LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Change in Inventories increased by 110.9% to $96.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 51.5%, from $198.00M to $96.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Change in Inventories shows a downward trend with a 8.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A decrease is often positive as it signals efficient inventory turnover and cash release, provided it does not lead to stockouts.
This metric tracks the change in the value of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods held by the company. A...
Highly dependent on industry; manufacturing and device companies typically maintain higher inventory levels than software firms.
change_in_inventories| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $181.00M | $200.00M | $1.00M | $117.00M | $298.00M | $186.00M | $319.00M | $30.00M | -$153.00M | -$214.00M | $108.00M | $227.00M | $98.00M | -$458.00M | $198.00M | -$113.00M | -$149.00M | -$881.00M | $96.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.5% | -99.5% | >999% | +154.7% | -37.6% | +71.5% | -90.6% | -610.0% | -39.9% | +150.5% | +110.2% | -56.8% | -567.3% | +143.2% | -157.1% | -31.9% | -491.3% | +110.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +64.6% | -7.0% | +172.6% | -89.9% | -182.3% | — | -66.1% | +656.7% | +164.1% | -114.0% | +83.3% | -149.8% | -252.0% | -92.4% | -51.5% |