LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. returns on capital
Annual and trailing 12-month returns on invested capital, equity and assets.
ROIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROCE
% · Annual / TTM
ROIIC
% · Annual / TTM
ROE
% · Annual / TTM
ROA
% · Annual / TTM
ROIC − WACC
Percentage points · Scenario
Quarterly data
| Fiscal period | Ended | ROIC% | ROCE% | ROIIC% | ROE% | ROA% | ROIC − WACCPercentage points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 Q2 | Jun 30, 2026 | — | 3.41% | — | — | -0.99% | — |
| FY 2026 Q1 | Mar 31, 2026 | — | -1.06% | — | — | -2.28% | — |
| FY 2025 Q4 | Dec 31, 2025 | — | -1.48% | — | — | -2.12% | — |
| FY 2025 Q3 | Sep 30, 2025 | — | -3.41% | — | — | -3.38% | — |
| FY 2025 Q2 | Jun 30, 2025 | — | 1.81% | — | — | 0.72% | — |
| FY 2025 Q1 | Mar 31, 2025 | 4.83% | 4.13% | — | — | 2.98% | -2.9 pp |
| FY 2024 Q4 | Dec 31, 2024 | 7.53% | 6.17% | — | — | 3.76% | -0.2 pp |
| FY 2024 Q3 | Sep 30, 2024 | 10.34% | 9.13% | -38.9% | — | 5.81% | 2.6 pp |
| FY 2024 Q2 | Jun 30, 2024 | 11.2% | 9.91% | — | — | 6.32% | 3.5 pp |
| FY 2024 Q1 | Mar 31, 2024 | 11.34% | 10.1% | — | — | 5.82% | 3.6 pp |
| FY 2023 Q4 | Dec 31, 2023 | 11.6% | 10.27% | — | — | 5.78% | 3.9 pp |
| FY 2023 Q3 | Sep 30, 2023 | 11.99% | 10.98% | — | — | 6.24% | 4.3 pp |
| FY 2023 Q2 | Jun 30, 2023 | 10.76% | 10.24% | — | — | 5.74% | 3.1 pp |
| FY 2023 Q1 | Mar 31, 2023 | 15.02% | 13.83% | -3,680.77% | — | 8.21% | 7.3 pp |
| FY 2022 Q4 | Dec 31, 2022 | 18.99% | 17.26% | — | — | 10.64% | 11.3 pp |
| FY 2022 Q3 | Sep 30, 2022 | 19.75% | 18.38% | — | — | 11.34% | 12.1 pp |
| FY 2022 Q2 | Jun 30, 2022 | 24.52% | 23.19% | — | — | 14.68% | 16.8 pp |
| FY 2022 Q1 | Mar 31, 2022 | 26.31% | 24.82% | — | — | 15.94% | 18.6 pp |
| FY 2021 Q4 | Dec 31, 2021 | 25.4% | 22.8% | — | — | 15.57% | 17.7 pp |
| FY 2021 Q3 | Sep 30, 2021 | 26.7% | 23.13% | 102.52% | — | 16.28% | 19 pp |
| FY 2021 Q2 | Jun 30, 2021 | 19.05% | 15.68% | 43.86% | — | 11.91% | 11.3 pp |
| FY 2021 Q1 | Mar 31, 2021 | — | 8.61% | — | — | 7.04% | — |
| FY 2020 Q4 | Dec 31, 2020 | — | 5.65% | — | — | 4.33% | — |
| FY 2020 Q3 | Sep 30, 2020 | 7.2% | 5.87% | — | — | 3.82% | -0.5 pp |
| FY 2020 Q2 | Jun 30, 2020 | 11.37% | 10.11% | — | — | 6.49% | 3.7 pp |
| FY 2020 Q1 | Mar 31, 2020 | 14.61% | 14.05% | — | — | 8.93% | 6.9 pp |
| FY 2019 Q4 | Dec 31, 2019 | 17.91% | 17.15% | — | 37.05% | 11.57% | 10.2 pp |
| FY 2019 Q3 | Sep 30, 2019 | 18.09% | 18.2% | — | — | 11.82% | 10.4 pp |
| FY 2019 Q2 | Jun 30, 2019 | 19.7% | 19.05% | -67.02% | — | 12.46% | 12 pp |
| FY 2019 Q1 | Mar 31, 2019 | 23.44% | 21.05% | -28.81% | 43.02% | 15.06% | 15.7 pp |
| FY 2018 Q4 | Dec 31, 2018 | 26.16% | 23.67% | -7.25% | 48.82% | 17.22% | 18.5 pp |
| FY 2018 Q3 | Sep 30, 2018 | — | 26.82% | — | 64.15% | 21.85% | — |
| FY 2018 Q2 | Jun 30, 2018 | 35.61% | 27.88% | 127.6% | 66.82% | 22.82% | 27.9 pp |
| FY 2018 Q1 | Mar 31, 2018 | 32.81% | 27.56% | 104.78% | 65.63% | 20.97% | 25.1 pp |
| FY 2017 Q4 | Dec 31, 2017 | 32.2% | 27.08% | 61.37% | 65.07% | 19.65% | 24.5 pp |
| FY 2017 Q3 | Sep 30, 2017 | 25.37% | 26% | -0.51% | 55.91% | 15.4% | 17.7 pp |
| FY 2017 Q2 | Jun 30, 2017 | 24.99% | 26.02% | -34.78% | 55.41% | 15.32% | 17.3 pp |
