Why LYB fell 12% since Oct 30
Down 12% from Oct 30 to Nov 10.
- LyondellBasell Industries fell 12% from Oct 30 to Nov 10 while organic chemicals stocks fell a median 4%:
Down 12% from Oct 30 to Nov 10.
LYB's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. It closed near its high of the day (2 chart checks started).
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| Since its 2022 high | Down 49% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 30 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.6% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LYB is #5 of 14 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
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| 5 |
Expected to report Fri Jan 29, before the open (in 80 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The decrease was driven by lower margins from softening prices and market conditions, reflecting pricing volatility associated with the conflict in the Middle East.”
LYB's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“The increase was driven by stronger margins as prices increased due to the conflict in the Middle East.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 30)
Sales grew 1.7% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.44 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | +1.9% | +5.0% | -5.7% |
| Jul 31, 2026 | +1.4% | +2.7% | +1.6% |
| May 1, 2026 | -0.3% | +0.5% | -4.1% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $30B in 2025. It lost money in 2025 after a profit in 2024.
RSI 42.1, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 46% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $3.44 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $1.1B a year |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B |
| Record | Cut 50% |
11 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LYB is under 0.1% of VYM, under 0.1% of IVV, and under 0.1% of SPY, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026 (SPY's as filed by IVV).
LyondellBasell was formed through a merger of Basell (a joint venture between BASF and Shell) and Lyondell, a major chemical producer dating back to the 1950s. Notably, the firm filed for bankruptcy in 2009 after the merger, following a heavy debt burden taken on for the 2007 merger. It was reorganized as LyondellBasell NV and relisted in 2010. LyondellBasell has five reportable segments, after exiting refining in 2025: olefins and polyolefins Americas (O&P A), olefins and polyolefins Europe-Asia-International (O&P EAI), intermediates and derivatives (I&D), advanced polymer solutions (APS), and technology.
LYB scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #5 of 14 in Industrial Organic Chemicals by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 12% from Oct 30 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
LYB scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #5 of 14 in Industrial Organic Chemicals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LYB's 6.
Expected to report Fri Jan 29, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. LYB closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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