LyondellBasell Industries Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
LyondellBasell Industries's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -43.5%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 6% per year.
Key information
-43.51%
Earnings growth rate
-43.10%
EPS growth rate
Chemicals Industry Growth
23.20%
Revenue growth rate
-6.05%
Return on equity
-6.65%
Net Margin
-2.30%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How LyondellBasell Industries makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1LYB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
29,673
-681
1,635
138
31 Dec 25
30,153
-799
1,625
136
30 Sep 25
37,778
-1,305
1,694
142
30 Jun 25
38,655
150
1,694
139
31 Mar 25
32,767
1,018
1,640
137
31 Dec 24
33,394
1,429
1,660
135
30 Sep 24
35,515
2,177
1,636
130
30 Jun 24
37,536
2,298
1,612
130
31 Mar 24
39,164
2,070
1,603
129
31 Dec 23
33,336
1,852
1,548
130
30 Sep 23
41,384
2,280
1,391
125
30 Jun 23
43,009
2,107
1,341
125
31 Mar 23
47,541
3,032
1,374
125
31 Dec 22
50,451
3,877
1,358
124
30 Sep 22
53,075
4,252
1,416
128
30 Jun 22
53,525
5,438
1,413
127
31 Mar 22
50,248
5,851
1,295
127
31 Dec 21
46,173
5,602
1,261
124
30 Sep 21
41,280
5,729
1,195
125
30 Jun 21
35,356
4,083
1,140
122
31 Mar 21
29,341
2,347
1,130
115
31 Dec 20
27,753
1,419
1,137
113
30 Sep 20
27,995
1,174
1,055
109
30 Jun 20
29,941
2,028
1,091
108
31 Mar 20
33,443
2,717
1,105
110
31 Dec 19
34,727
3,391
1,199
111
30 Sep 19
35,424
3,475
1,120
109
30 Jun 19
36,857
3,623
1,129
113
31 Mar 19
38,015
4,274
1,091
115
31 Dec 18
39,004
4,690
1,037
115
30 Sep 18
39,263
5,893
1,056
116
30 Jun 18
37,624
5,838
950
113
31 Mar 18
35,821
5,318
872
109
31 Dec 17
34,484
4,892
843
106
30 Sep 17
33,096
3,765
869
103
30 Jun 17
31,945
3,660
845
101
31 Mar 17
30,870
3,617
844
100
31 Dec 16
29,183
3,842
880
99
30 Sep 16
28,507
3,869
781
99
30 Jun 16
29,476
4,103
787
99
31 Mar 16
31,293
4,337
816
100
31 Dec 15
32,735
4,473
828
102
30 Sep 15
35,954
4,473
821
106
30 Jun 15
39,686
4,543
838
112
Quality Earnings: 1LYB is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: 1LYB is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1LYB is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 43.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare 1LYB's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: 1LYB is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Chemicals industry (-36.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1LYB has a negative Return on Equity (-6.65%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/07 01:47
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/05 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is covered by 38 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.