Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
☰

Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions.  Legal Statement.

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. FAQ - New Privacy Policy

westlake corp - WLK

WLK

Close Chg Chg %
91.59 -3.00 -3.28%

Pre-Market

88.59

-3.00 (3.28%)

Volume: 1.87M

Last Updated:

May 15, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Trade Now

Company Overview: westlake corp - WLK

WLK Key Data

Open

$91.53

 Day Range

88.33 - 91.53

52 Week Range

56.33 - 124.23

 Market Cap

$11.73B

Shares Outstanding

128.12M

 Public Float

33.31M

Beta

0.67

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

 EPS

-$12.70

Yield

231.07%

 Dividend

$0.53

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 3, 2026

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.21M

  

WLK Performance

1 Week
 
 -5.60%
 
1 Month
 
 -21.33%
 
3 Months
 
 -6.15%
 
1 Year
 
 7.97%
 
5 Years
 
 -11.83%
 

WLK Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 19
Full Ratings ➔

About westlake corp - WLK

Westlake Corp. Is a global diversified industrial company, which engages in the manufacturing and supplying of essential products. It operates through the Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products segments. The Performance and Essential Materials segment includes Westlake North American Vinyls, Westlake North American Chlor-alkali and Derivatives, Westlake European and Asian Chlorovinyls, Westlake Olefins, Westlake Polyethylene, and Westlake Epoxy. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segments refers to the Westlake Royal Building Products, Westlake Pipe and Fittings, Westlake Global Compounds, and Westlake Dimex. The company was founded by Ting Tsung Chao in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

WLK At a Glance

Westlake Corp.
2801 Post Oak Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77056-6136
Phone 1-713-960-9111 Revenue 11.17B
Industry Chemicals: Specialty Net Income -1,501,000,000.00
Sector Process Industries Employees 14,600
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
View SEC Filings

WLK Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.849
Price to Book Ratio 1.076
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 20.39
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 13.957
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.208
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.477

WLK Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 765,068.493
Income Per Employee -102,808.219
Receivables Turnover 7.427
Total Asset Turnover 0.549

WLK Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.244
Quick Ratio 1.647
Cash Ratio 1.057

WLK Profitability

Gross Margin 6.168
Operating Margin -1.889
Pretax Margin -14.297
Net Margin -13.438
Return on Assets -7.374
Return on Equity -15.539
Return on Total Capital -9.856
Return on Invested Capital -9.887

WLK Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 73.226
Total Debt to Total Capital 42.272
Total Debt to Total Assets 32.253
Long-Term Debt to Equity 65.685
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 37.919
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Westlake Corp - WLK

