LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
66.27 USD
-9.02
(-11.980%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 66.47 +0.20 (0.302%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT
The extreme IV spike on lower strikes and the heavy option flow into the 67.50-77.50 put walls on the April expiration signal a 'stuck' market. The underlying fundamental issues (negative earnings, 9% top-line contraction, downgraded by BofA) contradict the 'Hold'/Buy narrative from Jim Cramer. The options market is pricing in a blow-off top followed by a crash; the 7.24% yield is a speculative trap, not a safety net. This is a 1-star situation where liquidity could turn instantly against long positions. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.263040 |
| AutoTheta | 0.266713 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.266808 |
| AutoETS | 0.267405 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 18.43 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.124 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.45 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-01 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-01 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 144.156 |
| Revenue per Share | 93.643 |
| Market Cap | 21,389,918,208 |
| Forward P/E | 12.25 |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| Profit Margins | -2.47% |
| Website | https://www.lyondellbasell.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT: Current pricing reflects a severe risk-off sentiment, with massive put OI concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money strikes (70.0, 77.5). The specific date of Apr-17 shows 'Top OI' for 67.5 and 75.00, ahead of the 66.27 price, forming a dense wall of protection. Volatility surfaces indicate abnormaly high premiums for downside strikes (IV 1039% on 32.5 Puts), while call volume is suppressed relative to this protective speculation. The Apr-17 expiry shows strong neutral bearish bias with significant volume flow into ATM and slightly OTM puts, suggesting traders are positioning for a sharp, potentially liquidity-ensnared drop rather than a controlled drawdown.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.19% | 9.27% | 7.48% | 8.22% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | 0.69 | 1.192122 |
| 2025-12-01 | 1.37 | 2.893643 |
| 2025-08-25 | 1.37 | 2.500485 |
| 2025-06-02 | 1.37 | 2.682906 |
| 2025-03-10 | 1.34 | 1.912854 |
| 2024-12-02 | 1.34 | 1.815793 |
| 2024-08-26 | 1.34 | 1.547159 |
| 2024-06-03 | 1.34 | 1.607470 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1.25 | 1.459620 |
| 2023-11-24 | 1.25 | 1.561580 |
| 2023-08-25 | 1.25 | 1.543387 |
| 2023-05-26 | 1.25 | 1.728222 |
| 2023-03-03 | 1.19 | 1.498355 |
| 2022-11-25 | 1.19 | 1.699466 |
| 2022-08-26 | 1.19 | 1.721152 |
| 2022-06-03 | 6.39 | 7.574834 |
| 2022-03-04 | 1.13 | 1.568102 |
| 2021-11-26 | 1.13 | 1.722425 |
| 2021-08-27 | 1.13 | 1.516123 |
| 2021-06-04 | 1.13 | 1.357489 |
| 2021-03-05 | 1.05 | 1.371690 |
| 2020-11-27 | 1.05 | 1.701228 |
| 2020-08-28 | 1.05 | 2.219335 |
| 2020-06-05 | 1.05 | 2.051390 |
| 2020-02-28 | 1.05 | 2.180237 |
| 2019-11-29 | 1.05 | 1.708901 |
| 2019-09-03 | 1.05 | 2.137366 |
| 2019-06-07 | 1.05 | 2.046422 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1.00 | 1.839409 |
| 2018-12-07 | 1.00 | 1.876173 |
| 2018-09-04 | 1.00 | 1.442278 |
| 2018-06-08 | 1.00 | 1.367937 |
| 2018-03-02 | 1.00 | 1.519579 |
| 2017-12-04 | 0.90 | 1.425597 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.90 | 1.654093 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.90 | 1.871879 |
| 2017-03-02 | 0.85 | 1.560438 |
| 2016-11-25 | 0.85 | 1.676804 |
| 2016-08-12 | 0.85 | 1.948340 |
| 2016-05-20 | 0.85 | 1.845036 |
| 2016-02-25 | 0.78 | 1.760549 |
| 2015-11-19 | 0.78 | 1.492972 |
| 2015-08-21 | 0.78 | 1.746736 |
| 2015-02-26 | 0.70 | 1.463735 |
| 2014-11-20 | 0.70 | 1.415383 |
| 2014-08-21 | 0.70 | 1.148615 |
| 2014-04-24 | 0.70 | 1.418884 |
| 2014-02-27 | 0.60 | 1.275827 |
| 2013-11-21 | 0.60 | 1.451668 |
| 2013-09-19 | 0.50 | 1.284753 |
| 2013-05-30 | 0.50 | 1.429142 |
| 2013-02-21 | 0.40 | 1.333952 |
| 2012-11-15 | 3.15 | 13.432503 |
| 2012-08-30 | 0.40 | 1.700302 |
| 2012-05-17 | 0.40 | 2.258106 |
| 2012-03-08 | 0.25 | 1.233608 |
| 2011-11-22 | 4.75 | 33.842764 |
| 2011-08-15 | 0.20 | 1.449377 |
| 2011-05-03 | 0.10 | 0.555124 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.17708707 |
| Address1 | One Vine Street |
| Address2 | 4th Floor |
| All Time High | 121.95 |
| All Time Low | 14.86 |
| Ask | 66.48 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.9 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,716,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,360,135 |
| Average Volume | 8,360,135 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,716,890 |
| Beta | 0.437 |
| Bid | 66.38 |
| Bid Size | 900 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 31.302 |
| City | London |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 66.27 |
| Current Ratio | 1.773 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 70.34 |
| Day Low | 65.76 |
| Debt To Equity | 144.156 |
| Display Name | LyondellBasell Industries |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,014,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 4.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.24 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,647,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,647,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,638,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,638,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,638,600 |
