Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) is a Basic Materials company in the Chemicals - Specialty industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | - | P/E | - | EPS (ttm) | -12.73 | Insider Own | 1.25% | Shs Outstand | 128.12M | Perf Week | 11.74% |
| Market Cap | 10.33B | Forward P/E | 24.18 | EPS next Y | 3.34 | Insider Trans | -2.37% | Shs Float | 33.05M | Perf Month | 7.79% |
| Enterprise Value | 14.10B | PEG | - | EPS next Q | - | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 4.12% | Perf Quarter | -29.81% |
| Income | -1.64B | P/S | 0.94 | EPS this Y | 124.71% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 4.68 | Perf Half Y | -3.75% |
| Sales | 10.98B | P/B | 1.14 | EPS next Y | 6.02% | ROA | -8.31% | Short Interest | 5.28M | Perf YTD | 9.05% |
| Book/sh | 70.64 | P/C | 4.17 | EPS next 5Y | 4.97% | ROE | -17.68% | 52W High | 124.24 -35.10% | Perf Year | 6.89% |
| Cash/sh | 19.33 | P/FCF | - | EPS past 3/5Y | - | ROIC | -8.55% | 52W Low | 56.33 43.14% | Perf 3Y | -41.18% |
| Dividend Est. | 2.12 (2.63%) | EV/EBITDA | - | Sales past 3/5Y | -10.90% 8.28% | Gross Margin | 1.27% | Volatility | 4.77% 3.31% | Perf 5Y | -2.86% |
| Dividend TTM | 2.12 (2.63%) | EV/Sales | 1.28 | EPS Y/Y TTM | -374.35% | Oper. Margin | -15.49% | ATR (14) | 2.98 | Perf 10Y | 77.48% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | May 27, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 1.56 | Sales Y/Y TTM | -9.60% | Profit Margin | -14.91% | RSI (14) | 60.99 | Recom | 2.91 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 17.22% 14.65% | Current Ratio | 2.17 | EPS Q/Q | -148.39% | SMA20 | 7.55% | Beta | 0.64 | Target Price | 111.00 |
| Payout | -16.62% | Debt/Eq | 0.67 | Sales Q/Q | -6.82% | SMA50 | 1.60% | Rel Volume | 2.56 | Prev Close | 69.89 |
| Employees | 14,600 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.62 | Earnings | Oct 29 | SMA200 | -7.58% | Avg Volume | 1.18M | Price | 80.63 |
| IPO Date | Aug 12, 2004 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | -708.40% -4.80% | Net Debt/EBITDA | -9.23 | Volume | 3,009,220 | Change | 15.37% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-16-26 | Reiterated | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | $125 → $85 |
| Jul-06-26 | Reiterated | BMO Capital | Outperform | $133 → $96 |
| Jul-02-26 | Reiterated | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $106 → $92 |
| Jun-05-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $130 → $117 |
| May-27-26 | Downgrade | Citigroup | Buy → Neutral | |
| May-18-26 | Upgrade | JP Morgan | Underweight → Neutral | |
| May-07-26 | Reiterated | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $120 → $115 |
| May-06-26 | Reiterated | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | $115 → $106 |
| May-06-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Buy | $92 → $130 |
| May-06-26 | Downgrade | JP Morgan | Neutral → Underweight |
Westlake Corporation operates as a global producer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers, and a diverse range of building materials. Its business activities are structured into two main divisions: Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment focuses on the manufacture and distribution of various chemical components, including polyethylene, styrene monomer, ethylene co-products, PVC, VCM, ethylene dichloride chlor-alkali, and related chlorinated derivatives. Concurrently, the Housing and Infrastructure Products division manufactures an extensive array of building and consumer goods. These offerings span residential PVC siding, trim, and moldings; roofing applications; decorative stone; windows; PVC decking; various PVC films for items like inflatables, wall coverings, tape, and roofing; polymer composite roof tiles; PVC pipe and fittings; and PVC compounds. This segment also produces consumer and commercial items such as landscape edging, industrial and home matting, marine dock edging, and masonry joint controls. Westlake's broad customer base includes chemical processors, plastics fabricators, smaller construction contractors, municipal entities, and supply warehouses. Their products are integrated into numerous consumer and industrial markets, such as residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive manufacturing, healthcare, water treatment, coatings, and a wide array of other durable and non-durable goods. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company adopted its current name, Westlake Corporation, in February 2022, having previously operated as Westlake Chemical Corporation. Westlake Corporation functions as a subsidiary of TTWF LP.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2025 12/31/2025 | FY 2024 12/31/2024 | FY 2023 12/31/2023 | FY 2022 12/31/2022 | FY 2021 12/31/2021 | FY 2020 12/31/2020 | FY 2019 12/31/2019 | FY 2018 12/31/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 10,976 | 11,170 | 12,142 | 12,548 | 15,794 | 11,778 | 7,504 | 8,118 | 8,635 | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 10,837 | 10,881 | 10,185 | 10,329 | 11,721 | 8,283 | 6,481 | 6,858 | 6,648 | |
