LYB

LyondellBasell
Specialty Chemicals · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$66.06
+1.1% on the session
1-year return
+34.4%
+20.7% over six months
Volatility
43.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-35.5%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

LyondellBasell is a specialty chemicals name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +34.4%, against -8.6% over three months and +8.0% over one. It trades 13.0% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 43.2% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -35.5%, and it has traded a median $299M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate -0.08 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#19 of 25
Stronger than 25% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#402 of 500

How LYB scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Specialty Chemicals.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.1%
1 week+5.2%
1 month+8.0%
3 months-8.6%
6 months+20.7%
1 year+34.4%
12-1 momentum+24.5%
Volatility (1y, annualized)43.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-35.5%
Distance vs 200-day average+13.0%
Return per unit of risk0.80
Median daily dollar volume$299M
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