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LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

LYB

Basic Materials · 63.72 -0.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

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.

Company-0.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 11 activeCommodity-Linked Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • 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.

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Research brief

The story so far

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • 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

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements262
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • 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.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

63.72
6m-14.3%12m+17.1%24m-31.8%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$46.2B+71.0%$16.75
2022-12-31$50.5B+9.3%$11.81
2023-12-31$33.3B-33.9%$6.46
2024-12-31$33.4B+0.2%$4.15
2025-12-31$30.2B-9.7%$-2.34

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
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
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
The lower effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2026 was due to changes in earnings in countries with varying statutory tax rates coupled with fluctuations in foreign exchange losses and exempt income that decreased the effective income tax ra…
10-Q · Jul 31, 2026
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 4 filings
The increase of $291 million in Accounts payable was primarily driven by higher raw material costs.
10-Q · May 1, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 4 filings
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.

Scenario scaffold

No usable price/earnings or price/sales multiple (need a fresh price).

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

63.72-0.9% today

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.