LYB Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-31

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
LYB Report EPS ex-items (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~$1.35 vs. cons ~$1.15 MEDIUM
LYB Report EBITDA ex-items (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~$1.45B vs. cons ~$1.25B MEDIUM
LYB Report O&P-Americas EBITDA (Q2'26) BEAT pred ~$900M vs. cons ~$730M MEDIUM
LYB Guide PE price durability / H2 realization vs consultant fade BETTER guide ~flat-to-up PE (mgmt sees multi-qtr) vs. cons ~-$0.15-0.25/lb fade (2H26) MEDIUM
LYB Guide I&D operating rate / EBITDA recovery (Bayport restart) BETTER guide ~95-100% rates, EBITDA ~$375M vs. cons ~$300M (Q3'26) MEDIUM
LYB Guide Capital return / dividend restoration UNCHANGED guide ~$0.22/qtr held (no restore/buyback) vs. cons hope ~$0.30 (2H26) MEDIUM
LYB Guide Free cash flow (intentional working-capital build) LOWER guide FCF ~$0.2B (WC build drag) vs. cons ~$0.6B (Q2'26) MEDIUM
LYB Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +2.5% LOW
LYB Return 5-day cumulative residual -1.5% (FADE) Q2 is a war-premium peak quarter; even on a clear EBITDA/EPS beat, the out-period math works against LYB. Sell-side (and CMA/consultants) model H2 PE/PP price erosion as the Strait of Hormuz normalizes, so a Q2 blowout drives modest day-1 upside but forward Q3/Q4/2027 estimates get trimmed as analysts fade the premium. Stock already round-tripped ($82->$53->$60, +7% into print), dividend stays cut and WC build caps FCF, so the initial pop gives back over 5 days as durability skepticism reasserts. LOW