Brokers Issue Forecasts for LYB Q1 Earnings

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) – KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for LyondellBasell Industries in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 3rd. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of ($0.19) for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $73.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for LyondellBasell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $6.31 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for LyondellBasell Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.44). The business had revenue of $7.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.82 billion. LyondellBasell Industries had a positive return on equity of 4.93% and a negative net margin of 2.46%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research lowered their target price on LyondellBasell Industries from $39.00 to $38.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets raised LyondellBasell Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $38.00 to $68.00 in a research report on Thursday. Fermium Researc cut shares of LyondellBasell Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Evercore decreased their price target on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $65.00 to $57.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of LyondellBasell Industries from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $54.00.

LyondellBasell Industries Stock Performance

NYSE:LYB opened at $65.89 on Friday. LyondellBasell Industries has a 52 week low of $41.58 and a 52 week high of $78.41. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. The company has a market cap of $21.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in LyondellBasell Industries by 0.3% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,965,458 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $1,518,546,000 after buying an additional 84,251 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox grew its position in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 0.4% during the second quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 16,969,997 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $981,884,000 after acquiring an additional 73,965 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,544,711 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $586,486,000 after acquiring an additional 361,761 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 10,102,068 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $437,420,000 after purchasing an additional 399,130 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its position in LyondellBasell Industries by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,843,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $426,242,000 after purchasing an additional 36,187 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.20% of the company’s stock.

LyondellBasell Industries Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 9th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.69 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $2.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. LyondellBasell Industries’s dividend payout ratio is -118.45%.

About LyondellBasell Industries

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB) is a global chemical company headquartered in Houston, Texas, that specializes in the production of polyolefins and advanced polymers. Through its extensive portfolio, the company supplies raw materials for a wide range of end markets, including packaging, automotive, construction, electronics and consumer goods. By combining proprietary process technologies with expertise in catalysts, LyondellBasell aims to deliver value-added solutions that enhance product performance and sustainability.

The company’s integrated operations encompass the manufacture of olefins and polyolefins, advanced polymer products, chemical intermediates and refining activities.