LyondellBasell Industries NV Cash Flow Quality Index
LyondellBasell Industries NV cash flow quality index. LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -2.15x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $-269.00 Million is below net income of $125.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See financial flexibility index of LyondellBasell Industries NV to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of LyondellBasell Industries NV (2007–2024)
Cash flow quality index of LyondellBasell Industries NV from 2007 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for LyondellBasell Industries NV across 16 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore LYB operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
LyondellBasell Industries NV Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2007–2024)
LyondellBasell Industries NV cash flow quality index by year from 2007 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for LyondellBasell Industries NV. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of LyondellBasell Industries NV.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.79x | $3.82 Billion | $1.37 Billion | ▲ +19.8% |
| 2023 | 2.33x | $4.94 Billion | $2.12 Billion | ▲ +48.2% |
| 2022 | 1.57x | $6.12 Billion | $3.89 Billion | ▲ +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1.37x | $7.70 Billion | $5.62 Billion | ▼ -42.6% |
| 2020 | 2.39x | $3.40 Billion | $1.43 Billion | ▲ +63.3% |
| 2019 | 1.46x | $4.96 Billion | $3.40 Billion | ▲ +25.2% |
| 2018 | 1.17x | $5.47 Billion | $4.69 Billion | ▲ +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07x | $5.21 Billion | $4.88 Billion | ▼ -26.9% |
| 2016 | 1.46x | $5.61 Billion | $3.84 Billion | ▲ +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.31x | $5.84 Billion | $4.47 Billion | ▼ -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45x | $6.05 Billion | $4.17 Billion | ▲ +15.6% |
| 2013 | 1.25x | $4.83 Billion | $3.85 Billion | ▼ -25.7% |
| 2012 | 1.69x | $4.79 Billion | $2.83 Billion | ▲ +26.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34x | $2.87 Billion | $2.14 Billion | ▲ +568.9% |
| 2010 | 0.20x | $2.02 Billion | $10.08 Billion | ▼ -88.8% |
| 2007 | 1.79x | $1.18 Billion | $661.00 Million | — |