1 2026, down 57.0% year-over-year from 3.97% in Q1 2025, and up 183.58% on a QoQ basis from 2.04% in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 1.71% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 57.0% year-over-year to 1.71% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.7% (down 603.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.64%, down 692.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin advanced to 1.71% in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 11.29% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 11.54% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.61% (2023), against an average of 3.03%.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Margin reached 532 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1818 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing LYB's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.34% in 2022, then plunged by 222 bps to 4.08% in 2023, then tumbled by 81 bps to 7.36% in 2024, then jumped by 72 bps to 2.04% in 2025, then surged by 184 bps to 1.71% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB Net Margin figures stand at 1.71% (Q1 2026), 2.04% (Q4 2025), and 11.54% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 3.95%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 25.06%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.44%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 13.55%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 22.85%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 1.71%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 28.46%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.83%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 6.20%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.71%
Dec 31, 2025 -2.04%
Sep 30, 2025 -11.54%
Jun 30, 2025 1.49%
Mar 31, 2025 2.28%
Dec 31, 2024 -7.36%
Sep 30, 2024 6.64%
Jun 30, 2024 10.64%
Mar 31, 2024 5.67%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.08%
Sep 30, 2023 7.01%
Jun 30, 2023 6.93%
Mar 31, 2023 4.61%
Dec 31, 2022 3.34%
Sep 30, 2022 4.65%
Jun 30, 2022 11.29%
Mar 31, 2022 10.26%
Dec 31, 2021 5.28%
Sep 30, 2021 14.19%
Jun 30, 2021 17.80%
Mar 31, 2021 12.07%
Dec 31, 2020 10.58%
Sep 30, 2020 1.70%
Jun 30, 2020 5.64%
Mar 31, 2020 1.89%
Dec 31, 2019 7.46%
Sep 30, 2019 11.04%
Jun 30, 2019 11.07%
Mar 31, 2019 9.28%
Dec 31, 2018 7.77%
Sep 30, 2018 10.96%
Jun 30, 2018 16.21%
Mar 31, 2018 12.60%
Dec 31, 2017 -0.05%
Sep 30, 2017 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2017 -0.05%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.09%
Dec 31, 2016 -0.09%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2016 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2015 -0.04%
Jun 30, 2015 0.03%
Mar 31, 2015 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.05%
Sep 30, 2014 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2014 0.02%
Mar 31, 2014 0.01%
Dec 31, 2013 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2013 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2013 0.04%
Mar 31, 2013 -0.06%
Dec 31, 2012 -0.20%
Sep 30, 2012 -0.06%
Mar 31, 2012 0.04%
Dec 31, 2011 -2.23%
Sep 30, 2011 -0.14%
Jun 30, 2011 -0.36%
Mar 31, 2011 -0.19%
Dec 31, 2010 0.60%