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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.
- Revenue
- +5.04%
- EPS
- +102.3%
- Free cash flow
- +486.0%
- Total debt
- +8.76%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Westlake Corporation (WLK) Net margin
Westlake Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −3.87%, up 9.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−13.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (fiscal 2025) to 17.0% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 4.19% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 1.42%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.4% | (18.37) |
| FY2024 | 4.93% | 1.14 |
| FY2023 | 3.79% | (10.36) |
| FY2022 | 14.2% | (2.87) |
| FY2021 | 17.0% | 12.64 |
| FY2020 | 4.38% | (0.78) |
| FY2019 | 5.16% | (6.32) |
| FY2018 | 11.5% | (4.65) |
| FY2017 | 16.1% | 8.31 |
| FY2016 | 7.82% | (6.59) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0.20% | (7.75) |
| Jun 2026 | 7.95% | 14.28 |
| Mar 2026 | −6.33% | 15.03 |
| Dec 2025 | −21.4% | 6.05 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 17.8% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 16.5% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 8.89% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 8.37% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 7.79% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 6.91% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 6.46% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 5.87% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | −3.87% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 4.19% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 1.42% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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