Buyback yield (TTM)
1.13%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.93%
5Y share count change
-3.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$292.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$23.30B
Key takeaways
- LyondellBasell (LYB) repurchased about $292.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.39× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +118.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 11% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for LyondellBasell (LYB)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for LyondellBasell (LYB)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for LyondellBasell (LYB)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for LyondellBasell (LYB)
Latest: $201.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, LyondellBasell (LYB) reported buyback spend of $201.00M – edged up 3.1% year-over-year.
LyondellBasell buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +118.9% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
LyondellBasell buyback spend plunged from $5.79B in 2014 to $201.00M in 2025, a 96.5% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $5.79B was reported in 2014. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2007.
LyondellBasell Buyback Spend 2025: $201.00M
In 2025, LyondellBasell reported buyback spend of $201.00M, edged up 3.1% from 2024.
LyondellBasell Buyback Spend 2024: $195.00M
LyondellBasell buyback spend in 2024 was $195.00M, declined 7.6% below 2023.
LyondellBasell Buyback Spend 2023: $211.00M
2023's buyback spend for LyondellBasell came in at $211.00M, plunged 49.8% below 2022.
LyondellBasell Buyback Spend 2022: $420.00M
LyondellBasell posted buyback spend of $420.00M in 2022, declined 9.3% below 2021.
LyondellBasell Buyback Spend 2021: $463.00M
LyondellBasell buyback spend in 2021 was $463.00M.
See more financial history for LyondellBasell (LYB).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $201.00M | $91.00M | $110.00M | 1.44% | 0.32B | -1.2% | |
| 2024 | $195.00M | $91.00M | $104.00M | 0.81% | 0.33B | 0.0% | |
| 2023 | $211.00M | $0.00 | $211.00M | 0.68% | 0.33B | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $420.00M | $70.00M | $350.00M | 1.55% | 0.33B | -1.8% | |
| 2021 | $463.00M | $66.00M | $397.00M | 1.51% | 0.33B | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $4.00M | $55.00M | −$51.00M | 0.01% | 0.33B | -5.4% | |
| 2019 | $3.75B | $48.00M | $3.70B | 11.96% | 0.35B | -9.3% | |
| 2018 | $1.85B | $39.00M | $1.81B | 5.85% | 0.39B | -2.5% | |
| 2017 | $866.00M | $55.00M | $811.00M | 1.99% | 0.40B | -5.0% | |
| 2016 | $2.94B | $38.00M | $2.90B | 8.48% | 0.42B | -9.9% | |
| 2015 | $4.66B | $53.00M | $4.60B | 12.17% | 0.47B | -10.6% | |
| 2014 | $5.79B | $37.00M | $5.75B | 14.97% | 0.52B | -8.6% | |
| 2013 | $1.95B | $42.00M | $1.91B | 4.42% | 0.57B | -1.2% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $42.00M | −$42.00M | — | 0.58B | +0.9% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.57B | +1.1% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.57B | +0.4% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.56B | 0.0% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.56B | 0.0% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.56B | — |
- 2025$201.00M
- 2024$195.00M
- 2023$211.00M
- 2022$420.00M
- 2021$463.00M
- 2020$4.00M
- 2019$3.75B
- 2018$1.85B
- 2017$866.00M
- 2016$2.94B
- 2015$4.66B
- 2014$5.79B
- 2013$1.95B
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for LyondellBasell (LYB)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.39×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for LyondellBasell (LYB)
How LyondellBasell splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as LyondellBasell, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $4.60B | |
| $2.30B | |
| $1.66B | |
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| $0.00 |
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.58B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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