LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) recorded Retained Earnings of $7.58 billion in Q3 2026, up 2.4% from $7.4 billion a year earlier and up 7.6% from the prior quarter.
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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, LyondellBasell Industries reported Retained Earnings of $6.81 billion, down 26.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $9.33 billion in FY2024 (-3.8%), $9.69 billion in FY2023 (+5.4%), $9.2 billion in FY2022 (+7.4%) and $8.56 billion in FY2021 (+92.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 15.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 92.9% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 28.6% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $7.04 billion (Q2 2026), $6.71 billion (Q1 2026) and $6.81 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 19.75 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 17.43 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 2.64 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | 12.08 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 23.73 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 442.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 928.30 Mn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.14 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 16.66 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.23 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 | 9.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.56 Bn |
API Access
LyondellBasell Industries Retained Earnings API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=LYB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();