| Ebitda | 2,179,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07226 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.028 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.086 |
| Enterprise Value | 32,746,205,184 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.6097 |
| Eps Forward | 5.40948 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.48 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,409,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 67.478 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.2080002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.017902134 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.708706 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 83.94 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.670006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.21050757 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 41.58 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 24.689995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.59379494 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 41.58 - 83.94 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,272,461,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 6.16 |
| Float Shares | 256,927,336 |
| Forward Eps | 5.40948 |
| Forward P E | 12.250714 |
| Free Cashflow | 447,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 18,970 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.08964 |
| Gross Profits | 2,703,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.20167999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.74179 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 322,769,286 |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Key | specialty-chemicals |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,409,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.69 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates in five segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; and Technology. The company produces and markets olefins and co-products, such as ethylene, aromatics, propylene and butadiene; polyolefins; polyethylene; polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers; propylene oxide and derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer and acetyls. It also produces and markets compounding and solutions, including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, and engineered composites and colors. In addition, it develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts and serves food packaging, home furnishings, automotive components, and paints and coatings applications. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | LyondellBasell Industries N.V. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 21,389,918,208 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_792424 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -799,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 21,389,920,583 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 70.12 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,262,000,128 |
| Operating Margins | -0.0091699995 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 11.468101 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.53 |
| Phone | 44 207 220 2600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.20000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.3018026 |
| Post Market Price | 66.47 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,285 |
| Previous Close | 75.29 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.813465 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.117117 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.70937943 |
| Profit Margins | -0.02471 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.021 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.88889 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -9.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -11.9803 |
| Regular Market Day High | 70.34 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 65.76 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 65.76 - 70.34 |
| Regular Market Open | 70.12 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 75.29 |
| Regular Market Price | 66.27 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 13,287,589 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01688 |
| Return On Equity | -0.06949 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.092 |
| Revenue Per Share | 93.643 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 322,769,286 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0405 |
| Shares Short | 13,041,765 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 21,771,403 |
| Short Name | LyondellBasell Industries NV |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0405 |
| Short Ratio | 1.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | LYB |
| Target High Price | 91.0 |
| Target Low Price | 50.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 73.58824 |
| Target Median Price | 75.0 |
| Total Cash | 3,443,000,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.687 |
| Total Debt | 14,714,000,384 |
| Total Revenue | 30,153,000,960 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 5.45 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.07238677 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.48 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.5257 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 54.81825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.451748 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20890394 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 13,287,589 |
| Website | https://www.lyondellbasell.com |
| Zip | W1J0AH |