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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) Return on assets
Westlake Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −2.27%, up 5.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−7.37%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.37% (fiscal 2025) to 12.4% (fiscal 2021) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.45% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.37% | (10.24) |
| FY2024 | 2.87% | 0.58 |
| FY2023 | 2.29% | (9.17) |
| FY2022 | 11.5% | (0.96) |
| FY2021 | 12.4% | 9.99 |
| FY2020 | 2.43% | (0.94) |
| FY2019 | 3.37% | (5.00) |
| FY2018 | 8.37% | (2.92) |
| FY2017 | 11.3% | 6.47 |
| FY2016 | 4.82% | (7.11) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 13.2% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 10.8% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 5.74% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 4.31% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 4.11% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 3.76% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 3.10% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | −2.27% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 0.45% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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