LyondellBasell Industries

LYB

Market cap $23.6B

HOUSTON, April 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a global leader in the chemical industry, has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, Vision to Value: Maintaining Our Focus. The report outlines how LYB maintained strong operational performance, achieved industry‑leading safety performance, and advanced circular and low‑carbon solutions during 2025.

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LyondellBasell remains a Buy, supported by strong North American cost advantages and strategic asset pivots. LYB benefits from Middle East conflict-driven feedstock divergence, capturing superior margins versus global peers and raising prices in Europe. The Houston refinery exit enables a shift to circular and low-carbon solutions, positioning LYB as a US Gulf Coast recycling leader.

HOUSTON and LONDON, April 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced the internet availability of proxy materials for its 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 8 a.m. Central European Summer Time.

Dow and LyondellBasell stocks tumbled after oil prices fell, but an analyst says investors are underestimating the sector's earnings power.

LyondellBasell Industries benefits from Middle East disruptions, boosting US chemical producers' earnings outlook and profitability. LYB's input cost advantage and global supply constraints have driven a forecasted 180% earnings increase this year, with EPS estimates up 70% in three months. Despite a recent dividend cut, LYB offers a 3.7% yield and trades at undemanding valuations, supporting moderate bullishness over a multi-year horizon.

LyondellBasell stock surged last month as disruptions connected to the Iran war suggested stronger pricing outlooks for U.S. chemical producers. The stock received multiple price-target increases from analysts.

Of the S&P 500's top 20 biggest decliners, 19 companies are in either the oil and gas or the fertilizer business, and the other one is in agriculture.

Commodity chemical stocks' luck looked set to run out after the U.S. and Iran agreed a two-week cease-fire late Tuesday.