NYSE: LYB · Specialty Chemicals
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) fair value and price range
As of 29 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) at $57.71 a share. The stock last closed at $58.58, which puts the model's fair value 1.5% below the price. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, so no verdict is shown. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It does not say how likely the fair value is to be right.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Faircurve Insights · 29 Sep 2026
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., established in 2009 and based in Houston, Texas, operates as a prominent global chemical manufacturer with a significant international footprint, including the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan. The company is in Basic Materials, Specialty Chemicals.
Faircurve's model found a fair value of $57.71 a share on 29 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run, on 26 Sep 2026, gave $57.76, so the fair value moved -0.1%. The model's calibrated range over 63 trading days is $48.42 to $70.37, built from the fair value, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, and no verdict is shown.
The overall quality score for the business is 55 out of 100 against comparable companies. The model compares it with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG), Albemarle Corporation (ALB), RPM International Inc. (RPM), Element Solutions Inc (ESI), and NewMarket Corporation (NEU). Moves around the last 8 earnings reports include +0.3% on 31 Jul 2026 and -3.1% on 1 Nov 2024, with a median size of 0.7%, ignoring direction.
Written from the figures on this page for the 29 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give LYB?
The calibrated range for LYB over 63 trading days is $48.42 to $70.37. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $21.78 to $112.19. In 50% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does LYB score on business quality?
LyondellBasell Industries's overall quality score is 55 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 49 | 4.5%ROIC | 0.8% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 75 | ||
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 38 | -25.2%Revenue growth, trailing | -5.7% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 85 | 1.1%Net buybacks / market value | 0.4% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 15 | 6.14xNet debt / EBITDA | 3.00x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 76 | 3.4 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 6.7 pts |
How does LYB compare with similar companies?
The companies in specialty chemicals closest to LyondellBasell Industries in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | $82.42 | $77.33 | -6.2% | Fairly valued |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. | $105.15 | $129.19 | +22.9% | Undervalued |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | $104.59 | $134.30 | +28.4% | Undervalued |
| RPM RPM International Inc. | $99.19 | $125.23 | +26.3% | Undervalued |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | $57.70 | $56.70 | -1.7% | Low evidence grade |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc | $37.93 | $30.62 | -19.3% | Overvalued |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | $63.50 | $65.89 | +3.8% | Low evidence grade |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | $924.06 | $826.50 | -10.6% | Fairly valued |
When does LYB report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
LyondellBasell Industries's next earnings report is scheduled for 30 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 6.1% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction.
How LYB moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 0.7%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | +0.3% |
| 1 May 2026 | +0.5% |
| 30 Jan 2026 | +0.6% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | +2.4% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | -12.1% |
| 25 Apr 2025 | -0.9% |
| 31 Jan 2025 | +0.2% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | -3.1% |
LyondellBasell Industries at a glance
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., established in 2009 and based in Houston, Texas, operates as a prominent global chemical manufacturer with a significant international footprint, including the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan.
- Market value
- $18.8B
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $31.8B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +9.7%
- Analysts with estimates
- 10
- Beta to the US market
- -0.13
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices LyondellBasell Industries on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 26 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for LYB was $57.76. As of 29 Sep 2026 it is $57.71, a change of -0.1%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about LyondellBasell Industries's valuation
Is LyondellBasell Industries stock undervalued or overvalued?
Faircurve's model puts LYB's fair value at $57.71 a share against a last close of $58.58, as of 29 Sep 2026. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, so no verdict is shown. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It does not say how likely the fair value is to be right.
What is LYB's fair value?
$57.71 a share as of 29 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $21.78 to $112.19.
What price range does the model give LYB?
$48.42 to $70.37 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does LyondellBasell Industries report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 30 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has LYB moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 0.7%, ignoring direction. The largest was -12.1% around the report of 1 Aug 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for LYB is low. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.