LYB — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of LYB's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-07-31 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-01
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +58 | −58 | ~18 | 37 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-31
Results from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2026 increased compared to the first quarter of 2026, reflecting improved margins due to industry supply constraints as the conflict in the Middle East extended into the second quarter. In our Olefins and Polyolefins-Americas (“O&P-America…
Results from continuing operations for the first six months of 2026 increased compared to the first six months of 2025. In our O&P-Americas and O&P-EAI segments, margins improved due to industry supply constraints resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. In our I&D segment, margins improved o…
Revenues—Revenues increased by $1,980 million, or 28%, in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2026. This increase was primarily driven by higher average sales prices across many products, which reflected industry-wide supply constraints stemming from the conflict in the Middl…
Cost of Sales—Cost of sales increased by $643 million, or 10%, in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2026, due to higher feedstock costs. For the first six months of 2026 compared to the first six months of 2025, Costs of sales decreased by $364 million, or 3%, driven by low…
Impairments—During the first six months of 2026, we recognized non-cash impairment charges of $89 million, including $74 million recognized in the second quarter related to a plastic waste sorting facility in Houston, Texas, within our O&P-Americas segment. The remaining impairment charges related t…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-01
Results from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2026 increased compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. During the fourth quarter of 2025 we recognized last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) inventory valuation charges of $107 million primarily in our Olefins and Polyolefins-Americas (“O&P-Americas”…
Results from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2026 increased compared to the first quarter of 2025. In our I&D segment, propylene oxide and derivatives margins improved from lower feedstock costs. First quarter of 2025 results for our I&D segment included shutdown costs related to our …
Revenues—Revenues increased by $106 million, or 1%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. Higher average sales prices for many of our products drove a 7% increase in revenues, while lower sales volumes driven by lower demand and unplanned downtime led to a 6% decrease …
Cost of Sales—Cost of sales decreased by $260 million, or 4%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, and by $632 million, or 9%, compared to the first quarter of 2025. These decreases were driven by lower feedstock costs. Further, in the first quarter of 2025, we recogn…
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses—SG&A expenses increased by $38 million, or 10%, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, primarily driven by an increase in employee-related expenses.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice