TTM
4.4%
YoY change
−5.02pp
Trough year (2008)
-7.5%
Peak year (2010)
27.8%
Latest annual
3.9%
EBITDA Margin history chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: 3.9%
EBITDA Margin change chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: −5.02pp
EBITDA Margin history table for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
| 2025 | 3.9% | -5.02pp | ||
| 2024 | 8.9% | -2.34pp | ||
| 2023 | 11.3% | -1.26pp | ||
| 2022 | 12.5% | -6.29pp | ||
| 2021 | 18.8% | +6.96pp | ||
| 2020 | 11.9% | -4.57pp | ||
| 2019 | 16.4% | -1.28pp | ||
| 2018 | 17.7% | -3.04pp | ||
| 2017 | 20.8% | -1.92pp | ||
| 2016 | 22.7% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2015 | 23.1% | +7.58pp | ||
| 2014 | 15.5% | +1.17pp | ||
| 2013 | 14.4% | +1.52pp | ||
| 2012 | 12.8% | +1.41pp | ||
| 2011 | 11.4% | -16.40pp | ||
| 2010 | 27.8% | +30.14pp | ||
| 2009 | -2.3% | +5.17pp | ||
| 2008 | -7.5% | -17.80pp | ||
| 2007 | 10.3% | — |
- 20253.9%-5.02pp
- 20248.9%-2.34pp
- 202311.3%-1.26pp
- 202212.5%-6.29pp
- 202118.8%+6.96pp
- 202011.9%-4.57pp
- 201916.4%-1.28pp
- 201817.7%-3.04pp
- 201720.8%-1.92pp
- 201622.7%-0.43pp
- 201523.1%+7.58pp
- 201415.5%+1.17pp
- 201314.4%+1.52pp
- 201212.8%+1.41pp
- 201111.4%-16.40pp
- 201027.8%+30.14pp
- 2009-2.3%+5.17pp
- 2008-7.5%-17.80pp
- 200710.3%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from LyondellBasell's reported income 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 EBITDA Margin at LyondellBasell (LYB)
According to LyondellBasell's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 4.4%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, LyondellBasell (LYB) reported EBITDA margin of 3.93% – contracted 5.0 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 27.82%, reached in 2010; the historical low of -7.49% was recorded in 2008.
LyondellBasell EBITDA Margin by Year
LyondellBasell EBITDA Margin 2025: 3.9%
In 2025, LyondellBasell reported EBITDA margin of 3.93%, contracted 5.0 percentage points from 2024.
LyondellBasell EBITDA Margin 2024: 8.9%
LyondellBasell EBITDA margin in 2024 was 8.95%, contracted 2.3 percentage points from 2023.
LyondellBasell EBITDA Margin 2023: 11.3%
2023's EBITDA margin for LyondellBasell came in at 11.28%, contracted 1.3 percentage points from 2022.
LyondellBasell EBITDA Margin 2022: 12.5%
LyondellBasell posted EBITDA margin of 12.55% in 2022, contracted 6.3 percentage points from 2021.
LyondellBasell EBITDA Margin 2021: 18.8%
LyondellBasell EBITDA margin in 2021 was 18.84%.
See more financial history for LyondellBasell (LYB).
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