LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2025)
LyondellBasell Industries' Payout Ratio came in at 5.90 for Q2 2025, up 634.3% from 0.80 a year earlier and up 273.9% from the prior quarter.
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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, LyondellBasell Industries' Payout Ratio was 1.19, up 38.2% from FY2023.
- Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.86 in FY2023 (+3.4%), 0.83 in FY2022 (+215.5%), 0.26 in FY2021 (-73.1%) and 0.98 in FY2020 (+128.3%).
- The Q2 2025 figure represents the highest quarterly Payout Ratio in data going back to Q4 2011.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 96.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 634.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 78.7%).
- Business Quant data shows LYB's Payout Ratio at 1.58 (Q1 2025), 1.23 (Q4 2024) and 0.89 (Q3 2024) in the three quarters before Q2 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn |
| 10 | Ppg Industries | 23.19 Bn | 15.99 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.90 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.58 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.23 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.88 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.87 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.70 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.84 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.76 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.99 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.19 |
API Access
LyondellBasell Industries Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "LYB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();