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LyondellBasell

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Operating health36
Growth1
Profitability7
Cash generation21
Balance sheet51
Dilution control100
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)10.0%Revenue growth (FY)-9.7%Revenue CAGR (3y)-15.8%Gross margin8.5%Operating margin-1.4%Net margin-2.4%Free cash flow margin1.3%R&D / revenue0.5%Stock comp / revenue0.3%Net debt / operating cash flow3.94xCurrent ratio1.77Diluted share count change—
Fiscal year endingFY 2021-12FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$46.2B$50.5B$33.3B$33.4B$30.2B
Gross profit$8.8B$6.6B$4.9B$4.6B$2.6B
Operating income$6.8B$5.1B$2.7B$1.9B-$420M
Net income$5.6B$3.9B$2.1B$1.4B-$738M
Operating cash flow$7.7B$6.1B$4.9B$3.8B$2.3B
Capital expenditure$2.0B$1.9B$1.5B$1.8B$1.9B
Free cash flow$5.7B$4.2B$3.4B$2.0B$384M
R&D$124M$124M$130M$135M$136M
Stock-based comp$66M$70M$91M$91M$91M
Buybacks$463M$420M$211M$195M$201M
Dividends$1.5B$3.2B$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B
Cash$1.5B$2.2B$3.4B$3.4B$3.4B
Total debt$11.6B$10.9B$10.4B$10.7B$12.3B
Equity$11.9B$12.6B$12.9B$12.5B$10.1B

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