Latest period
-$269M
YoY change
-40.8%
5Y CAGR
-7.8%
Peak year (FY2021)
$7.7B
Latest annual
$2.26B
Operating Cash Flow history chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $2.26B
Operating Cash Flow growth chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -40.8%
Operating Cash Flow history table for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
| FY2025 | $2.26B | -40.8% | -$1.56B | ||
| FY2024 | $3.82B | -22.7% | -$1.12B | ||
| FY2023 | $4.94B | -19.2% | -$1.18B | ||
| FY2022 | $6.12B | -20.5% | -$1.58B | ||
| FY2021 | $7.7B | +126.1% | +$4.29B | ||
| FY2020 | $3.4B | -31.4% | -$1.56B | ||
| FY2019 | $4.96B | -9.3% | -$510M | ||
| FY2018 | $5.47B | +5.1% | +$265M | ||
| FY2017 | $5.21B | -7.1% | -$400M | ||
| FY2016 | $5.61B | -4.0% | -$236M | ||
| FY2015 | $5.84B | -3.4% | -$206M | ||
| FY2014 | $6.05B | +25.1% | +$1.21B | ||
| FY2013 | $4.84B | +1.0% | +$48M | ||
| FY2012 | $4.79B | +66.9% | +$1.92B | ||
| FY2011 | $2.87B | +42.0% | +$848M | ||
| FY2010 | $2.02B | -356.8% | +$2.81B | ||
| FY2009 | -$787M | -172.2% | -$1.88B | ||
| FY2008 | $1.09B | -7.6% | -$90M | ||
| FY2007 | $1.18B | — | — |
- FY2025$2.26B-40.8%
- FY2024$3.82B-22.7%
- FY2023$4.94B-19.2%
- FY2022$6.12B-20.5%
- FY2021$7.7B+126.1%
- FY2020$3.4B-31.4%
- FY2019$4.96B-9.3%
- FY2018$5.47B+5.1%
- FY2017$5.21B-7.1%
- FY2016$5.61B-4.0%
- FY2015$5.84B-3.4%
- FY2014$6.05B+25.1%
- FY2013$4.84B+1.0%
- FY2012$4.79B+66.9%
- FY2011$2.87B+42.0%
- FY2010$2.02B-356.8%
- FY2009-$787M-172.2%
- FY2008$1.09B-7.6%
- FY2007$1.18B—
Operating Cash Flow values are taken from LyondellBasell's reported cash flow statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F 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 Operating Cash Flow at LyondellBasell (LYB)
Operating Cash Flow for LyondellBasell (LYB): headline value -$269M · YoY -40.8%. 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 .
The 2025 reading of LyondellBasell (LYB) operating cash flow is $2.26B – plunged 40.8% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), LyondellBasell operating cash flow produced a CAGR of -7.8% – with a net decline across the window.
LyondellBasell operating cash flow peaked at $7.7B in 2021; the latest annual figure is $2.26B in 2025 (70.6% below peak).
Across the available history, operating cash flow reached its high of $7.7B in 2021 and its low of -$787M in 2009.
LyondellBasell Operating Cash Flow by Year
LyondellBasell Operating Cash Flow 2025: $2.26B
2025's operating cash flow for LyondellBasell came in at $2.26B, plunged 40.8% below 2024.
LyondellBasell Operating Cash Flow 2024: $3.82B
LyondellBasell posted operating cash flow of $3.82B in 2024, declined 22.7% below 2023.
LyondellBasell Operating Cash Flow 2023: $4.94B
In 2023, LyondellBasell reported operating cash flow of $4.94B, declined 19.2% below 2022.
LyondellBasell Operating Cash Flow 2022: $6.12B
LyondellBasell operating cash flow in 2022 was $6.12B, declined 20.5% below 2021.
LyondellBasell Operating Cash Flow 2021: $7.7B
LyondellBasell operating cash flow in 2021 was $7.7B.
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