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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 invested capital
Westlake Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −2.22%, up 6.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−8.25%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.25% (fiscal 2025) to 19.1% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.21% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.25% | (12.56) |
| FY2024 | 4.31% | 0.63 |
| FY2023 | 3.68% | (10.72) |
| FY2022 | 14.4% | (0.43) |
| FY2021 | 14.8% | 11.83 |
| FY2020 | 3.00% | (1.44) |
| FY2019 | 4.44% | (6.57) |
| FY2018 | 11.0% | 1.03 |
| FY2017 | 9.98% | 4.85 |
| FY2016 | 5.13% | (13.99) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare | 16.9% |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 13.1% |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation compare | 13.0% |
| AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare | 7.99% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare | 5.41% |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare | 5.38% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 3.55% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | −2.22% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.21% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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