# LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) (LYB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $63.52, market value $20.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.2×**. Enterprise value is 7.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.7%**. Free cash flow equals 7.7% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.1%**. 3.1% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -2.4%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -7.3%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.1%.
- **Return on assets: -1.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -9.7%** (3-yr -15.8%/yr, 5-yr 2.2%/yr). Revenue fell 9.7% over the last year, against 2.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -156.4%**. Earnings per share fell 156.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -55.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -55.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.02**. Debt is 0.02 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) holds more cash than debt.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.35%** ($4.12 per share, trailing). LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands) yields 4.35%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.3%/yr** (1-yr 3.4%). The dividend has grown 5.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover LyondellBasell Industries NV Ordinary Shares Class A (Netherlands); the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $68.35 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 23.1%** (YTD 50.0%, 3-mo -1.5%). The shares are up 23.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.3%** (52.8% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.29** (volatility 43%). Beta of -0.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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