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LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q2 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% to 0.04% in Q2 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Jun 2025 was 0.04%, a 5.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2024 number at 0.06%, changed N/A from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.04% for Q2 2025 at LyondellBasell Industries, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.22% in Q4 2021 to a low of 0.04% in Q2 2025.
  • A 4-year average of 0.11% and a median of 0.1% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 17bps in 2021; the steepest drop was -5bps in 2021.
  • LyondellBasell Industries' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.22% in 2021, then plummeted by -54bps to 0.1% in 2023, then tumbled by -37bps to 0.06% in 2024, then plummeted by -35bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LYB's Return on Capital Employed are 0.04% (Q2 2025), 0.05% (Q1 2025), and 0.06% (Q4 2024).