| Gross Profit | 139 | 289 | 1,957 | 2,219 | 4,073 | 3,495 | 1,023 | 1,260 | 1,987 | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 919 | 910 | 874 | 865 | 809 | 528 | 435 | 458 | 445 | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Operating Expense | 920 | 957 | 208 | 625 | 214 | 167 | 159 | 146 | 134 | |
| Operating Income | -1,700 | -1,578 | 875 | 729 | 3,050 | 2,800 | 429 | 656 | 1,408 | |
| Interest Expense | 66 | 161 | 159 | 165 | 177 | 176 | 142 | 124 | 126 | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 13 | 142 | 222 | 136 | 73 | 53 | 44 | 38 | 52 | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | -1,753 | -1,597 | 938 | 700 | 2,946 | 2,677 | 331 | 570 | 1,334 | |
| Income Taxes | -198 | -164 | 291 | 178 | 649 | 607 | -42 | 108 | 300 | |
| Consolidated Net Income | -1,637 | -1,508 | 602 | 479 | 2,247 | 2,015 | 330 | 421 | 996 | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | -1,555 | -1,433 | 647 | 522 | 2,297 | 2,070 | 373 | 462 | 1,034 | |
| Net Income | -1,637 | -1,508 | 602 | 479 | 2,247 | 2,015 | 330 | 421 | 996 | |
| EPS (Recurring) | -12.74 | -11.73 | 4.66 | 3.72 | 17.47 | 15.66 | 2.57 | 3.26 | 7.70 | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | -12.74 | -11.73 | 4.66 | 3.72 | 17.47 | 15.66 | 2.57 | 3.26 | 7.70 | |
| EPS (Diluted) | -12.73 | -11.73 | 4.64 | 3.70 | 17.35 | 15.58 | 2.57 | 3.25 | 7.66 | |
| EBITDA | -449 | -199 | 2,211 | 1,962 | 4,179 | 3,693 | 1,246 | 1,407 | 2,101 | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | — | — | 24.71 | 37.83 | 5.91 | 6.23 | 31.75 | 21.58 | 8.64 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.94 | 0.85 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 0.83 | 1.06 | 1.39 | 1.11 | 0.99 | |
| Gross Margin | 1.27 | 2.59 | 16.12 | 17.68 | 25.79 | 29.67 | 13.63 | 15.52 | 23.01 | |
| Operating Margin | -15.49 | -14.13 | 7.21 | 5.81 | 19.31 | 23.77 | 5.72 | 8.08 | 16.31 | |
| Net Margin | -14.91 | -13.50 | 4.96 | 3.82 | 14.23 | 17.11 | 4.40 | 5.19 | 11.53 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 128 | 129 | 129 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 129 | |
| Market Capitalization | 10,321 | 9,538 | 14,790 | 17,915 | 13,125 | 12,433 | 10,445 | 8,979 | 8,536 | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bender Mark Steven | EVP & CFO | May 12 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 13,164 | 0 | 41,179 | May 14 |
| Buesinger Robert F. | EVP, PEM Segment Head | Mar 27 '26 | Sale | 115.25 | 4,000 | 461,000 | 34,482 | Mar 31 |
| Bender Mark Steven | EVP & CFO | Mar 27 '26 | Sale | 112.53 | 16,413 | 1,847,037 | 28,015 | Mar 30 |
| Bender Mark Steven | EVP & CFO | Feb 27 '26 | Option Exercise | 76.42 | 12,693 | 969,949 | 74,535 | Mar 02 |
| Bender Mark Steven | EVP & CFO | Feb 27 '26 | Sale | 100.92 | 17,409 | 1,756,997 | 44,433 | Mar 02 |
| Buesinger Robert F. | EVP, PEM Segment Head | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 3,478 | 0 | 38,410 | Feb 19 |
| Szwejbka Scott Thomas | SVP, HIP Segment Head | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 977 | 0 | 13,794 | Feb 19 |
| Holy Jeffrey Adam | VP and CAO | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 706 | 0 | 5,154 | Feb 19 |
| Ederington L. Benjamin | EVP, Legal & External Affairs | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 3,809 | 0 | 80,068 | Feb 19 |
| Chao James | Senior Chairman | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 10,382 | 0 | 50,123 | Feb 19 |
| Chao John Tsung-chen | Director | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 570 | 0 | 7,608 | Feb 19 |
| Chao Albert | Executive Chairman | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 16,555 | 0 | 644,277 | Feb 19 |
| Bender Mark Steven | EVP & CFO | Feb 17 '26 | Option Exercise | 0.00 | 4,751 | 0 | 61,719 | Feb 19 |
| Chao Albert | Executive Chairman | Dec 22 '25 | Option Exercise | 44.42 | 81,673 | 3,627,915 | 668,558 | Dec 23 |
| Chao Albert | Executive Chairman | Dec 22 '25 | Sale | 73.57 | 40,836 | 3,004,374 | 627,722 | Dec 23 |