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Ticker
WLK

Price
86.75
Stock movement up
+0.07 (0.08%)
Company name
Westlake Chemical Corporation
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Basic Materials >
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
11.13B
Ent value
19.07B
Price/Sales
1.00
Price/Book
1.20
Div yield
2.44%
Div growth
8.28%
Growth years
17
FCF payout
-51.32%
Trailing P/E
-
Forward P/E
28.63
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return (CAGR)
-27.20%
3 year return (CAGR)
-8.23%
5 year return (CAGR)
-0.05%
10 year return (CAGR)
7.03%
Last updated: 2026-03-09

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share2.12
Dividend yield2.44%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield3.76%
Average yield1.55%
Minimum yield0.85%
Discount to avg yield36.53%
Upside potential57.56%
Yield as % of max yield64.99%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.44%
Current yield distribution13.10%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.85%
Yield at 90%1.11%
Yield at 80%1.18%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.34%
Yield at 20%1.84%
Yield at 10%2.57%
Yield at 0% (Max)3.76%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth17 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share2.12
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date3 Mar 2026
EPS (TTM)-11.70
EPS (1y forward)3.03
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)9.24%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
WLKS&P500
DGR MR0.95%-13.74%
DGR TTM4.44%6.60%
DGR 3 years6.59%7.31%
DGR 5 years8.28%4.69%
DGR 10 years8.63%6.30%
DGR 15 years19.11%8.16%
Time since last change announced214 days
EPS growth (5y)-
EPS growth (5y forward)9.24%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM-18.04%-51.32%
Average--
Forward69.96%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E-
Price to OCF23.93
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.00
Price to Book1.20
EV to Sales1.71

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count128.27M
EPS (TTM)-11.70
FCF per share (TTM)-4.11

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)11.17B
Gross profit (TTM)289.00M
Operating income (TTM)-1.58B
Net income (TTM)-1.51B
EPS (TTM)-11.70
EPS (1y forward)3.03

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)2.59%
Operating margin (TTM)-14.13%
Profit margin (TTM)-13.50%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash2.72B
Net receivables1.50B
Total current assets6.22B
Goodwill1.31B
Intangible assets1.18B
Property, plant and equipment16.14B
Total assets19.96B
Accounts payable755.00M
Short/Current long term debt6.44B
Total current liabilities2.77B
Total liabilities10.67B
Shareholder's equity9.29B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)465.00M
Capital expenditures (TTM)995.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)-530.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)272.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-16.22%
Return on Assets-7.55%
Return on Invested Capital-10.02%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-3.52%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open87.09
Daily high89.85
Daily low86.20
Daily Volume815K
All-time high162.06
1y analyst estimate108.21
Beta0.83
EPS (TTM)-11.70
Dividend per share2.12
Ex-div date3 Mar 2026
Next earnings date24 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
WLKS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-46.47%-0.89%
Highest price drop-75.85%-56.47%
Date of highest drop16 Mar 20209 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-26.99%-10.84%
Avg time to new high21 days12 days
Max time to new high964 days1805 days
February 23, 2026

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COMPANY DETAILS
WLK (Westlake Chemical Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
11.13B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Westlake Corporation manufactures and markets performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Performance and Essential Materials and The Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment offers ethylene, polyethylene, chlor-alkali, chlorinated derivative products, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), epoxy specialty resins, and base epoxy resins and intermediaries. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment provides residential PVC sidings; PVC trim and mouldings; architectural stone veneers; windows; PVC decking; polymer composite and cement roof tiles; PVC pipes and fittings for various water, sewer, electrical, and industrial applications; and PVC compounds for various housing, medical, and automobile products. This segment also offers 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 is a subsidiary of TTWF LP.
Employees
14600
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Albert Chao
Country
USA
City
Houston
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS
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