LyondellBasell (LYB Quick QuoteLYB - Free Report) reported $7.2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.3%. EPS of $0.49 for the same period compares to $0.33 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.52 billion, representing a surprise of -4.24%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +60.5%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.31.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how LyondellBasell performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Advanced Polymer Solutions: $876 million compared to the $919.21 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.5% year over year.
• Revenues- Olefins and Polyolefins- Americas: $2.44 billion compared to the $2.57 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.8% year over year.
• Revenues- Other/Eliminations: $-783 million versus $-707.47 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.3% change.
• Revenues- Intermediates & Derivatives: $2.06 billion versus $2.29 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -10.4% change.
• Revenues- Technology: $106 million versus $108.22 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -11.7% change.
• Revenues- Olefins and Polyolefins- Europe, Asia, International: $2.5 billion compared to the $2.26 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.8% year over year.
• EBITDA- Olefins & Polyolefins- Americas: $327 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $361.73 million.
• EBITDA- Olefins & Polyolefins- Europe, Asia, International: $-35 million compared to the $-97.22 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• EBITDA- Advanced Polymer Solutions: $58 million versus $42.82 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• EBITDA- Technology: $18 million versus $34.21 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• EBITDA- Intermediates & Derivatives: $224 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $238.09 million.

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Shares of LyondellBasell have returned -6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.