Polyethylene — Total
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Polyethylene — Total increased by 0.3% to $1.68B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.5%, from $1.78B to $1.68B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Polyethylene — Total shows a downward trend with a -8.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher sales volumes or improved market pricing for polyethylene resins, while a decrease may indicate weakening demand, competitive pricing pressure, or production constraints.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total gross revenue generated from the sale of polyethylene products, a core thermoplastic po...
Peer comparison
Comparable to revenue reporting for commodity plastics or polymer segments at major global chemical producers, often benchmarked against global polyethylene demand indices.
lyb_segment_polyethylene_totalHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '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 | $2.61B | $2.71B | $2.75B | $2.71B | $2.75B | $2.33B | $1.91B | $2.02B | $1.92B | $1.81B | $1.84B | $1.90B | $1.94B | $1.95B | $1.80B | $1.78B | $1.88B | $1.87B | $1.68B | $1.68B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.6% | +1.7% | -1.6% | +1.6% | -15.3% | -18.0% | +5.6% | -4.8% | -5.5% | +1.3% | +3.3% | +2.3% | +0.3% | -7.9% | -0.9% | +5.8% | -0.8% | -10.2% | +0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.3% | -13.9% | -30.6% | -25.5% | -30.2% | -22.1% | -3.8% | -5.9% | +1.1% | +7.4% | -2.3% | -6.3% | -3.1% | -4.2% | -6.6% | -5.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s polyethylene — total?
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) reported polyethylene — total of $1.68B in Q1 2026.
- How has LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s polyethylene — total changed year-over-year?
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s polyethylene — total decreased by 5.5% year-over-year, from $1.78B to $1.68B.
- What is the long-term trend for LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s polyethylene — total?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s polyethylene — total has grown at a -8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $10.22B to $7.20B.
- What does polyethylene — total mean?
- The total annual sales revenue generated from the company's polyethylene product line.