LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $7.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.54% year-over-year from $7.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 9.72% on a QoQ basis from $7.0 billion in Q1 2026.
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
LyondellBasell Industries has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $7.6 billion in Q2 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $7.6 billion, up 3.54% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $23.0 billion (up 1.65% YoY), and the FY2019 annual result was $30.6 billion, down 9.36% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $7.6 billion in Q2 2026, 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.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses soared 43.81%; it then decreased 26.79% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $11.4 billion in 2022, then decreased by 15.97% to $9.6 billion in 2023, then fell by 19.48% to $7.7 billion in 2024, then grew by 9.29% to $8.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 9.74% to $7.6 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $7.6 billion in Q2 2026, $7.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $8.5 billion in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 222.77 Bn | 217.87 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 928.00 Mn |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.55 Bn | 84.26 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 3 | Ecolab | 78.89 Bn | 73.75 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 66.91 Bn | 65.93 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 3.15 Bn |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.15 Bn | 23.56 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 22.35 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 778.60 Mn | -48.90 Mn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 22.02 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.63 Bn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.27 Bn | 20.70 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 613.00 Mn |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 311.00 Mn |
| 10 | Albemarle | 15.88 Bn | 14.25 Bn | 590.30 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.63 Bn |
| 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 |