LYB
LyondellBasell
Materials · Specialty Chemicals · US
$64.50
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$23.2B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
0.00
Forward P/E
9.70
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-6.3%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
-6.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$79.94
+24% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 17 analysts covering this stock
About LyondellBasell

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Olefins and Polyolefins—Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; and Technology. The company produces and markets olefins and co-products, such as ethylene, aromatics, propylene and butadiene; polyolefins; polyethylene; polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers; propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer and acetyls. It also produces and markets compounding and solutions, including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, and engineered composites and colors. In addition, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts and serves food packaging, home furnishings, automotive components, and paints and coatings applications. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

https://www.lyondellbasell.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 18,970 Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
43.0% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
11.7% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
17.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.3% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$148.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
56.4%
Deep discount to fair value — significant undervaluation
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
60.8th
Ranks in the top 39% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
95.0
Quality Score
20.0
Combined
43.0

Trading at $72 against a fair value of $148, a 52% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 63% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
Sharpe Ratio
-0.068
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
Kelly Fraction
-0.0078
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
-0.187
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-10.0%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-53.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
1
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
0.36
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$83.94
23% below the year high
52W Low
$41.58
55% above the year low
Avg Volume
7,999,798
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
1.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
4.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
669.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$-2.12
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
1.41
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
Current Ratio
1.54
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
0.82
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
9.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
3.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$987M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$29.7B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-681,000,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
17
Target High
$95.00
Target Median
$79.94
Target Low
$63.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-13 KAPLAN JEFFREY A Officer 10,000 $741,573
2026-03-31 KAMSKY VIRGINIA ANN Director 646 —
2026-03-31 KARLIN BRIDGET E Director 708 —
2026-03-09 AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, L.L.C. Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 464,610 —
2026-03-09 AI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, L.L.C. Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 385,390 $26,256,663
2026-02-27 SEWARD JAMES MALCOLM Officer 12,209 —
2026-02-27 FOLEY KIMBERLY A Officer 23,052 —
2026-02-27 VANACKER PETER Z E Chief Executive Officer 98,549 —
2026-02-27 VAN DER LAAN YVONNE Officer 12,475 —
2026-02-27 CAMPBELL TRACEY D Officer 5,282 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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