LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. vs Sensient Technologies Corp, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Sensient Technologies makes colors and flavors specified into recipes, earning 11.83% on equity with an 8.71% net margin, though its 0.43% free-cash yield says cash is tight this year. LyondellBasell makes commodity petrochemicals and lost money this cycle, a negative 7.86% return and a negative 2.66% margin, but it converts better to cash at a 5.05% free-cash yield and yields 9.78% in dividends against a cycle recovery. Sensient trades at 35.46 times earnings and 4.21 times book; LyondellBasell has no earnings multiple and sits at 1.79 times book. Steady ingredient demand against a price-taking commodity swing.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | LYB | SXT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $56.34 | $115.84 |
| Market cap | $18.2B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +16.1% |
| P/E | — | 34.2 |
| P/B | 1.81 | 4.06 |
| P/S | 0.61 | 2.99 |
| EV/EBITDA | 335.7 | 20.1 |
| Revenue growth | -9.3% | +5.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 15.3% |
| Net margin | -2.7% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | -7.9% | 11.8% |
| Return on assets | -2.3% | 6.3% |
| Return on invested capital | -2.3% | 8.3% |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 0.4% |
| Dividend yield | 9.7% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.63 |
| Current ratio | 1.54 | 5.01 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.31 | 8.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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