LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a global chemical company that produces materials used across a wide range of industrial and consumer applications. Its portfolio includes olefins and polyolefins, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, as well as propylene oxide, oxyfuels, solvents, and other chemical intermediates.

The company’s products are used in packaging, healthcare, automotive components, construction materials, agriculture, home furnishings, and consumer goods. LyondellBasell also develops advanced polymer compounds and participates in recycling and circular-economy initiatives designed to increase the reuse of plastic materials.

LyondellBasell serves customers in markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and other international regions through manufacturing facilities, research operations, and commercial activities around the world. The company was formed in 2007 through the merger of Basell and Lyondell Chemical Company and has roots extending to earlier petrochemical and plastics businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.11 to $58.87
• 50-Day Range: $57.46 to $68.23
• 52-Week Range: $41.58 to $83.94
• Volume: 3.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.71%
• Price Target: $72.06
• Consensus Rating: Hold

LyondellBasell Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LyondellBasell Industries scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 230 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

LyondellBasell Industries has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus price target of $72.06, representing about 22.9% upside from its current price of $58.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LyondellBasell Industries has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -29.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LyondellBasell Industries are expected to decrease by -29.15% in the coming year, from $9.09 to $6.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LyondellBasell Industries is -51.90, 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 -51.90, 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 0.15. 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 1.87. 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

4.14% 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 4.05.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LyondellBasell Industries has recently decreased by 4.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

LyondellBasell Industries is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.71%, 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 42.86% next year. This indicates that LyondellBasell Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

LyondellBasell Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 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 -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added LyondellBasell Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 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: 10/04/2026
• 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: $72.06
• High Price Target: $98.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.45
• P/E Growth: 0.15
• 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: 0.63
• Cash Flow: $6.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.68
• Book Value: $31.36 per share
• Price / Book: 1.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 323,040,000
• Free Float: 322,586,000
• Market Cap: $18.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.30