LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) closed fiscal year 2025 with 322 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.45 USD per share.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB) closed fiscal year 2025 with 322 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.45 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 1.81 M shares on a net basis. Since 2011 the share count has shrunk by 43.8 %. The dividend per share was 5.45 USD, up 3.4 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1.76 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 15 fiscal years, from 2011 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 573M | 575M | 549M | 487M | 440M | 404M | 395M | 376M | 333M | 334M | 330M | 326M | 324M | 324M | 322M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 1.83M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.54M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.32 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.16 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | 0.00M | -26.4M | -61.9M | -46.8M | -36.1M | -9.53M | -18.8M | -42.2M | 0.00M | -4.48M | -3.81M | -1.24M | -0.59M | -1.81M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | 0.00 % | -4.81 % | -12.70 % | -10.64 % | -8.94 % | -2.42 % | -5.01 % | -12.66 % | 0.00 % | -1.36 % | -1.17 % | -0.38 % | -0.18 % | -0.56 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | 1.83M | -26.4M | -61.9M | -46.8M | -36.1M | -9.53M | -18.8M | -42.2M | 0.54M | -4.48M | -3.81M | -1.24M | -0.59M | -1.81M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | 0.32 % | -4.81 % | -12.70 % | -10.64 % | -8.94 % | -2.42 % | -5.01 % | -12.66 % | 0.16 % | -1.36 % | -1.17 % | -0.38 % | -0.18 % | -0.56 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 5.05 | 4.20 | 2.00 | 2.70 | 3.04 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 4.00 | 4.15 | 4.20 | 4.44 | 4.70 | 4.94 | 5.27 | 5.45 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 134.75 % | 84.80 % | 29.22 % | 33.61 % | 31.50 % | 36.37 % | 29.00 % | 33.13 % | 43.04 % | 98.46 % | 26.46 % | 83.47 % | 75.91 % | 125.82 % | — |
| Number of payments | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 2.89B | 2.42B | 1.13B | 1.40B | 1.41B | 1.40B | 1.42B | 1.55B | 1.46B | 1.41B | 1.49B | 3.25B | 1.61B | 1.72B | 1.76B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 15.66 % | 7.57 % | 2.52 % | 3.33 % | 3.50 % | 3.86 % | 3.19 % | 4.86 % | 4.42 % | 4.64 % | 4.79 % | 5.72 % | 5.16 % | 7.11 % | 12.60 % |
Figures in USD
