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

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has reported Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $34.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 2.86% year-over-year to $34.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $139.0 million, a 4.51% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2019 full-year figure at $111.0 million, down 3.48% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $34.0 million for Q2 2026 at LyondellBasell Industries, down from $36.0 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 $32.9 million and a median of $32.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 10.34% in 2022 and decreased 3.03% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development 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 climbed by 9.68% to $34.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $34.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $34.0 million (Q2 2026), $36.0 million (Q1 2026), and $34.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.