LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has reported Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $7.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 3.54% year-over-year to $7.6 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $30.4 billion, a 0.23% change from a year earlier, with the FY2019 full-year figure at $30.6 billion, down 9.36% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $7.6 billion for Q2 2026 at LyondellBasell Industries, up from $7.0 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 $8.9 billion and a median of $8.1 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 43.81% in 2022 and slipped 26.79% in 2023, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $11.4 billion in 2022, then fell by 15.97% to $9.6 billion in 2023, then dropped by 19.48% to $7.7 billion in 2024, then advanced by 9.29% to $8.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 9.74% to $7.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $7.6 billion (Q2 2026), $7.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $8.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.