LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.55% for Q2 2026, up 125.0% year-over-year from 1.58% in Q2 2025, and up 422.58% on a QoQ basis from 1.1% in Q1 2026.
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
LyondellBasell Industries has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 3.55% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 3.55%, up 125.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 3.55% (up 125.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.46%, down 793.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 3.55% in Q2 2026, from 1.1% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 24.68% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 3.35% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 9.15% and a median of 8.65% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed surged 1652 bps; it then tumbled 1311 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 17.19% in 2022, then sank by 47 bps to 9.15% in 2023, then slipped by 30 bps to 6.44% in 2024, then tumbled by 124 bps to 1.51% in 2025, then soared by 335 bps to 3.55% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 3.55% in Q2 2026, 1.1% in Q1 2026, and 1.51% in Q4 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 225.67 Bn | 220.77 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Sherwin Williams | 84.74 Bn | 84.44 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
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| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.19 Bn | 67.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | Ppg Industries | 25.36 Bn | 23.77 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 6 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 23.48 Bn | 19.61 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 16.08% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.91 Bn | 19.28 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.51 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 18.83 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 639.00 Mn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Albemarle | 16.94 Bn | 15.31 Bn | 590.30 Mn | 10.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.11% |