LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. vs METHANEX CORPORATION, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
LyondellBasell and Methanex both live on commodity chemistry, where the product price sets the whole outcome. LyondellBasell lost money this cycle, a negative 7.86% return on equity and a negative 2.66% net margin, and it hands back a 9.78% dividend yield that will only hold if the cycle turns. Methanex stayed marginally profitable at 5.31% on equity and a 4.03% margin, trading at 43.72 times those thin earnings. Both carry almost no debt. Methanex's 26.28% free-cash yield is a one-off spike to discount, not a baseline. LyondellBasell sits at 1.79 times book, Methanex at 1.28. Two price-takers waiting on their end markets.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | LYB | MEOH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $56.34 | $48.66 |
| Market cap | $18.2B | $3.5B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +0.5% |
| P/E | — | 44.2 |
| P/B | 1.81 | 1.29 |
| P/S | 0.61 | 0.98 |
| EV/EBITDA | 335.7 | 3.5 |
| Revenue growth | -9.3% | -4.9% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 12.0% |
| Net margin | -2.7% | 4.0% |
| Return on equity | -7.9% | 5.3% |
| Return on assets | -2.3% | 2.0% |
| Return on invested capital | -2.3% | 11.3% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 26.0% |
| Dividend yield | 9.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.54 | 2.06 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.31 | 7.13 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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