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Westlake Corporation
WLK Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Westlake Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.2 billion, down 8.01% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.8%, EPS grew 282.0%, free cash flow grew 184.1% and total debt rose 8.87%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 39.48 | 56.35 | 59.78 | 55.82 | 28.99 | 74.42 | 81.29 | 98.05 | 112.63 | 56.33 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 61.53 | 107.51 | 124.30 | 81.04 | 84.90 | 106.47 | 141.19 | 143.61 | 162.64 | 119.86 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 8,870 | 8,800 | 8,870 | 9,430 | 9,220 | 14,550 | 15,920 | 15,520 | 15,540 | 14,600 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.57 | 0.91 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.99 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.77 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 5,076 | 8,041 | 8,635 | 8,118 | 7,504 | 11,778 | 15,794 | 12,548 | 12,142 | 11,170 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 19.37 | 21.90 | 23.01 | 15.52 | 13.63 | 29.67 | 25.79 | 17.68 | 16.12 | 7.28 | |||||
| EBT | 558 | 1,081 | 1,334 | 570 | 331 | 2,677 | 2,946 | 700 | 938 | (1,597) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 10.99 | 13.44 | 15.45 | 7.02 | 4.41 | 22.73 | 18.65 | 5.58 | 7.73 | (14.30) | |||||
| Net income | 420 | 1,339 | 1,034 | 462 | 373 | 2,070 | 2,297 | 522 | 647 | (1,471) | |||||
| Depreciation | 378 | 601 | 641 | 713 | 773 | 840 | 1,056 | 1,572 | 1,114 | 1,905 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 39.24 | 62.29 | 66.73 | 63.23 | 58.69 | 92.01 | 123.42 | 98.18 | 94.46 | 87.09 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.07 | 10.05 | 7.66 | 3.26 | 2.57 | 15.66 | 17.46 | 3.73 | 4.66 | (11.70) | |||||
| Cash flow | 6.70 | 11.84 | 10.89 | 10.13 | 10.14 | 18.70 | 26.53 | 18.28 | 10.22 | 3.63 | |||||
| Capex | (4.86) | (4.47) | (5.42) | (6.13) | (4.11) | (5.14) | (8.66) | (8.09) | (7.84) | (7.76) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.84 | 7.37 | 5.46 | 4.00 | 6.04 | 13.56 | 17.87 | 10.19 | 2.38 | (4.13) | |||||
| Book value | 30.08 | 41.59 | 46.95 | 49.87 | 51.45 | 66.62 | 81.78 | 84.22 | 85.91 | 72.47 | |||||
| Shares, m | 129 | 129 | 129 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 128 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 18.72 | 10.85 | 8.65 | 21.52 | 31.88 | 6.20 | 5.68 | 37.53 | 24.55 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 1.46 | 1.75 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 1.39 | 1.06 | 0.80 | 1.43 | 1.21 | 0.85 | |||||
| P/B | 1.90 | 2.62 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.59 | 1.46 | 1.21 | 1.67 | 1.33 | 1.02 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.09 | 2.04 | 1.27 | 1.46 | 1.70 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.09 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 44.62 | 17.23 | 15.47 | 23.04 | 16.56 | 9.05 | 6.75 | 15.05 | 53.53 | (22.90) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 867 | 1,528 | 1,409 | 1,301 | 1,297 | 2,394 | 3,395 | 2,336 | 1,314 | 465 | ||||
| Capex | (629) | (577) | (702) | (787) | (525) | (658) | (1,108) | (1,034) | (1,008) | (995) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 238 | 951 | 707 | 514 | 772 | 1,736 | 2,287 | 1,302 | 306 | (530) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,225 | 1,496 | 1,659 | 1,501 | 2,120 | 2,919 | 3,675 | 3,819 | 3,995 | 3,446 | ||||
| Total debt | 3,828 | 3,837 | 2,668 | 3,564 | 3,662 | 5,180 | 4,998 | 4,906 | 4,562 | 5,584 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,208 | 2,306 | 1,915 | 2,836 | 2,349 | 3,272 | 2,770 | 1,602 | 1,643 | 2,656 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 3,892 | 5,369 | 6,076 | 6,403 | 6,578 | 8,528 | 10,465 | 10,764 | 11,043 | 9,295 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 4.82 | 11.29 | 8.37 | 3.37 | 2.43 | 12.42 | 11.46 | 2.29 | 2.87 | (7.37) | ||||
| ROIC | 5.13 | 9.98 | 11.01 | 4.44 | 3.00 | 14.83 | 14.40 | 3.68 | 4.31 | (8.25) | |||||
| ROE | 10.65 | 28.01 | 17.32 | 6.72 | 5.07 | 26.55 | 23.53 | 4.48 | 5.49 | (14.76) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Westlake Corporation vs peers in Specialty Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | $11.6B | 199× | 14.9× | +31.08% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +708.43% (above 0%: growing) | 33.86% | 25.98% | Compare |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. | $10.1B | 3.5× | 5.2× | −5.20% (below 0%: shrinking) | +20.86% (above 0%: growing) | +6,912.65% (above 0%: growing) | 31.35% | 0.00% | Compare |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | $9.5B | 27.4× | 27.8× | +11.13% (above 0%: growing) | −14.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | +70.83% (above 0%: growing) | 32.23% | 17.16% | Compare |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. | $8.7B | 47.4× | 33.3× | +56.41% (above 0%: growing) | +60.00% (above 0%: growing) | +29.19% (above 0%: growing) | 34.15% | 11.63% | Compare |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. | $8.6B | 11.3× | 12.1× | +138.12% (above 0%: growing) | +381.25% (above 0%: growing) | −63.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.05% | 48.62% | Compare |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | $8.2B | 18.8× | — (loss-making) | +6.96% (above 0%: growing) | +22.80% (above 0%: growing) | −6.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.45% | 21.91% | Compare |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | $8.1B | — (loss-making) | 24.8× | +10.77% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +184.09% (above 0%: growing) | 19.93% | 11.13% | |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | $7.3B | 16.1× | 11.5× | +9.88% (above 0%: growing) | +31.15% (above 0%: growing) | +49.40% (above 0%: growing) | 22.28% | 12.38% | Compare |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | $7.2B | 20.5× | 13.6× | +3.14% (above 0%: growing) | −16.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +7.22% (above 0%: growing) | 34.55% | 12.41% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $8.7B | 19.7× | 13.6× | +10.51% | +22.80% | +39.30% | 33.16% | 14.79% |
Westlake Corporation (WLK) key facts
- Concern: Westlake Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.2 billion, down 8.01% from fiscal 2024.
- Concern: Westlake Corporation reported a net loss of $1.5 billion, or a loss of $11.70 per share, for fiscal 2025.
- Westlake Corporation (WLK) is a Specialty Chemicals company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, WLK traded at $63.33, a market capitalization of $8.1 billion.
- Trailing earnings are negative, so a P/E ratio is not meaningful; the stock trades at 0.7× sales.
- Westlake Corporation pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share, a yield of 3.37%.
- Return on equity was −14.8% and debt-to-equity 0.55.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.65 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.