WLK
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-13 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
Research, not advice.
À propos
Westlake Corporation
- Nom
- Westlake Corporation
- Secteur
- Basic Materials
- Industrie
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Bourse
- NYSE
- Capitalisation
- $8.3B
- Employés
- 14,600
- PDG
- Jean-Marc Gilson
- Site web
- https://www.westlake.com
- Marché
- ASHCCCEDOWEMNFUL
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.
Price (1 year)
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VENTE TOTALE: 38 873 titres (~3 098 178,10 $ US)
- Insiders
- Chao Albert
- Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Total sold
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$2,523,901
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $80.42 vs last close —
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
- Last activity
- 2026-08-11
- Last synced
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Chao Albert | Sell · S | 31,384 | $80.42 | $2,523,901 | Form 4 |
Congressional trades
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-10 | Susie Lee | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-02-16 | Peter Meijer | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-12-16 | Susie Lee | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-12-10 | Susie Lee | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-08-06 | James Comer | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2020-02-24 | James Comer | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-13 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
WLK's Q2 2026 earnings beat (EPS $2.01 vs prior-year loss) provides a genuine short-term catalyst with 0.70 confidence, but this positive signal is heavily discounted by severely deteriorated fundamentals — negative…
The first sentence of the analysis written for WLK on 2026-08-13 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 2.24 · operating margin -14% — readings disagree
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 2.6% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 25.8% | 29.7% | |
| Ebit Margin | -12.9% | 9.0% | 6.9% | 19.8% | 24.2% | |
| Ebitda Margin | -1.8% | 18.2% | 15.6% | 26.5% | 31.4% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -14.1% | 7.2% | 5.8% | 19.3% | 23.8% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -14.3% | 7.7% | 5.6% | 18.7% | 22.7% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -12.8% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 14.5% | 17.6% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.5% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 14.2% | 17.1% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -13.5% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 14.2% | 17.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.244 | 2.800 | 2.369 | 2.599 | 2.245 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.647 | 2.036 | 1.787 | 1.787 | 1.645 | |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.025 | 0.177 | 0.153 | 0.328 | 0.287 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.983 | 1.315 | 1.184 | 0.970 | 0.814 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -6.303 | 24.603 | 37.624 | 5.869 | 6.202 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | 0.974 | -0.478 | 0.508 | 0.012 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | 0.974 | -0.478 | 0.508 | 0.012 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -6.303 | 24.709 | 37.827 | 5.910 | 6.234 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.018 | 0.973 | -0.481 | 0.520 | 0.012 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.084 | 1.400 | 1.747 | 1.321 | 1.563 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.853 | 1.214 | 1.426 | 0.831 | 1.056 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -17.984 | 48.159 | 13.739 | 5.738 | 7.162 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 20.498 | 11.215 | 7.657 | 3.865 | 5.193 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.321 | 0.254 | 0.262 | 0.268 | 0.306 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.729 | 0.501 | 0.539 | 0.554 | 0.709 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.422 | 0.334 | 0.350 | 0.357 | 0.415 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.367 | 0.302 | 0.310 | 0.329 | 0.382 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.270 | 1.971 | 2.054 | 2.069 | 2.320 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.002 | 3.108 | 3.349 | 4.790 | 4.675 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.168 | 0.592 | 0.837 | 1.477 | 1.021 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.042 | 0.108 | 0.186 | 0.215 | 0.203 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -1.140 | 0.233 | 0.557 | 0.674 | 0.725 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | -0.053 | 11.636 | 3.845 | 11.926 | 6.935 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -9.801 | 5.503 | 4.418 | 17.232 | 15.909 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.936 | 219.000 | 7.813 | 28.529 | 8.900 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.073 | 0.249 | 0.423 | 0.617 | 0.424 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.467 | 1.304 | 2.259 | 3.064 | 3.638 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.367 | 1.033 | 1.861 | 2.659 | 2.981 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.180 | 0.439 | 0.461 | 0.075 | 0.072 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | -66.420 | 7.731 | 10.245 | 3.923 | 4.377 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 2.6% | ▼-13.5% | ▼-15.8% |
| Ebit Margin | -12.9% | ▼-21.9% | ▼-22.3% |
| Ebitda Margin | -1.8% | ▼-20.0% | ▼-19.8% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -14.1% | ▼-21.3% | ▼-22.5% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -14.3% | ▼-22.0% | ▼-22.4% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -12.8% | ▼-18.2% | ▼-18.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | -13.5% | ▼-18.5% | ▼-18.8% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -13.5% | ▼-18.4% | ▼-18.8% |
