Latest period
$2.64B
YoY change
+2.1%
5Y CAGR
-0.7%
Peak year (2019)
$2.69B
Cumulative CapEx
$29.39B
CapEx history chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: $1.88B
CapEx growth chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: +2.1%
CapEx history table for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.88B | +2.1% | +$39.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.84B | +20.1% | +$308.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.53B | -19.0% | −$359.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.89B | -3.5% | −$69.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.96B | +0.6% | +$12.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.95B | -27.7% | −$747.00M | ||
| 2019 | $2.69B | +28.0% | +$589.00M | ||
| 2018 | $2.10B | +36.1% | +$558.00M | ||
| 2017 | $1.55B | -31.0% | −$696.00M | ||
| 2016 | $2.24B | +55.8% | +$803.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.44B | -3.9% | −$59.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.50B | -4.0% | −$62.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.56B | +47.3% | +$501.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.06B | +1.0% | +$10.00M | ||
| 2011 | $1.05B | +51.7% | +$358.00M | ||
| 2010 | $692.00M | -11.2% | −$87.00M | ||
| 2009 | $779.00M | -22.1% | −$221.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.00B | +143.3% | +$589.00M | ||
| 2007 | $411.00M | — | — |
- 2025$1.88B+2.1%
- 2024$1.84B+20.1%
- 2023$1.53B-19.0%
- 2022$1.89B-3.5%
- 2021$1.96B+0.6%
- 2020$1.95B-27.7%
- 2019$2.69B+28.0%
- 2018$2.10B+36.1%
- 2017$1.55B-31.0%
- 2016$2.24B+55.8%
- 2015$1.44B-3.9%
- 2014$1.50B-4.0%
- 2013$1.56B+47.3%
- 2012$1.06B+1.0%
- 2011$1.05B+51.7%
- 2010$692.00M-11.2%
- 2009$779.00M-22.1%
- 2008$1.00B+143.3%
- 2007$411.00M—
CapEx values are taken from LyondellBasell's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at LyondellBasell (LYB)
According to LyondellBasell's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $2.64B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual CapEx for LyondellBasell (LYB) came in at $1.88B – edged up 2.1% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, LyondellBasell CapEx compounded at -0.7% per year, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
LyondellBasell CapEx plunged from $2.69B in 2019 to $1.88B in 2025, a 30.3% drawdown.
The record annual CapEx stands at $2.69B, reached in 2019; the historical low of $411.00M was recorded in 2007.
LyondellBasell Capital Expenditures by Year
LyondellBasell Capital Expenditures 2025: $1.88B
LyondellBasell CapEx in 2025 was $1.88B, edged up 2.1% from 2024.
LyondellBasell Capital Expenditures 2024: $1.84B
2024's CapEx for LyondellBasell came in at $1.84B, grew 20.1% from 2023.
LyondellBasell Capital Expenditures 2023: $1.53B
LyondellBasell posted CapEx of $1.53B in 2023, declined 19.0% below 2022.
LyondellBasell Capital Expenditures 2022: $1.89B
In 2022, LyondellBasell reported CapEx of $1.89B, edged down 3.5% below 2021.
LyondellBasell Capital Expenditures 2021: $1.96B
LyondellBasell CapEx in 2021 was $1.96B.
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