Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for LYB Q3 Earnings

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for LyondellBasell Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 10th. KeyCorp analyst S. Tiano forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $2.72 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for LyondellBasell Industries’ current full-year earnings is $9.18 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for LyondellBasell Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.45 EPS.

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $4.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.44 by $0.86. The business had revenue of $9.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.21 billion. LyondellBasell Industries had a negative net margin of 1.13% and a positive return on equity of 17.44%. The company’s revenue was up 19.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of LyondellBasell Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 5th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $68.00 to $48.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $56.00 to $64.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of LyondellBasell Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors lowered their target price on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $95.00 to $83.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $72.41.

LyondellBasell Industries Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:LYB opened at $62.75 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The company has a market capitalization of $20.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -55.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.17 and a beta of 0.31. LyondellBasell Industries has a 52-week low of $41.58 and a 52-week high of $83.94. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $61.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.08.

LyondellBasell Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 24th were issued a $0.69 dividend. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 24th. LyondellBasell Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -244.25%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Marco Investment Management LLC boosted its position in LyondellBasell Industries by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 190,709 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $10,041,000 after purchasing an additional 18,700 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in LyondellBasell Industries by 130.1% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 420,894 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $22,187,000 after buying an additional 237,950 shares during the period. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,843,930 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $426,242,000 after buying an additional 36,187 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 50.3% during the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 76,504 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,028,000 after acquiring an additional 25,618 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 244.4% during the second quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 25,525 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $1,344,000 after acquiring an additional 18,113 shares during the period. 71.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

LyondellBasell Industries Company Profile

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB) is a global chemical company that produces plastics, chemicals and refined products used in packaging, transportation, construction, healthcare, electronics and other consumer and industrial applications. Its portfolio includes polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene oxide, oxyfuels, acetyls and other intermediate chemicals, as well as advanced polymer compounds and solutions.

The company operates across the petrochemical value chain, converting hydrocarbon feedstocks into materials and specialty products.