LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Retained Earnings decreased by 1.5% to $6.71B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.0%, from $9.06B to $6.71B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows an upward trend with a 8.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase signals strong historical profitability and reinvestment, while a decrease may indicate losses or significant dividend payouts.
This represents the cumulative net income earned by the company since its inception, minus any dividends paid to shareho...
A key metric for all established companies; growth rates are compared against peers to gauge long-term success.
retained_earnings| 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 | $6.84B | $8.22B | $8.56B | $9.51B | $9.05B | $9.23B | $9.20B | $9.28B | $9.58B | $9.92B | $9.69B | $9.75B | $10.23B | $10.37B | $9.33B | $9.06B | $8.73B | $7.40B | $6.81B | $6.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.2% | +4.2% | +11.1% | -4.9% | +2.0% | -0.4% | +0.9% | +3.3% | +3.5% | -2.3% | +0.6% | +4.9% | +1.3% | -10.0% | -2.8% | -3.7% | -15.3% | -7.9% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +32.4% | +12.4% | +7.4% | -2.5% | +5.9% | +7.4% | +5.4% | +5.1% | +6.8% | +4.5% | -3.8% | -7.1% | -14.7% | -28.6% | -26.9% | -26.0% |