“Second quarter of 2026 versus first quarter of 2026—Higher demand for catalysts accounted for approximately half of the increase in EBITDA, while the remaining increase was driven by higher licensing results as a greater number of higher-value contracts reach…”10-Q · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
LYB
Market read
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 11 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Propylene oxide and derivatives results were reported to drive a 23% increase in EBITDA, tied to improved margins from higher demand and supply constraints.
- Higher catalyst volumes were reported to result in a 28% quarter‑over‑quarter increase in revenue due to increased demand.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LYB's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 11 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- Propylene oxide and derivatives results were reported to drive a 23% increase in EBITDA, tied to improved margins from higher demand and supply constraints.
- Higher catalyst volumes were reported to result in a 28% quarter‑over‑quarter increase in revenue due to increased demand.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.
- Latest annual revenue changed -9.7% year over year.
- Operating margin changed -7.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
63.72Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
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“The increase of $291 million in Accounts payable was primarily driven by higher raw material costs.”10-Q · May 1, 2026 ↗
“The impairment was primarily attributable to the slower than anticipated pace of our circularity investments in the U.S., including our decision to postpone the final investment decision on MoReTec-2 .”10-Q · Jul 31, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Peer-relative valuation withheld
Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.
No usable price/earnings or price/sales multiple (need a fresh price).
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LYB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for LYB. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind LYB
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
SSLSasol LimitedpartnerFeb 20, 2026 ▾
“We share ownership in the Louisiana Integrated PolyEthylene JV LLC joint venture (the “Louisiana Joint Venture”) with Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC.”
Depended on by
ATKRAtkore Inc.supplierNov 26, 2025 ▾
“xans; and our primary suppliers of PVC resin are Westlake, Formosa and Oxy Vinyls; and our primary suppliers of HDPE resin are LyondellBasell and Baystar.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
LYB is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Commodity-Linked Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for LYB; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.