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

LyondellBasell Q2 net income falls to $115 million from $924 million a year earlier

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

LyondellBasell reported second-quarter 2025 net income of $115 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, down from $924 million, or $2.82 per share, in the second quarter of 2024 and from $177 million in the first quarter of 2025. Excluding identified items such as asset write-downs and Cash Improvement Plan costs, EPS was $0.62, up from $0.33 in the first quarter but down from $2.20 a year earlier, and the company returned $536 million to shareholders.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 net income was $115 million ($0.34 per diluted share), versus $924 million ($2.82 per share) in Q2 2024.
  • Excluding identified items, EPS was $0.62, compared with $0.33 in Q1 2025 and $2.20 in Q2 2024.
  • Sales and other operating revenues were $7,658 million, versus $7,677 million in Q1 2025 and $8,678 million in Q2 2024.
  • Third-quarter operating rates are expected to be 85% for North American O&P, 75% for European O&P and 80% for I&D assets.

The filing

CompanyLyondellBasell (LYB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 1, 2025, 6:33 AM ET
Accession number0001489393-25-000038

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 August 01, 2025.

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