LyondellBasell Industries LYB
NYSE LYB
$67.53 -0.57 (-0.84%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q2 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q2 2025, and up 1322.08% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q1 2026.

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

LyondellBasell Industries has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q2 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital for Q2 2026 came in at 0.01%, up 1.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.01% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.01%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.01% in Q2 2026, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.04% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.0% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Invested Capital grew 2 bps; it then slipped 2 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.03% in 2022, then sank by 76 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged by 104 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then plunged by 112 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then jumped by 783 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.01% in Q2 2026, 0.0% in Q1 2026, and 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.00%
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn 0.00%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00%
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.00%
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Albemarle 16.94 Bn 15.31 Bn 590.30 Mn -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.05%
Sep 30, 2024 0.04%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.03%
Dec 31, 2022 0.05%
Sep 30, 2022 0.05%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.03%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%