TTM
9.7%
YoY change
−2.32pp
Trough year (2008)
3.8%
Peak year (2015)
21.5%
Latest annual
9.0%
Gross Margin history chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: 9.0%
Gross Margin change chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
Latest: −2.32pp
Gross Margin history table for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
| 2025 | 9.0% | -2.32pp | ||
| 2024 | 11.3% | -1.47pp | ||
| 2023 | 12.8% | -0.30pp | ||
| 2022 | 13.1% | -5.92pp | ||
| 2021 | 19.0% | +6.78pp | ||
| 2020 | 12.2% | -3.40pp | ||
| 2019 | 15.6% | -0.98pp | ||
| 2018 | 16.6% | -2.03pp | ||
| 2017 | 18.6% | -1.90pp | ||
| 2016 | 20.5% | -1.01pp | ||
| 2015 | 21.5% | +6.92pp | ||
| 2014 | 14.6% | +0.73pp | ||
| 2013 | 13.9% | +1.20pp | ||
| 2012 | 12.7% | +1.38pp | ||
| 2011 | 11.3% | +1.47pp | ||
| 2010 | 9.8% | +5.12pp | ||
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.92pp | ||
| 2008 | 3.8% | -7.44pp | ||
| 2007 | 11.2% | — |
- 20259.0%-2.32pp
- 202411.3%-1.47pp
- 202312.8%-0.30pp
- 202213.1%-5.92pp
- 202119.0%+6.78pp
- 202012.2%-3.40pp
- 201915.6%-0.98pp
- 201816.6%-2.03pp
- 201718.6%-1.90pp
- 201620.5%-1.01pp
- 201521.5%+6.92pp
- 201414.6%+0.73pp
- 201313.9%+1.20pp
- 201212.7%+1.38pp
- 201111.3%+1.47pp
- 20109.8%+5.12pp
- 20094.7%+0.92pp
- 20083.8%-7.44pp
- 200711.2%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at LyondellBasell (LYB)
According to LyondellBasell's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 9.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for LyondellBasell (LYB) came in at 9.00% – contracted 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.
21.54% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2015, against a low of 3.80% during 2008.
LyondellBasell Gross Margin by Year
LyondellBasell Gross Margin 2025: 9.0%
LyondellBasell posted gross margin of 9.00% in 2025, contracted 2.3 percentage points from 2024.
LyondellBasell Gross Margin 2024: 11.3%
In 2024, LyondellBasell reported gross margin of 11.32%, contracted 1.5 percentage points from 2023.
LyondellBasell Gross Margin 2023: 12.8%
LyondellBasell gross margin in 2023 was 12.79%, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2022.
LyondellBasell Gross Margin 2022: 13.1%
2022's gross margin for LyondellBasell came in at 13.09%, contracted 5.9 percentage points from 2021.
LyondellBasell Gross Margin 2021: 19.0%
LyondellBasell gross margin in 2021 was 19.01%.
See more financial history for LyondellBasell (LYB).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of LyondellBasell (LYB), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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