LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB)
Interest coverage
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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 |
| Interest expense (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 516,000 | 504,000 | 461,000 | 481,000 | 486,000 | 493,000 | 488,000 | 477,000 | 441,000 | 386,000 | 329,000 | 287,000 | 355,000 | 411,000 | 483,000 | 519,000 | 556,000 | 552,000 | 547,000 | 526,000 |
| Interest coverage | -1.80 | 1.23 | 3.37 | 4.27 | 6.42 | 6.72 | 6.18 | 6.51 | 7.43 | 7.90 | 12.49 | 17.64 | 15.80 | 17.40 | 16.07 | 14.08 | 13.26 | 9.32 | 5.22 | 3.63 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $-927,000K ÷ $516,000K
= -1.80
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Interest coverage
LyondellBasell Industries NV
LYB
-1.80
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
APD
-1.06
Ashland Global Holdings Inc
ASH
-17.00
Cabot Corporation
CBT
8.55
Eastman Chemical Company
EMN
3.62
H B Fuller Company
FUL
2.06
Minerals Technologies Inc
MTX
1.18
PPG Industries Inc
PPG
7.94
Sherwin-Williams Co
SHW
8.51
WD-40 Company
WDFC
22.36
See also:
LyondellBasell Industries NV Interest Coverage (Quarterly Data)