---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001489393-25-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYB"
cik: "0001489393"
company_name: "LyondellBasell Industries N.V."
filed_at: "2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T21:48:34.795814+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# LyondellBasell Q2 net income $115M, down 88% YoY; sales $7.66B

## Summary
- Net income $115M ($0.34 diluted EPS) vs $924M ($2.82) in Q2 2024; adjusted EPS $0.62.
- Sales $7.66B, down 12% YoY from $8.68B; EBITDA $606M vs $1.64B.
- Cash from operations $351M; returned $536M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Cash Improvement Plan on track for $600M run-rate in 2025; targeting additional $500M in 2026.
- Announced planned sale of select European assets; deferring Flex-2 construction due to cycle downturn.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001489393-25-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYB
- cik: 0001489393
- company_name: LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- filed_at: 2025-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1489393/000148939325000038/0001489393-25-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1489393/000148939325000038/lyb-20250801.htm

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