| Current Ratio | 2.244 | ▼-0.556 | ▼-0.207 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.647 | ▼-0.388 | ▼-0.133 |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.025 | ▼-0.202 | ▼-0.209 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.983 | ▼-0.332 | ▼-0.070 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -6.303 | ▼-30.907 | ▼-19.902 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | ▼-0.956 | ▼-0.189 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.018 | ▼-0.956 | ▼-0.189 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -6.303 | ▼-31.012 | ▼-19.979 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.018 | ▼-0.955 | ▼-0.191 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.084 | ▼-0.316 | ▼-0.339 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.853 | ▼-0.360 | ▼-0.223 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -17.984 | ▼-66.143 | ▼-29.347 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 20.498 | ▲9.283 | ▲10.812 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.321 | ▲0.067 | ▲0.039 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.729 | ▲0.228 | ▲0.123 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.422 | ▲0.088 | ▲0.046 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.366 | ▲0.065 | ▲0.029 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.270 | ▲0.299 | ▲0.133 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.002 | ▼-0.105 | ▼-0.782 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.168 | ▼-0.424 | ▼-0.651 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.042 | ▼-0.067 | ▼-0.109 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -1.140 | ▼-1.373 | ▼-1.350 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | -0.053 | ▼-11.690 | ▼-6.911 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -9.801 | ▼-15.304 | ▼-16.453 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.936 | ▼-218.064 | ▼-52.100 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.072 | ▼-0.177 | ▼-0.285 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.467 | ▼-0.836 | ▼-1.679 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.367 | ▼-0.666 | ▼-1.413 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.180 | ▼-0.619 | ▼-0.354 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | -66.420 | ▼-74.151 | ▼-58.391 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $9.53B | $14.74B | $17.89B | $13.12B | $12.43B | |
| Enterprise value | $13.22B | $17.09B | $20.10B | $16.40B | $16.17B | |
| EV / Sales | 1.18x | 1.41x | 1.60x | 1.04x | 1.37x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 28.43x | 13.01x | 8.61x | 4.83x | 6.75x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -24.94x | 55.86x | 15.44x | 7.17x | 9.31x | |
| EV / EBITDA | -66.42x | 7.73x | 10.24x | 3.92x | 4.38x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -18.52x | 1.07x | 1.13x | 0.78x | 1.01x | |
| Current ratio | 2.24x | 2.80x | 2.37x | 2.60x | 2.25x | |
| Income quality | -0.32x | 2.03x | 4.47x | 1.48x | 1.16x | |
| Graham number | — | $93 | $82 | $175 | $148 | |
| Graham net-net | -$45 | -$38 | -$39 | -$44 | -$46 | |
| Tax burden | 94.4% | 64.2% | 68.4% | 76.3% | 75.3% | |
| Interest burden | 111.2% | 85.5% | 80.9% | 94.3% | 93.8% | |
| Working capital | $3.45B | $4.00B | $3.82B | $3.67B | $2.92B | |
| Invested capital | $15.35B | $16.74B | $16.48B | $16.49B | $14.69B | |
| Return on assets | -7.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 10.9% | 10.9% | |
| Operating ROA | -7.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 15.6% | 17.3% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -8.6% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 13.4% | 13.6% | |
| Return on equity | -17.2% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 22.6% | 25.3% | |
| Return on invested capital | -7.9% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 12.9% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.2% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 16.7% | 17.4% | |
| Earnings yield | -15.8% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 17.1% | 16.2% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -5.6% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 17.4% | 14.0% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 214.0% | 76.7% | 44.3% | 32.6% | 27.5% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 84.5% | 90.5% | 94.3% | 104.9% | 78.3% | |
| Capex / Sales | 8.9% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 5.6% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 8.1% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 4.5% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 12.5% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 19.5% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 49d | 45d | 47d | 42d | 58d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 25d | 29d | 30d | 28d | 37d | |
| Operating cycle | 105d | 105d | 104d | 100d | 120d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 80d | 77d | 74d | 72d | 82d |
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Recent news
- 2026-08-14 Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend HOUSTON, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today declared a regular dividend distribution of $0.533 per share for the second quarter of 2026. This dividend will be payable on September 10, 2026 to stockholders of record on August 25, 2026.
- 2026-08-13 Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Acquires New Holdings in Westlake Corporation $WLK Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 55,289 shares of the specialty chemicals company''s stock, valued at approximately $4,036,000. Several other hedge funds also
- 2026-08-10 WLK Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Rise Y/Y on Higher Prices Westlake''s Q2 earnings beat estimates as higher prices, stronger demand and improved operations drove a sharp profit recovery.
- 2026-08-09 Westlake Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Westlake NYSE: WLK reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $3.3 billion and net income of $260 million, or $2.01 per share, compared with a net loss of $12 million in the prior-year quarter. The company said EBITDA reached $679 million, reflecting improvement in both its Performance and Essential Materials, or PEM, segment and its Housing and Infrastructure Products, or HIP, segment.
- 2026-08-09 Westlake Chemical Partners Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Westlake Chemical Partners NYSE: WLKP reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $14 million, or $0.40 per unit, matching its first-quarter result as stable production and sales volumes supported the partnership''s fixed-margin business model.
- 2026-08-05 5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% (August 2026) This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 4.2%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.
- 2026-08-04 Westlake Corporation (WLK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Westlake Corporation (WLK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-08-04 Compared to Estimates, Westlake (WLK) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Westlake (WLK) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
- 2026-08-04 Westlake (WLK) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates Westlake (WLK) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.93 per share. This compares to a loss of $0.09 per share a year ago.
- 2026-08-04 Westlake Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results Westlake Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results which showed improvement in net income and EBITDA from the prior quarter and prior year levels. •