Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 3.32% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 184.0% year-over-year to 3.32%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.99%, down 521.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 1.39%, 714.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 3.32% in Q1 2026 for LyondellBasell Industries, up from 1.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 14.71% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 9.46% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 4.96%, with a median of 6.63% recorded in 2022.
  • On a YoY basis, Operating Margin climbed as much as 640bps in 2025 and fell as far as -1951bps in 2025.
  • LyondellBasell Industries' Operating Margin stood at 4.77% in 2022, then crashed by -113bps to 0.6% in 2023, then plummeted by -1169bps to 7.65% in 2024, then surged by 84bps to 1.24% in 2025, then soared by 368bps to 3.32% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 3.32%, 1.24%, and 9.46% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.