LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Operating Cash Flow decreased by 117.9% to -$269.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 53.5%, from -$579.00M to -$269.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -26.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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net_cash_from_operating| 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 | |
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| Value | $1.90B | $2.14B | $3.08B | $1.50B | $1.60B | $1.41B | $1.60B | $482.00M | $1.29B | $1.67B | $1.50B | -$114.00M | $1.35B | $670.00M | $1.92B | -$579.00M | $351.00M | $983.00M | $1.51B | -$269.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.7% | +43.7% | -51.2% | +6.5% | -11.6% | +13.4% | -70.0% | +167.6% | +29.1% | -9.7% | -107.6% | >999% | -50.3% | +185.8% | -130.2% | +160.6% | +180.1% | +53.3% | -117.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -15.9% | -34.0% | -47.9% | -67.9% | -19.3% | +17.8% | -6.2% | -123.7% | +4.5% | -59.8% | +27.3% | -407.9% | -74.0% | +46.7% | -21.3% | +53.5% |