CL vs LYB
Colgate-palmolive Company and Lyondellbasell Industries N.v., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CL | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.4B | $30.2B |
| Net income | $2.1B | $-738.0M |
| Gross margin | 60.1% | 8.5% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | −2.4% |
| Return on equity | 1603.0% | −6.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.63 | −$2.34 |
| Dividend / share | $2.08 | $5.45 |
| Payout ratio | — | −239.0% |
| Free cash flow | $3.6B | $384.0M |
| Equity | $54.0M | $10.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 124.04× | 0.88× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 1.77× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.4% | 2.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −4.6% | — |
LYB bills 1.5× the revenue of CL, and LYB closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CL | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $20.4B | $30.2B |
| FY2024 | $20.1B | $33.4B |
| FY2023 | $19.5B | $33.3B |
| FY2022 | $18.0B | $50.5B |
| FY2021 | $17.4B | $46.2B |
| FY2020 | $16.5B | $27.0B |
| FY2019 | $15.7B | $33.9B |
| FY2018 | $15.5B | $38.1B |
| FY2017 | $15.5B | $33.7B |
| FY2016 | $15.2B | $28.5B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CL | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.1B | $-738.0M |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $2.3B | $2.1B |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $5.6B |
| FY2020 | $2.7B | $1.4B |
| FY2019 | $2.4B | $3.4B |
| FY2018 | $2.4B | $4.7B |
| FY2017 | $2.0B | $4.9B |
| FY2016 | $2.4B | $3.8B |
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