LyondellBasell dividend history

LyondellBasell's dividend was $5.05 a share in fiscal 2011, down NaN% on the year before. That was 134.7% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $0
Dividends (TTM): $1.1B
Returned to shareholders: 46%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $607M
Total shareholder yield: 5.2%; dividends 5.2% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 86%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 0.4%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 4.9%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

LyondellBasell: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$5.05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	2,893	2,415	1,127	1,403	1,410	1,395	1,415	1,554	1,462	1,405	1,486	3,246	1,610	1,720	1,764	1,115
Share buybacks	0	0	1,949	5,788	4,656	2,938	866	1,854	3,752	4	463	420	211	195	201	0
Dividends ÷ net income	134.7%	84.8%	29.2%	33.6%	31.5%	36.4%	29.0%	33.1%	43.0%	98.5%	26.5%	83.5%	75.9%	125.8%	—	85.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	159.8%	64.8%	34.4%	30.8%	32.0%	41.5%	38.7%	46.2%	64.5%	96.4%	25.9%	76.8%	47.2%	86.9%	459.4%	46.2%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

August 14, 2026 LyondellBasell announces quarterly dividend Source

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Figures from LyondellBasell's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to LyondellBasell.