Materials · Specialty Chemicals
LyondellBasell: revenue, profit and dividends
In fiscal 2025, LyondellBasell had revenue of $30.2B, down 0.8% a year on average since 2015, and a net loss of $738M. Its dividend per share has gone up 12 years in a row, to $5.45. It has 25% fewer shares than in 2015.
Revenue, fiscal 2025
average annual revenue growth since 2015 · −9.7% vs 2024
- Ticker
- LYB · NYSE
- Sector
- Materials
- Sub-industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Headquarters
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2007
- In the S&P 500 since
- September 5, 2012
- Latest fiscal year
- 2025, ended December 31, 2025
- SEC filer
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V. · CIK 0001489393
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $48.2B in 2011 to $30.2B in 2025. Net loss in 2025.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $3.74 in 2011 to −$2.34 in 2025.
Dividends per share
Raised 12 years in a row, every year from 2014 to 2025. Ten-year growth: 6.0% a year.
Shares outstanding
25.5% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (432M → 322M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $384M in 2025, 1.3% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Dividend | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30.2B | −$738M | −2.4% | −$2.34 | $5.45 | 322M | $2.26B | $1.88B | $384M |
| 2024 | $33.4B | $1.37B | 4.1% | $4.15 | $5.27 | 323M | $3.82B | $1.84B | $1.98B |
| 2023 | $33.3B | $2.12B | 6.4% | $6.46 | $4.94 | 325M | $4.94B | $1.53B | $3.41B |
| 2022 | $50.5B | $3.89B | 7.7% | $11.81 | $4.70 | 326M | $6.12B | $1.89B | $4.23B |
| 2021 | $46.2B | $5.62B | 12.2% | $16.75 | $4.44 | 328M | $7.7B | $1.96B | $5.74B |
| 2020 | $27.8B | $1.43B | 5.1% | $4.24 | $4.20 | 334M | $3.4B | $1.95B | $1.46B |
| 2019 | $34.7B | $3.4B | 9.8% | $9.58 | $4.15 | 334M | $4.96B | $2.69B | $2.27B |
| 2018 | $39B | $4.69B | 12.0% | $12.01 | $4.00 | 371M | $5.47B | $2.1B | $3.37B |
| 2017 | $34.5B | $4.88B | 14.1% | $12.23 | $3.55 | 395M | $5.21B | $1.55B | $3.66B |
| 2016 | $29.2B | $3.84B | 13.1% | $9.13 | $3.33 | 403M | $5.61B | $2.24B | $3.36B |
| 2015 | $32.7B | $4.47B | 13.7% | $9.59 | $3.04 | 432M | $5.84B | $1.44B | $4.4B |
| 2014 | $45.6B | $4.17B | 9.1% | $7.99 | $2.70 | 477M | $6.05B | $1.5B | $4.55B |
| 2013 | $44.1B | $3.85B | 8.7% | $6.75 | $2.00 | 547M | $4.83B | $1.56B | $3.27B |
| 2012 | $45.4B | $2.83B | 6.2% | $4.92 | $4.20 | 575M | $4.79B | $1.06B | $3.73B |
| 2011 | $48.2B | $2.14B | 4.4% | $3.74 | $5.05 | 574M | $2.86B | $1.05B | $1.81B |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- Share counts are the shares outstanding on the cover of each annual report: the diluted average is not in the data for enough years.
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.