LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | -927,000 | 620,000 | 1,552,000 | 2,056,000 | 3,118,000 | 3,315,000 | 3,016,000 | 3,104,000 | 3,278,000 | 3,049,000 | 4,110,000 | 5,063,000 | 5,608,000 | 7,152,000 | 7,764,000 | 7,305,000 | 7,372,000 | 5,142,000 | 2,857,000 | 1,912,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 10,599,000 | 11,909,000 | 12,209,000 | 12,462,000 | 13,716,000 | 13,449,000 | 12,979,000 | 12,930,000 | 13,205,000 | 12,931,000 | 12,721,000 | 12,615,000 | 12,191,000 | 12,230,000 | 12,698,000 | 11,858,000 | 11,800,000 | 10,524,000 | 8,800,000 | 7,971,000 |
| Return on total capital | -8.75% | 5.21% | 12.71% | 16.50% | 22.73% | 24.65% | 23.24% | 24.01% | 24.82% | 23.58% | 32.31% | 40.13% | 46.00% | 58.48% | 61.14% | 61.60% | 62.47% | 48.86% | 32.47% | 23.99% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $-927,000K ÷ ($—K + $10,599,000K)
= -8.75%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
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Symbol
Return on total capital
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LYB
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—
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