DOW vs LYB
DOW Inc. and Lyondellbasell Industries N.v., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DOW | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $40.0B | $30.2B |
| Net income | $-2.4B | $-738.0M |
| Gross margin | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| Net margin | −6.1% | −2.4% |
| Return on equity | −14.7% | −6.5% |
| Diluted EPS | −$3.70 | −$2.34 |
| Dividend / share | $2.10 | $5.45 |
| Payout ratio | −61.0% | −239.0% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.4B | $384.0M |
| Equity | $16.0B | $10.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.88× | 0.88× |
| Current ratio | 1.97× | 1.77× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | — |
DOW bills 1.3× the revenue of LYB, and both 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
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DOW | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $40.0B | $30.2B |
| FY2024 | $43.0B | $33.4B |
| FY2023 | $44.6B | $33.3B |
| FY2022 | $56.9B | $50.5B |
| FY2021 | $55.0B | $46.2B |
| FY2020 | $38.5B | $27.0B |
| FY2019 | $43.0B | $33.9B |
| FY2018 | $49.6B | $38.1B |
| FY2017 | $43.7B | $33.7B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DOW | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-2.4B | $-738.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $660.0M | $2.1B |
| FY2022 | $4.6B | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $6.4B | $5.6B |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $1.4B |
| FY2019 | $-1.3B | $3.4B |
| FY2018 | $4.8B | $4.7B |
| FY2017 | $595.0M | $4.9B |
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