Latest period
$2.79B
YoY change
-80.6%
5Y CAGR
-23.4%
Peak year (2021)
$5.74B
Latest annual
$384.00M
Free Cash Flow history chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: $384.00M
Free Cash Flow growth chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: -80.6%
Free Cash Flow history table for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
| 2025 | $384.00M | -80.6% | −$1.60B | ||
| 2024 | $1.98B | -42.0% | −$1.43B | ||
| 2023 | $3.41B | -19.3% | −$818.00M | ||
| 2022 | $4.23B | -26.3% | −$1.51B | ||
| 2021 | $5.74B | +293.7% | +$4.28B | ||
| 2020 | $1.46B | -35.7% | −$810.00M | ||
| 2019 | $2.27B | -32.7% | −$1.10B | ||
| 2018 | $3.37B | -8.0% | −$293.00M | ||
| 2017 | $3.66B | +8.8% | +$296.00M | ||
| 2016 | $3.36B | -23.6% | −$1.04B | ||
| 2015 | $4.40B | -3.2% | −$147.00M | ||
| 2014 | $4.55B | +38.9% | +$1.27B | ||
| 2013 | $3.27B | -12.2% | −$453.00M | ||
| 2012 | $3.73B | +104.9% | +$1.91B | ||
| 2011 | $1.82B | +36.9% | +$490.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.33B | -184.9% | +$2.90B | ||
| 2009 | −$1.57B | -1840.0% | −$1.66B | ||
| 2008 | $90.00M | -88.3% | −$679.00M | ||
| 2007 | $769.00M | — | — |
- 2025$384.00M-80.6%
- 2024$1.98B-42.0%
- 2023$3.41B-19.3%
- 2022$4.23B-26.3%
- 2021$5.74B+293.7%
- 2020$1.46B-35.7%
- 2019$2.27B-32.7%
- 2018$3.37B-8.0%
- 2017$3.66B+8.8%
- 2016$3.36B-23.6%
- 2015$4.40B-3.2%
- 2014$4.55B+38.9%
- 2013$3.27B-12.2%
- 2012$3.73B+104.9%
- 2011$1.82B+36.9%
- 2010$1.33B-184.9%
- 2009−$1.57B-1840.0%
- 2008$90.00M-88.3%
- 2007$769.00M—
Free Cash Flow 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 Free Cash Flow at LyondellBasell (LYB)
Free Cash Flow for LyondellBasell (LYB): headline value $2.79B · YoY -80.6%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
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 free cash flow of $384.00M – plunged 80.6% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), LyondellBasell free cash flow expanded at a -23.4% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2021 and 2025, LyondellBasell free cash flow plunged 93.3%, falling from $5.74B to $384.00M.
The highest annual free cash flow of $5.74B was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was −$1.57B in 2009.
LyondellBasell Free Cash Flow by Year
LyondellBasell Free Cash Flow 2025: $384.00M
LyondellBasell posted free cash flow of $384.00M in 2025, plunged 80.6% below 2024.
LyondellBasell Free Cash Flow 2024: $1.98B
In 2024, LyondellBasell reported free cash flow of $1.98B, plunged 42.0% below 2023.
LyondellBasell Free Cash Flow 2023: $3.41B
LyondellBasell free cash flow in 2023 was $3.41B, declined 19.3% below 2022.
LyondellBasell Free Cash Flow 2022: $4.23B
2022's free cash flow for LyondellBasell came in at $4.23B, declined 26.3% below 2021.
LyondellBasell Free Cash Flow 2021: $5.74B
LyondellBasell free cash flow in 2021 was $5.74B.
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