LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB) is a global chemical company that produces plastics, chemicals and refined products used in packaging, transportation, construction, healthcare, electronics and other consumer and industrial applications. Its portfolio includes polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene oxide, oxyfuels, acetyls and other intermediate chemicals, as well as advanced polymer compounds and solutions.

The company operates across the petrochemical value chain, converting hydrocarbon feedstocks into materials and specialty products. Its Advanced Polymer Solutions business develops engineered plastics, compounds and masterbatches designed for applications such as automotive components, appliances, electrical equipment and consumer products. LyondellBasell also provides licensing and technology services for olefin and polyolefin production and manufactures catalysts used in chemical processes.

LyondellBasell serves customers in markets worldwide through manufacturing, research and development, and commercial operations across North America, Europe, Asia and other international regions. The company was formed in 2007 through the merger of Lyondell Chemical Company and Basell, a leading plastics and chemicals producer. It is incorporated in the Netherlands and maintains major corporate operations in Houston, Texas, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $64.40 to $66.10
• 50-Day Range: $52.96 to $68.23
• 52-Week Range: $41.58 to $83.94
• Volume: 548,370 shs
• Average Volume: 6.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.27%
• Price Target: $72.56
• Consensus Rating: Hold

LyondellBasell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LyondellBasell Industries scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 88th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

LyondellBasell Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus price target of $72.56, representing about 12.3% upside from its current price of $64.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LyondellBasell Industries has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -30.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LyondellBasell Industries are expected to decrease by -30.22% in the coming year, from $9.20 to $6.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is -57.37, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is -57.37, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

LyondellBasell Industries has a PEG Ratio of 0.18. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LyondellBasell Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.91% of the float of LyondellBasell Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LyondellBasell Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LyondellBasell Industries has recently increased by 2.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

LyondellBasell Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

LyondellBasell Industries has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, LyondellBasell Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.99% next year. This indicates that LyondellBasell Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

LyondellBasell Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for LyondellBasell Industries this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for LYB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added LyondellBasell Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LyondellBasell Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.14% of the stock of LyondellBasell Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.20% of the stock of LyondellBasell Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LYB
• CIK: 1489393
• Web: www.lyondellbasell.com
• Phone: (713) 309-7200
• Fax: 31-10-275-5589
• Employees: 18,970
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LyondellBasell Industries: $72.56
• High Price Target: $98.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.01
• P/E Growth: 0.18
• Net Income: -$738 million
• Net Margins: -1.13%
• Pretax Margin: -0.17%
• Return on Equity: 17.44%
• Return on Assets: 5.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.05
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $30.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: $6.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.67
• Book Value: $31.36 per share
• Price / Book: 2.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 323,040,000
• Free Float: 322,586,000
• Market Cap: $20.83 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.31