Latest period
323M
YoY change
-1.2%
5Y CAGR
-0.7%
Peak year (FY2012)
577M
Latest annual
322M
Shares Outstanding history chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 322M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -1.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for LyondellBasell (LYB) from 2007 to 2025
| FY2025 | 322M | -1.2% | -4M | ||
| FY2024 | 326M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2023 | 326M | -0.6% | -2M | ||
| FY2022 | 328M | -1.8% | -6M | ||
| FY2021 | 334M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2020 | 334M | -5.4% | -19M | ||
| FY2019 | 353M | -9.3% | -36M | ||
| FY2018 | 389M | -2.5% | -10M | ||
| FY2017 | 399M | -5.0% | -21M | ||
| FY2016 | 420M | -9.9% | -46M | ||
| FY2015 | 466M | -10.6% | -55M | ||
| FY2014 | 521M | -8.6% | -49M | ||
| FY2013 | 570M | -1.2% | -7M | ||
| FY2012 | 577M | +0.9% | +5M | ||
| FY2011 | 572M | +1.1% | +6M | ||
| FY2010 | 566M | +0.4% | +2M | ||
| FY2009 | 564M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2008 | 564M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2007 | 564M | — | — |
- FY2025322M-1.2%
- FY2024326M0.0%
- FY2023326M-0.6%
- FY2022328M-1.8%
- FY2021334M0.0%
- FY2020334M-5.4%
- FY2019353M-9.3%
- FY2018389M-2.5%
- FY2017399M-5.0%
- FY2016420M-9.9%
- FY2015466M-10.6%
- FY2014521M-8.6%
- FY2013570M-1.2%
- FY2012577M+0.9%
- FY2011572M+1.1%
- FY2010566M+0.4%
- FY2009564M0.0%
- FY2008564M0.0%
- FY2007564M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from LyondellBasell's reported income 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 Shares Outstanding at LyondellBasell (LYB)
According to LyondellBasell's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 323M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual diluted shares outstanding for LyondellBasell (LYB) came in at 322M – edged down 1.2% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), LyondellBasell diluted shares outstanding delivered a -0.7% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Between 2012 and 2025, LyondellBasell diluted shares outstanding plunged 44.2%, falling from 577M to 322M.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 577M, reached in 2012; the historical low of 322M was recorded in 2025.
LyondellBasell Shares Outstanding by Year
LyondellBasell Shares Outstanding 2025: 322M
LyondellBasell diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 322M, edged down 1.2% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
LyondellBasell Shares Outstanding 2024: 326M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for LyondellBasell came in at 326M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
LyondellBasell Shares Outstanding 2023: 326M
LyondellBasell posted diluted shares outstanding of 326M in 2023, edged down 0.6% below 2022.
LyondellBasell Shares Outstanding 2022: 328M
In 2022, LyondellBasell reported diluted shares outstanding of 328M, edged down 1.8% below 2021.
LyondellBasell Shares Outstanding 2021: 334M
LyondellBasell diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 334M.
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