Collapse All in section
All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
15.79B 12.55B 12.14B 11.17B
Sales Growth
+34.10% -20.55% -3.24% -8.01%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
11.88B 10.45B 10.30B 10.48B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.06B 1.10B 1.11B 1.18B
Depreciation
901.00M 975.00M 997.00M 1.05B
Amortization of Intangibles
155.00M 122.00M 117.00M 124.00M
COGS Growth
+41.28% -12.00% -1.43% +1.74%
Gross Income
3.92B 2.10B 1.84B 689.00M
Gross Income Growth
+16.19% -46.48% -12.26% -62.55%
Gross Profit Margin
+24.81% +16.71% +15.15% +6.17%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
835.00M 865.00M 874.00M 900.00M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
835.00M 865.00M 874.00M 900.00M
SGA Growth
+51.54% +3.59% +1.04% +2.97%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
33.00M 503.00M 91.00M 1.37B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.05B 729.00M 875.00M (1.58B)
Non Operating Income/Expense
73.00M 136.00M 222.00M 152.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
24.00M 104.00M 153.00M 100.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
15.00M 19.00M 18.00M 16.00M
Interest Expense
177.00M 165.00M 159.00M 171.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+0.57% -6.78% -3.64% +7.55%
Gross Interest Expense
181.00M 173.00M 172.00M 181.00M
Interest Capitalized
4.00M 8.00M 13.00M 10.00M
Pretax Income
2.95B 700.00M 938.00M (1.60B)
Pretax Income Growth
+10.05% -76.24% +34.00% -270.26%
Pretax Margin
+18.65% +5.58% +7.73% -14.30%
Income Tax
649.00M 178.00M 291.00M (126.00M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
547.00M 255.00M 239.00M (13.00M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
123.00M 98.00M 87.00M 64.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(15.00M) (113.00M) (23.00M) (156.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(6.00M) (62.00M) (12.00M) (21.00M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
15.00M 19.00M 18.00M 16.00M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(12.00M) (3.00M) (3.00M) 7.00M
Consolidated Net Income
2.29B 519.00M 644.00M (1.46B)
Minority Interest Expense
50.00M 43.00M 45.00M 37.00M
Net Income
2.23B 476.00M 599.00M (1.50B)
Net Income Growth
+11.47% -78.70% +25.84% -350.58%
Net Margin Growth
+14.15% +3.79% +4.93% -13.44%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
2.23B 476.00M 599.00M (1.50B)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
2.23B 476.00M 599.00M (1.50B)
EPS (Basic)
17.465 3.7244 4.6602 -11.7028
EPS (Basic) Growth
+11.50% -78.68% +25.13% -351.12%
Basic Shares Outstanding
127.97M 127.81M 128.54M 128.26M
EPS (Diluted)
17.3464 3.7014 4.636 -11.7028
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+11.34% -78.66% +25.25% -352.43%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
128.85M 128.60M 129.21M 128.26M
EBITDA
4.14B 2.33B 2.08B 967.00M
EBITDA Growth
+13.06% -43.73% -10.69% -53.51%
EBITDA Margin
+26.21% +18.56% +17.13% +8.66%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 116.875
Number of Ratings 19 Current Quarters Estimate 1.858
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 3.887
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.77 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.90 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 3.928
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 15 15 16 16
Mean Estimate 1.86 1.99 3.89 3.93
High Estimates 2.51 2.83 6.45 5.20
Low Estimate 1.03 0.95 1.18 2.16
Coefficient of Variance 25.42 27.34 35.29 24.76

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 8 8 9
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 8 9 9
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 1 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Westlake Corp - WLK

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 31, 2026 Mark Steven Bender EVP & CFO 28,015 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $112.54 per share 3,152,808.10
Feb 24, 2026 Mark Steven Bender EVP & CFO 28,389 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Scott Thomas Szwejbka SVP, HIP Segment Head 3,983 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Benjamin L. Ederington EVP, Legal & External Affairs 7,002 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Benjamin L. Ederington EVP, Legal & External Affairs 25,656 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Benjamin L. Ederington EVP, Legal & External Affairs 80,158 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $94.1 per share 7,542,867.80
Feb 24, 2026 Benjamin L. Ederington EVP, Legal & External Affairs 80,515 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Robert Ford Buesinger EVP, PEM Segment Head 5,281 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Robert Ford Buesinger EVP, PEM Segment Head 19,351 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Robert Ford Buesinger EVP, PEM Segment Head 38,482 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $94.1 per share 3,621,156.20
Feb 24, 2026 Robert Ford Buesinger EVP, PEM Segment Head 38,808 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Mark Steven Bender EVP & CFO 7,747 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Yuan Chao Executive Chairman; Director 645,381 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Mark Steven Bender EVP & CFO 61,842 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $94.1 per share 5,819,332.20
Feb 24, 2026 James Yuan Chao Senior Chairman; Director 7,472 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 James Yuan Chao Senior Chairman; Director 27,382 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 James Yuan Chao Senior Chairman; Director 49,774 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $94.1 per share 4,683,733.40
Feb 24, 2026 James Yuan Chao Senior Chairman; Director 51,343 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Yuan Chao Executive Chairman; Director 14,945 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 24, 2026 Yuan Chao Executive Chairman; Director 54,763 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

Westlake Corp in the News