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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 equity
Westlake Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −4.64%, up 10.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−14.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.8% (fiscal 2025) to 28.0% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −14.8% | (20.25) |
| FY2024 | 5.49% | 1.01 |
| FY2023 | 4.48% | (19.05) |
| FY2022 | 23.5% | (3.02) |
| FY2021 | 26.6% | 21.48 |
| FY2020 | 5.07% | (1.65) |
| FY2019 | 6.72% | (10.60) |
| FY2018 | 17.3% | (10.69) |
| FY2017 | 28.0% | 17.36 |
| FY2016 | 10.7% | (8.36) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 25.2% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 13.7% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 13.4% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 10.3% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 7.38% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 6.20% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | −4.64% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.34% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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