DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. vs LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DD and LYB diverge most: on revenue growth, DD reads +2.8% and LYB reads -1.4%; on fcf yield, DD reads -1.8% and LYB reads 7.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LYB's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DD | LYB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $137.00 | $62.06 |
| Market cap | $18.9B | $20.0B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/B | 1.32 | 1.88 |
| P/S | 2.72 | 0.64 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.7 | 13.5 |
| Revenue growth | +2.8% | -1.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 16.8% |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| Return on equity | -0.2% | -3.2% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 6.3% |
| FCF yield | -1.8% | 7.9% |
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 8.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 1.64 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.51 | 7.50 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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