LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB Return on assets
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Where this comes from
Calculated from LyondellBasell Industries N.V.’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on assets?
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) reported return on assets of -2.3% in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on assets?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on assets has grown at a -28.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 50.8% to 26%.
- What does return on assets mean?
- How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
- How do you interpret return on assets?
- Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
- How does return on assets compare across companies?
- Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.