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Ticker
WLK

Price
90.11
Stock movement up
+0.37 (0.41%)
Company name
Westlake Chemical Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Basic Materials >
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
11.60B
Ent value
18.61B
Price/Sales
0.96
Price/Book
1.04
Div yield
2.33%
Div growth
11.30%
Growth years
17
FCF payout
58.48%
Trailing P/E
118.34
Forward P/E
11.07
PEG
12.81
EPS growth
-13.34%
1 year return
-42.06%
3 year return
-7.39%
5 year return
16.57%
10 year return
1.94%
Last updated: 2025-04-14

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share2.10
Dividend yield2.33%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield2.77%
Average yield1.41%
Minimum yield0.85%
Discount to avg yield39.42%
Upside potential65.07%
Yield as % of max yield84.23%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.33%
Current yield distribution2.70%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.85%
Yield at 90%1.11%
Yield at 80%1.18%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.33%
Yield at 20%1.59%
Yield at 10%1.87%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.77%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth17 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share2.10
Payout frequency-
Ex-div date4 Mar 2025
EPS (TTM)0.76
EPS (1y forward)8.14
EPS growth (5y)-13.34%
EPS growth (5y forward)9.24%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
WLKS&P500
DGR MR5.00%-13.74%
DGR TTM41.81%6.60%
DGR 3 years13.83%5.24%
DGR 5 years11.30%5.40%
DGR 10 years14.30%7.07%
DGR 15 years20.38%6.12%
Time since last change announced249 days
EPS growth (5y)-13.34%
EPS growth (5y forward)9.24%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM267.35%58.48%
Average--
Forward25.79%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E118.34
Price to OCF7.98
Price to FCF25.89
Price to EBITDA6.04
EV to EBITDA9.69

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales0.96
Price to Book1.04
EV to Sales1.53

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count128.71M
EPS (TTM)0.76
FCF per share (TTM)3.46

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)12.13B
Gross profit (TTM)1.74B
Operating income (TTM)762.00M
Net income (TTM)98.00M
EPS (TTM)0.76
EPS (1y forward)8.14

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)14.33%
Operating margin (TTM)6.28%
Profit margin (TTM)0.81%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash2.92B
Net receivables1.75B
Total current assets6.55B
Goodwill2.04B
Intangible assets469.00M
Property, plant and equipment9.42B
Total assets21.11B
Accounts payable883.00M
Short/Current long term debt5.35B
Total current liabilities2.35B
Total liabilities9.92B
Shareholder's equity11.19B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.45B
Capital expenditures (TTM)1.00B
Free cash flow (TTM)448.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)262.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity0.88%
Return on Assets0.46%
Return on Invested Capital0.61%
Cash Return on Invested Capital2.81%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open91.35
Daily high91.56
Daily low88.72
Daily Volume515K
All-time high162.06
1y analyst estimate155.33
Beta1.19
EPS (TTM)0.76
Dividend per share2.10
Ex-div date4 Mar 2025
Next earnings date29 Apr 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
WLKS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-44.40%-12.04%
Highest price drop-75.85%-56.47%
Date of highest drop16 Mar 20209 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-26.08%-11.07%
Avg time to new high20 days12 days
Max time to new high964 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
WLK (Westlake Chemical Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
11.60B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Westlake Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Performance and Essential Materials and Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment offers ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, chlorinated derivative products, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), epoxy specialty resins, and base epoxy resins and intermediaries, as well as chlor-alkali, such as chlorine and caustic soda. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment provides residential PVC sidings; PVC trim and mouldings; architectural stone veneers; windows; PVC decking; PVC films for various inflatables, wallcovering, and tape and roofing applications; polymer composite and cement roof tiles; PVC pipes and fittings for various water, sewer, electrical, and industrial applications; PVC compounds used in various housing, medical, and automobile products; and consumer and commercial products, such as landscape edging; industrial, home, and office matting; marine dock edging; and masonry joint controls. It offers its products to chemical processors, plastics fabricators, small construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses for use in various consumer and industrial markets, including residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, healthcare products, water treatment, wind turbines, and coatings, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The company was formerly known as Westlake Chemical Corporation and changed its name to Westlake Corporation in February 2022. Westlake Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Westlake Corporation operates as a subsidiary of TTWF LP.
Employees
15520
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Albert Chao
Country
USA
City
Houston
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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