LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) stock: Winston Score and insider trades

§Winston Score History

LyondellBasell is one of the largest plastics and chemicals companies in the world. It makes the basic building-block materials — like polyethylene and polypropylene — that other companies turn into everyday products such as food packaging, car parts, and household containers. Its customers are manufacturers across industries including automotive, food and beverage, and consumer goods.

The company earns money by buying raw materials like natural gas and oil, processing them into chemicals and plastics, and selling those finished materials to industrial buyers. LyondellBasell operates across North America, Europe, and Asia, with roughly $40 billion in annual revenue. Its scale and large network of production facilities give it some cost advantages, but the business is heavily tied to the spread between raw material costs and selling prices — called the "crack spread" — which can shrink quickly when energy prices rise or demand falls. The current negative operating margin reflects exactly that pressure, and a sustained recovery in chemical demand is the key factor that would improve profitability.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+19.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+405.9% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $0.34

30 Jun 2026: $1.72

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$138M/ year

→ Flat (+2% vs prior year)

0.5% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

20.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

22.2%

Thin — 22.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

16.8%

Healthy — 16.8% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

4.1%

Weak — 4.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-6.7%

Shrinking sales (-6.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-249.3%

Earnings shrinking (-249.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.9%

Thin free cash flow (1.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.33

Elevated debt (1.33)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.05x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

4.74%

Healthy income — 4.74% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-36.5%

Dividend cut (-36.5% YoY) — warning sign

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LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

§How the score breaks down

Share count falling — buybacks

§Winston Score History

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