Growth Metrics

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 8.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.01%, down 8.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.02%, 12.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.01% in Q1 2026 for LyondellBasell Industries, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.47% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.18%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital increased 28bps in 2022 and then crashed -35bps in 2023.
  • LyondellBasell Industries' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.47% in 2022, then crashed by -72bps to 0.13% in 2023, then decreased by -25bps to 0.1% in 2024, then tumbled by -121bps to 0.02% in 2025, then soared by 33bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.05% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.