| FY 2017 Q1 | Mar 31, 2017 | 24.92% | 25.49% | -67.29% | 56.27% | 15.22% | 17.2 pp |
| FY 2016 Q4 | Dec 31, 2016 | 26.71% | 27.12% | -139.01% | 60.9% | 16.61% | 19 pp |
| FY 2016 Q3 | Sep 30, 2016 | 26.13% | 26.76% | -256.58% | 57.69% | 16.34% | 18.4 pp |
| FY 2016 Q2 | Jun 30, 2016 | 27.2% | 28.42% | — | 57.72% | 17.07% | 19.5 pp |
| FY 2016 Q1 | Mar 31, 2016 | 29.88% | 31.03% | — | 62.8% | 18.24% | 22.2 pp |
| FY 2015 Q4 | Dec 31, 2015 | 31.43% | 32.87% | — | 60.23% | 19.03% | 23.7 pp |
| FY 2015 Q3 | Sep 30, 2015 | 29.69% | 31.74% | — | 52.11% | 18.04% | 22 pp |
| FY 2015 Q2 | Jun 30, 2015 | 29.53% | 30.7% | — | 48.68% | 17.73% | 21.8 pp |
| FY 2015 Q1 | Mar 31, 2015 | 29.09% | 29.09% | — | 45.62% | 16.95% | 21.4 pp |
| FY 2014 Q4 | Dec 31, 2014 | 29.59% | 28.23% | 47.53% | 40.15% | 16.18% | 21.9 pp |
| FY 2014 Q3 | Sep 30, 2014 | 32.06% | 28.59% | — | 41.95% | 17.38% | 24.4 pp |
| FY 2014 Q2 | Jun 30, 2014 | 29.3% | 26.43% | — | 36.43% | 16.06% | 21.6 pp |
| FY 2014 Q1 | Mar 31, 2014 | 27.33% | 24.83% | — | 33.3% | 14.86% | 19.6 pp |
| FY 2013 Q4 | Dec 31, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2013 Q3 | Sep 30, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2013 Q2 | Jun 30, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2013 Q1 | Mar 31, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2012 Q3 | Sep 30, 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2012 Q2 | Jun 30, 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY 2012 Q1 | Mar 31, 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sources and calculations
Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.
Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.
Quarterly returns use trailing 12-month earnings and period-end balances averaged with the same fiscal quarter one year earlier. NOPAT uses the reported effective tax rate only when pretax profit is positive and the rate is between 0 and 100%. WACC starts at 7.7%, rounded from the US nonfinancial market · generic proxy benchmark in NYU Stern · January 2026. It is an editable US sector proxy applied across history, not a company estimate; foreign reporting currencies also need a currency-specific assessment.
Market prices: Yahoo Finance · LYB, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.
- ROIC
- NOPAT / average invested capital × 100. NOPAT = operating income × (1 − effective tax rate). Invested capital = equity including noncontrolling interests + debt − cash and equivalents. Average uses period end and one year earlier.
- ROCE
- Operating income / average (assets − current liabilities) × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIIC
- Year-over-year change in annual/TTM NOPAT / positive year-over-year change in invested capital × 100. Capital reductions and missing inputs yield unavailable values.
- ROE
- Earnings attributable to owners / average equity attributable to owners × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROA
- Net income / average total assets × 100, using period end and one year earlier.
- ROIC − WACC
- ROIC less your WACC assumption, in percentage points. The same scenario rate is applied across history; it is not a reported or historical company WACC.