LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)
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- symbol LYB
- Rev/Share 117.3981
- Book/Share 38.071
- PB 1.5288
- Debt/Equity 1.0373
- CurrentRatio 1.8271
- ROIC 0.0339
- MktCap 18515854000.0
- FreeCF/Share 4.6759
- PFCF 12.2217
- PE 17.51
- Debt/Assets 0.3599
- DivYield 0.093
- ROE 0.0823
- Rating B+
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 2
- DCF Score 5
- P/B Score 2
- D/E Score 1
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downgrade | LYB | RBC Capital Mkts | Outperform | Sector Perform | -- | $62 | April 9, 2025 |
| Downgrade | LYB | UBS | Neutral | Sell | -- | $51 | April 7, 2025 |
| Downgrade | LYB | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | -- | $60 | April 4, 2025 |
| Downgrade | LYB | Piper Sandler | Overweight | Neutral | $112 | $95 | Jan. 7, 2025 |
News
LyondellBasell Keeps Raising Its Dividend While Everyone Walks Away
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
LyondellBasell offers a nearly 10% dividend yield, with management maintaining payouts despite cyclical headwinds and weak earnings, signaling confidence in recovery. The company's strategic focus on cost savings, niche markets, and sustainable products positions it well for long-term growth once industry conditions improve. Strong cash flow, disciplined capital allocation, and a robust balance sheet provide resilience, supporting both the dividend and future recovery potential.
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LyondellBasell: Is The 9.7% Dividend Yield Safe?
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
LyondellBasell (LYB) is a global chemical company, producing critical chemicals that power modern life. Recent weakness in end markets - along with higher-than-average input costs - have driven net income lower. That said, we think the dividend remains safe for the time being. If a few things 'go right', LYB could produce solid total returns as a cyclical value play.
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LyondellBasell: A Rare Dividend Opportunity, But There Is A Catch
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
The current dividend yield is very attractive and a rare sight within the sector, but investors should not assume that it is risk-free. Given the company's current cash flow and potential profitability improvements from restructuring, a dividend cut appears unlikely. However, the risk of demand in key end-markets deteriorating further is not to be ignored and investors should keep some more dry-powder at hand.
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LyondellBasell's Attractive Yield Makes It Easier To Wait For The Upswing
Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
LYB faces significant near-term headwinds with weak demand, margin pressure, and trade-related challenges, reflected in a 7.6% sales decline and lower EPS. Operational inefficiencies, outages, and higher feedstock costs have further compressed margins, but some recovery in utilization rates is expected in upcoming quarters. Long-term prospects are supported by ongoing cost reductions, asset rationalization, and strategic investments in projects like Flex-2 and MoReTec-1 for efficiency and sustainability.
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Buy The Dip: 2 Blue-Chip 9%+ Yields Getting Way Too Cheap
Published: May 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
It is rare to find 9%+ yielding dividend growth stocks that would qualify as blue chips. However, today, Mr. Market is offering several of them. We share two that are attractive buys on the dip.
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LyondellBasell Hikes Quarterly Dividend for 15 Consecutive Years
Published: May 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
LYB raises quarterly dividend to $1.37, marking 15 straight years of growth and reinforcing its shareholder value strategy.
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LYB announces increase to quarterly dividend
Published: May 23, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
HOUSTON and LONDON, May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.37 per share, representing a $0.03 per share increase over the company's first quarter 2025 dividend. The dividend will be paid to shareholders on June 9, 2025, with an ex-dividend and record date of June 2, 2025.
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Investors Are Buying 4 Sizzling Stocks That Yield 8% and More Hand-Over-Fist
Published: May 12, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive
Investors love dividend stocks, especially high-yield ones, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential.
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Win Big Income During A Bust Or Boom: LyondellBasell
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Are the common investors well-educated on massive global firms? Likely less than they believe they are. Income from global firms is often generated by domestically consumed production, avoiding tariffs. We want income from all over the market to pay for our retirement.
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LyondellBasell prices public offering of guaranteed notes
Published: May 06, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Houston, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) announced today that LYB International Finance III, LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary, priced a public offering (the “Offering”) of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.150% Guaranteed Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by LyondellBasell. The Offering is expected to close on May 15, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Big Dividends And Buybacks: Deeply Undervalued 8-9% Yielding Gems
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Discover two income giants returning billions to shareholders with big dividends and buybacks. See why these cash machines are prepared to weather economic volatility with rock-solid balance sheets. Learn which high-yield stocks are quietly building shareholder wealth while the market panics.
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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: April 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 25, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants David Kinney - Head of Investor Relations Peter Vanacker - Chief Executive Officer Agustin Izquierdo - Chief Financial Officer Kim Foley - Executive Vice President of Global Olefins & Polyolefins and Refining Aaron Ledet - Executive Vice President of Intermediates & Derivatives and Supply Chain Torkel Rhenman - Executive Vice President of Advanced Polymer Solutions Conference Call Participants Steve Byrne - Bank of America Matthew Blair - TPH Patrick Cunningham - Citi David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Chris Perrella - UBS Frank …
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LyondellBasell's Earnings Lag Estimates, Sales Beat in Q1
Published: April 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
The decline in LYB's Olefins performance is mainly due to reduced ethylene margins caused by higher energy costs and lower prices for co-products.
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LyondellBasell (LYB) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates
Published: April 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
LyondellBasell (LYB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.33 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.53 per share a year ago.
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Earnings Preview: LyondellBasell (LYB) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
Published: April 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
LyondellBasell (LYB) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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LYB Dalian APS Plant to Run Fully on 100% Renewable Electricity
Published: April 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
LYB powers Dalian Site operations with 100% renewable electricity, a milestone that will help reduce carbon emissions.
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5 Tariff Sell-Off Casualties That Now Pay 7% and Higher Dividends
Published: April 08, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral
Investors love dividend stocks, especially high-yield varieties, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential.
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LYB Joins Nexeo to Distribute Engineered Polymer Portfolio in Europe
Published: April 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
LyondellBasell provides a wide variety of compounds based on polyamides, polyesters and blends, among others.
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Near-Term Pain, But LyondellBasell's Valuations Are Too Hard To Ignore
Published: March 24, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative
LYB has faced a challenging year with a 22.6% stock decline, but its attractive valuations and high dividend yield make it a buy. Despite upbeat quarterly results, LYB's margins remain under pressure due to weak global demand, overcapacity, and high energy costs in Europe. Valuations are enticing, price-to-tangible book ratio at a 10-year low of 2.2x.
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LyondellBasell and Covestro announce permanent closure of PO11 unit at Maasvlakte
Published: March 18, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
MAASSVLAKTE, Netherlands, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (LYB) and Covestro have jointly decided to permanently close the Propylene Oxide Styrene and Monomer (POSM) production unit (PO11) at the Maasvlakte site in the Netherlands. This decision comes after thorough and careful consideration and is driven by the continued pressure on Maasvlakte's profitability due to global overcapacities, a strong increase of imports from Asia and high costs of European production.
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LYB Launches Pro-fax EP649U for Rigid Packaging Market
Published: March 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
LyondellBasell Industries introduces Pro-fax EP649U, a new polypropylene impact copolymer, for thin-wall packaging.
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LyondellBasell announces quarterly dividend
Published: February 28, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
HOUSTON and LONDON, Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced it has declared a dividend of $1.34 per share, to be paid to shareholders on March 17, 2025, with an ex-dividend and record date of March 10, 2025.
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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy awards prestigious feedstock allocation for joint project between Sipchem and LyondellBasell
Published: February 27, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Award marks important milestone in feasibility study of Saudi-based world-scale steam cracker and derivatives Award marks important milestone in feasibility study of Saudi-based world-scale steam cracker and derivatives
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LyondellBasell: All Eyes Are On Dividend Safety In 2025
Published: February 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Following yet another challenging year for LyondellBasell's stock, the nearly 7% dividend yield is hard to ignore. Based on the current outlook and operational developments in 2025, the probability of a dividend cut appears slim. Investors should keep in mind that certain profitability headwinds are to be expected for LYB in the first half of 2025.
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LyondellBasell: Cyclical Bargain With A 7% Yield
Published: February 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
LyondellBasell is a leading global chemical company facing near-term headwinds but offers a compelling long-term investment opportunity at current depressed levels. Despite challenges, LYB maintains robust cash flow, a solid balance sheet, and a 7% dividend yield, supported by strategic cost-cutting and high-growth investments. Management's focus on circular solutions and divestitures positions LYB for future profitability, with significant upside potential as demand rebounds and earnings are projected to grow.
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An Updated View On LyondellBasell Based On Recent Earnings Results
Published: February 17, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
LyondellBasell's strong dividend track record and a 7% yield make it attractive for dividend investors, despite recent stock underperformance. Updated fair value for LYB is $115 per share, reflecting a slight increase in WACC and a lower dividend growth assumption. LYB's CLCS segment shows exceptional growth potential, with plans to significantly increase production and EBITDA by 2030.
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Interest Rates Not Going Any Lower in 2025: Grab These High-Yield 7% Dividend All-Stars Now
Published: February 14, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive
Nine months ago, Wall Street pundits were certain that four interest-rate cuts of 25 basis points each would occur in 2025.
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About LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)
- IPO Date 2010-04-28
- Website https://www.lyondellbasell.com
- Industry Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO Mr. Peter Z. E. Vanacker
- Employees 20000