No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 12 Nov 2025.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., classified in the Chemicals & Materials sector, is a listed company based in Houston, Netherlands, founded in 1985. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, the company's managers filed 60 filings, from 19 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 1 purchase totalling €213k and 1 sale totalling €633k; 1 insider sit on the buying side and 1 insider on the selling side. Sales outweigh purchases by €420k. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. On the buying side, the filings list 1 senior executive among the declarants. Kaplan Jeffrey A filed the largest sale, €633k, on 15 May 2026, which represents 0.0035% of the company's market value.
The last purchase on record was published on 12 November 2025, which is 340 days ago. Filings reach the SEC (Form 4) feed a median of 2 days after the trade. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade.
Across the 5,814 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 60 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 6 purchases against 14 sales. For the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, the annual 10-K puts revenue at 30.15 bn USD and net income at -738.0 m USD, and the dividend at 5.45 USD per share.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at Culp Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
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Analysts rate LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Hold (neutral), based on 18 analysts. Average price target: US$67.61.
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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB) is a major global chemical company headquartered in the United States, with operating headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company, in its current form, dates back to 2009 following the combination of Lyondell Chemical and Basell. For investors, it represents a scaled, globally diversified materials business rather than a narrow commodity producer: LYB combines petrochemical manufacturing, polymer technologies, and a growing portfolio of circularity- and sustainability-related solutions.
Its core business lines span olefins and polyolefins, intermediates and derivatives, and advanced polymer solutions. In practical terms, the company produces and markets polymers and chemicals used across packaging, food safety, consumer goods, automotive and mobility, healthcare, water, and industrial applications. One of LYB’s key competitive advantages is its leadership in polyolefin technologies, which gives it an important technology-licensing layer alongside its manufacturing footprint. That intellectual-property position helps differentiate the business in an industry where scale alone is often not enough to sustain premium economics.
Geographically, LyondellBasell operates across North America, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. The company has long had a meaningful industrial base in the United States, while also maintaining a substantial footprint in Europe. This global structure exposes LYB to the cyclical dynamics of petrochemicals and feedstock costs, but also to secular demand trends in lightweight materials, packaging, healthcare applications, and sustainability-driven product reformulation. In recent years, management has placed greater emphasis on circular and lower-carbon materials, including mechanically recycled, chemically recycled, and renewable-based polymers.
Recent company developments reinforce that strategic shift. In 2025, LYB announced plans to sell selected olefins and polyolefins assets and the associated business in Europe as part of its broader portfolio transformation. At the same time, the company continued to advance MoReTec-1 in Germany, its first commercial-scale catalytic chemical recycling facility, targeted for startup in 2027. LyondellBasell also released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting operational performance, safety progress, emissions reductions, and the expansion of circular solutions. For equity investors, LYB remains a discipline-driven, capital-intensive chemical name where portfolio optimization, cost control, and end-market mix are central to the investment case.
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Over the last 90 days, 5 filings published between 2 October and 16 October 2026: no open-market purchase or sale filed by an insider. 5 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers).
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Headquarters: Houston, Netherlands · Founded: 1985 · Wikipedia article
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 30.15 bn USD | -738.0 m USD | -2.34 USD | 5.45 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | 33.39 bn USD | 1.37 bn USD | 4.15 USD | 5.27 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | 33.34 bn USD | 2.12 bn USD | 6.46 USD | 4.94 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | 50.45 bn USD | 3.89 bn USD | 11.81 USD | 4.70 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | 46.17 bn USD | 5.62 bn USD | 16.75 USD | 4.44 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.