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LYB vs SEE

Side-by-side comparison of LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) and Sealed Air Corporation (SEE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both LYB and SEE operate in Major Chemicals (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • LYB is the larger of the two at $23.66B, about 2.4x SEE ($10.06B).
  • Over the past year, LYB is up 28.0% and SEE is up 53.1% - SEE leads by 25.1 points.
  • SEE has been more active in the news (39 items in the past 4 weeks vs 10 for LYB).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceLYB+32.24%SEE+53.10%
2025-05-22+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricLYBSEE
Company
LyondellBasell Industries NV
Sealed Air Corporation
Price
$74.53+1.71%
$42.14-0.02%
Market cap
$23.66B
$10.06B
1M return
-7.54%
+0.29%
1Y return
+27.99%
+53.10%
Industry
Major Chemicals
Major Chemicals
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
10
39
Recent ratings
25
25
LYB

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 Polyolefins—Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, 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.

SEE

Sealed Air Corporation

Sealed Air Corporation provides food safety and security, and product protection solutions and equipment in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Food and Protective. The Food segment offers integrated packaging materials and automation equipment solutions to provide food safety and shelf life extension, automate processes, and optimize total cost for perishable food processors in the fresh red meat, smoked and processed meats, poultry, seafood, plant-based, and dairy markets under the Cryovac, Cryovac Grip & Tear, Cryovac Darfresh, Cryovac Mirabella, Simple Steps, and Optidure brands. This segment sells its solutions directly to customers through its sales, marketing, and customer service personnel. The Protective segment provides foam, corrugated, molded pulp, and wood packaging solutions to protect goods in shipping for the e-commerce, consumer goods, pharmaceutical and medical devices, and industrial manufacturing markets under the Bubble Wrap, Autobag, Sealed Air, Instapak, Korrvu, Kevothermal, and TempGuard brands. This segment sells its solutions through supply distributors, as well as directly to fabricators, original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, third-party logistics partners, e-commerce/fulfillment operations, and retail centers. Sealed Air Corporation was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.