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Yield on Cost (YOC): 4.95%

LYB Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

4.95%

Yield on Cost for LYB

LYB now pays $2.76 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-23)$79.053.49%
5 years ago(2021-06-25)$101.922.71%
3 years ago(2023-06-29)$90.663.04%
1 year ago(2025-06-27)$58.674.70%
Buying today(at $55.73)$55.734.95%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 4.95% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 5.3% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

4.95%

In 3 years

6.08%

In 5 years

6.97%

In 10 years

9.81%

Yield on Cost Calculator

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$55.73
$2.76
5.35%
15 Years

Starting Yield

4.95%

Ending YOC

10.82%

Year 15 Dividend

$6.03

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$64.42

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
Detailed Projections Ledger
Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$2.764.95%$0.00
Year 1$2.91+5.35%5.22%$2.91
Year 2$3.06+5.35%5.50%$5.97
Year 3$3.23+5.35%5.79%$9.20
Year 4$3.40+5.35%6.10%$12.60
Year 5$3.58+5.35%6.43%$16.18
Year 6$3.77+5.35%6.77%$19.95
Year 7$3.98+5.35%7.13%$23.93
Year 8$4.19+5.35%7.51%$28.12
Year 9$4.41+5.35%7.92%$32.53
Year 10$4.65+5.35%8.34%$37.18
Year 11$4.90+5.35%8.79%$42.07
Year 12$5.16+5.35%9.26%$47.23
Year 13$5.43+5.35%9.75%$52.66
Year 14$5.73+5.35%10.27%$58.39
Year 15$6.03+5.35%10.82%$64.42

Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for LYB stock is 4.95%.

About LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., established in 2009 and based in Houston, Texas, operates as a prominent global chemical manufacturer with a significant international footprint, including the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, and the Netherlands. The company's diverse operations are organized into six distinct segments. Its core business involves the production and marketing of olefins and various polyolefins, such as high, low, and linear low-density polyethylene, along with polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers, for markets spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. LyondellBasell also focuses on intermediate chemicals and derivatives, offering products like propylene oxide, oxyfuels, styrene monomers, acetyls, and ethylene-based compounds. Furthermore, the company develops and sells advanced polymer solutions, including polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites, colors, and powders. Its activities extend to refining crude oil into gasoline and distillates, as well as the development and licensing of chemical and polyolefin process technologies, alongside the manufacturing and sale of polyolefin catalysts.

Houston, TX
20,000 employees
Basic Materials / Chemicals
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals
CEO
Peter Z. E. Vanacker