SuperworthLyondellBasell Industries profit margin LYB
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −1.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 3.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.9 pts
- Peer median
- 9.0%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, LyondellBasell Industries kept −1.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 3.1% and a gross margin of 12.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 11.6%.
The median for 10 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 9.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.4% | −1.4% | 8.5% |
| FY2024 | 4.1% | 5.7% | 13.9% |
| FY2023 | 5.2% | 7.4% | 12.8% |
| FY2022 | 7.7% | 10.1% | 13.1% |
| FY2021 | 12.2% | 14.7% | 19.0% |
| FY2020 | 5.1% | 5.6% | 12.2% |
| FY2019 | 9.8% | 11.9% | 15.6% |
| FY2018 | 12.0% | 13.4% | 16.6% |
| FY2017 | 14.1% | 15.8% | 18.6% |
| FY2016 | 13.1% | 17.3% | 20.5% |
| FY2015 | 13.7% | 18.7% | 21.5% |
| FY2014 | 9.2% | 12.6% | 14.6% |
| FY2013 | 8.8% | 11.6% | 13.9% |
| FY2012 | 6.3% | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| FY2011 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 11.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −1.1% | −1.9 pts | 3.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −2.7% | −5.9 pts | −1.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −2.4% | −6.5 pts | −1.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −3.9% | −10.0 pts | −3.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 0.8% | −5.4 pts | 2.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 3.3% | −2.1 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.1% | −1.1 pts | 5.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 6.1% | +0.5 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 6.2% | +1.3 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.4% | −1.0 pts | 7.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 5.2% | −2.5 pts | 7.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 5.5% | −2.5 pts | 7.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest LyondellBasell Industries' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | −1.1% |
| IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances | 2.9% |
| PPGPPG Industries | 9.6% |
| RPMRPM International | 8.7% |
| CLXClorox | 8.7% |
| NEUNewmarket | 15.8% |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | 6.8% |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | −0.4% |
| ECLEcolab | 12.6% |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| SHWSherwin-Williams | 11.0% |
| Peer median | 9.0% |
Where LyondellBasell Industries ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
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