LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Operating Expenses of $7.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 8.0% year-over-year from $7.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 17.73% quarter-over-quarter from $8.5 billion in Q3 2025.
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $7.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $7.0 billion, down 8.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.8 billion (down 0.84% YoY), and the FY2019 annual result was $30.6 billion, down 9.36% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $7.0 billion in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $8.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $12.7 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at $7.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $9.0 billion and a median of $8.5 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses surged 43.81% in 2022, then dropped 26.79% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $11.4 billion in 2022, then retreated by 15.97% to $9.6 billion in 2023, then declined by 19.48% to $7.7 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.29% to $8.5 billion in 2025, then retreated by 17.73% to $7.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LYB's Operating Expenses at $7.0 billion in Q1 2026, $8.5 billion in Q3 2025, and $7.4 billion in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 931.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -48.90 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 248.80 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 599.00 Mn |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 302.00 Mn |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 6.96 Bn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 18.85 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 7.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.38 Bn |