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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · LyondellBasell (LYB)

LyondellBasell Q1 net income falls to $177 million; EPS $0.54 vs. $1.44 a year earlier

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

LyondellBasell reported first quarter 2025 net income of $177 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, down from $473 million, or $1.44 per share, in the first quarter of 2024. Sales fell to $7,677 million from $8,304 million, and the company announced a $500 million Cash Improvement Plan to strengthen results amid ongoing industry weakness.

Key points

  • Sales and other operating revenues were $7,677 million, versus $8,304 million in Q1 2024 and $7,808 million in Q4 2024.
  • EBITDA was $655 million, or $576 million excluding identified items, versus $1,046 million in Q1 2024.
  • Cash used by operating activities was $579 million; the company returned $543 million to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.
  • The 2025 Cash Improvement Plan targets $500 million in strengthened financial results.

The filing

CompanyLyondellBasell (LYB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 25, 2025, 6:35 AM ET
Accession number0001489393-25-000021

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 25, 2025.

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