LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Research & Development of $36.0 million for Q1 2026, up 5.88% year-over-year from $34.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.88% quarter-over-quarter from $34.0 million in Q3 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $36.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $36.0 million, up 5.88% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $139.0 million (up 6.92% YoY), and the FY2019 annual result was $111.0 million, down 3.48% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $36.0 million in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $34.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $36.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $31.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $32.8 million and a median of $32.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development climbed 10.34% in 2022, then slipped 3.03% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $31.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $31.0 million in 2023, then changed by 0.0% to $31.0 million in 2024, then grew by 9.68% to $34.0 million in 2025, then gained by 5.88% to $36.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LYB's Research & Development at $36.0 million in Q1 2026, $34.0 million in Q3 2025, and $35.0 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 36.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 32.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 27.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 30.00 Mn