Question 1

What is LyondellBasell's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

LyondellBasell (LYB) P/E ratio is 55.8× as of October 30, 2025. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for LyondellBasell?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For LyondellBasell specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.4×.

Question 5

Is LyondellBasell's P/E ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

LyondellBasell's P/E ratio of 55.8× is above its own 5-year average of 14.7× and above the sector median of 21.4×. That places the current reading at the 94th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is LyondellBasell's historical P/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, LyondellBasell (LYB) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 1.2× in 2010 to a high of 72.5× in 2025. The 5-year average is 14.7× and the 5-year median is 13.3×.

Question 7

What was LyondellBasell's P/E ratio in 2024?

Accepted Answer

LyondellBasell (LYB) P/E ratio at the end of 2024 was 17.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does LyondellBasell's P/E ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$13.9B	-$743M	—	—	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$24.1B	$1.37B	17.7×	+3.1×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$30.9B	$2.11B	14.6×	+7.6×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$27B	$3.88B	7.0×	+1.5×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$30.6B	$5.61B	5.5×	-16.1×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$30.6B	$1.42B	21.5×	+12.3×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$31.4B	$3.39B	9.3×	+2.5×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$31.7B	$4.69B	6.8×	-2.2×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$43.5B	$4.88B	8.9×	-0.1×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$34.7B	$3.84B	9.0×	+0.5×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$38.2B	$4.48B	8.5×	-0.7×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$38.7B	$4.17B	9.3×	-2.2×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$44.1B	$3.86B	11.4×	-0.0×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$32.7B	$2.85B	11.5×	+2.8×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$18.6B	$2.15B	8.6×	+6.7×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$19.4B	$10.2B	1.9×	—	Dec 31, 2010


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Ecolab (ECL)	35.6×
Linde (LIN)	32.3×
Vulcan Materials (VMC)	32.1×
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)	31.1×
Builders FirstSource (BLDR)	31.0×
Air Products and Chemicals (APD)	30.7×
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)	30.3×
Eastman Chemical (EMN)	21.8×
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)	21.8×
Avient (AVNT)	21.1×
Steel Dynamics (STLD)	20.6×
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)	19.0×
H.B. Fuller (FUL)	18.8×
Nucor (NUE)	16.9×
PPG Industries (PPG)	15.1×
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)	14.0×
CRH (CRH)	13.9×
Newmont (NEM)	13.9×
CF Industries Holdings (CF)	11.4×
Mosaic (MOS)	11.1×

P/E Ratio for LyondellBasell (LYB) 2010-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for LyondellBasell (LYB)

Historical P/E Ratio for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2010 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at LyondellBasell (LYB)

LyondellBasell P/E Ratio by Year

LyondellBasell P/E Ratio 2024: 17.7×

LyondellBasell P/E Ratio 2023: 14.6×

LyondellBasell P/E Ratio 2022: 7.0×

LyondellBasell P/E Ratio 2021: 5.5×

LyondellBasell P/E Ratio 2020: 21.5×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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LyondellBasell (LYB) Key Financials