LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB Return on invested capital
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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 invested capital?
- LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) reported return on invested capital of -1.4% in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on invested capital?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), LyondellBasell Industries N.V.'s return on invested capital has grown at a -24.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 84.3% to 48.2%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.