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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026 · LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue up 10% year over year to $8.5B · 9¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 12.6%

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. made $8.5B in Q3 2026 (+10% Y/Y): Polyethylene $1.9B, Oxyfuels and related products $1.9B, Polypropylene $1.4B. Operating margin 12.6%, net earnings $758M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Oct 30, 2026.

Revenue$8.5B

Year over year+10%

Operating margin12.6%

Net earnings$758M

Operating cash flow$1.7B

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $8.5B in Q3 2026, up 10% year over year and down 7% from the previous quarter. Polyethylene was the largest line at 22% of revenue. Oxyfuels and related products added $0.60B year over year (up 47%), 78% of the total change. Intermediate chemicals declined 14%.

Operating profit was $1.1B, a 12.6% margin (up 22.0 points year over year). Total costs fell 12% while revenue rose 10%. Net earnings were $0.76B. The effective tax rate was 19.8%.

Operating cash flow was $1.7B (up 75% year over year), 226% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $0.37B of depreciation and amortization and $0.01B of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $0.57B. Capital expenditures of $0.30B left free cash flow of $1.4B.

Quarterly history

Quarter	Form	Filed	Revenue	Y/Y	Op. margin	Net earnings	Op. cash flow
Q3 2026	10-Q	Oct 30, 2026	$8.5B	+10%	12.6%	$758M	$1.7B
Q2 2026	10-Q	Jul 31, 2026	$9.2B	+20%	16.8%	$559M	$752M
Q1 2026	10-Q	May 1, 2026	$7.2B	-6%	3.3%	$125M	−$269M
Q4 2025	10-K	Feb 20, 2026	$7.1B	-9%	-1.2%	−$140M	$1.5B
Q3 2025	10-Q	Oct 31, 2025	$7.7B	-10%	-9.5%	−$890M	$983M
Q2 2025	10-Q	Aug 1, 2025	$7.7B	-12%	3.7%	$115M	$351M
Q1 2025	10-Q	Apr 25, 2025	$7.7B	-8%	1.5%	$177M	−$579M

Charts

Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y +10%, Q/Q -7%.

From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.

Latest (Q3 2026): Net income $758M, Operating cash flow $1.7B.

Cash $3.4B, short-term investments $2.0B, long-term debt $12.7B at 2025-12-31.

Industrial Organic Chemicals; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.