Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) reported Retained Earnings of $6.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 563.79% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.48% on a QoQ basis from $6.8 billion in Q4 2025.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has 17 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $6.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 563.79% year-over-year to $6.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.7 billion (up 563.79% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.8 billion, up 544.65% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings fell to $6.7 billion in Q1 2026 per LYB's latest filing, from $6.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $9.9 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$1.8 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $6.7 billion (2026), against an average of $4.0 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Retained Earnings slumped 115.9%; it then soared 673.34% in 2025.
  • Tracing LYB's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $9.2 billion in 2022, then advanced by 5.41% to $9.7 billion in 2023, then sank by 115.81% to -$1.5 billion in 2024, then surged by 544.65% to $6.8 billion in 2025, then retreated by 1.48% to $6.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest LYB Retained Earnings figures stand at $6.7 billion (Q1 2026), $6.8 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.4 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 17.64 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.37 Bn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 12.83 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn -2.06 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 23.17 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.71 Bn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -259.11 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn -24.20 Bn
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn -1.51 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 6.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 8.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.52 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 9.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 9.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 9.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 9.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 9.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -1.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -2.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -1.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -1.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 -1.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -1.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -1.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -1.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 14.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -1.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -1.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 -1.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 -1.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -1.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -1.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 -510.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 43.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 98.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 96.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -299.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -505.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -599.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -411.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 2.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -589.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -218.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -427.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 3.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 3.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 81.00 Mn