Compare · APD vs LYB
APD vs LYB
Side-by-side comparison of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD) and LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- APD operates in Basic Materials, while LYB operates in Industrials - the two are in different parts of the market.
- APD is the larger of the two at $62.87B, about 3.0x LYB ($20.82B).
- Over the past year, APD is down 1.3% and LYB is up 9.7% - LYB leads by 11.0 points.
- LYB has been more active in the news (19 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for APD).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
- LyondellBasell Industries NV
- Price
- $276.39-2.12%
- $64.21-0.43%
- Market cap
- $62.87B
- $20.82B
- 1M return
- -6.35%
- -10.27%
- 1Y return
- -1.29%
- +9.68%
- Industry
- Major Chemicals
- Major Chemicals
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- News (4w)
- 3
- 19
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and services worldwide. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, syngas, and specialty gases; and equipment for the production or processing of gases comprising air separation units and non-cryogenic generators for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, gasification, metals, manufacturing, food and beverage, electronics, magnetic resonance imaging, energy production and refining, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has a strategic collaboration with Baker Hughes Company to develop hydrogen compression systems. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
LyondellBasell Industries NV
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsÂAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsÂEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. It produces and markets olefins and co-products; polyolefins; polyethylene products, which consist of high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, and linear low density polyethylene; and polypropylene (PP) products, such as PP homopolymers and copolymers. The company also produces and sells propylene oxide and its derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomers, acetyls, ethylene glycols, and ethylene oxides and derivatives. In addition, it produces and markets compounds and solutions, such as polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors, and powders; and advanced polymers. Further, the company refines crude oil and other crude oils of varied types and sources into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel; develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies; and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Latest APD
- Air Products Membrane Solutions Holds Ribbon-Cutting Event for $70 Million Expansion of its Missouri Manufacturing and Logistics Center
- SEC Form SD filed by Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
- Air Products to Speak at Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on May 27
- Exec Vice President and CFO Schaeffer Melissa N. sold $824,405 worth of shares (2,714 units at $303.76), decreasing direct ownership by 16% to 14,212 units (SEC Form 4)
- Air Products to Showcase Technology Solutions for Sustainable Iron and Steel Production at AISTech2026
- Air Products upgraded by BMO Capital Markets with a new price target
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Air Products Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results
- Air Products to Expand Industrial Gas Supply for Samsung Electronics' Next-Generation Semiconductor Fab in South Korea
Latest LYB
- SEC Form 4 filed by EVP & Chief Innovation Officer Seward James Malcolm
- SEC Form 4 filed by EVP, Sustainability & Corp Aff Campbell Tracey D
- LyondellBasell Industries NV filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form SD filed by LyondellBasell Industries NV
- LyondellBasell upgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target
- SEC Form S-8 filed by LyondellBasell Industries NV
- Director Griffin Rita E was granted 2,321 units of Class A Ordinary Shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 639 units of Class A Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 30% to 7,354 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
- Director Manifold Albert Jude was granted 2,321 units of Class A Ordinary Shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 689 units of Class A Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 12% to 14,905 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- Director Karlin Bridget E was granted 2,321 units of Class A Ordinary Shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 521 units of Class A Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 37% to 6,705 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Director Kamsky Virginia A was granted 2,321 units of Class A Ordinary Shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 593 units of Class A Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 21% to 9,822 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax