WLK

Westlake Corp

61.09

Oct 21 • 10:52 AM ET -1.60 (-2.55%)

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals USA Mid NYSE

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Index	-
Market Cap	7.81B
Enterprise Value	12.36B
Income	-1.23B
Sales	11.29B
Book/sh	68.12
Cash/sh	14.49
Dividend Est.	2.19 (3.58%)
Dividend TTM	2.12 (3.48%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 25, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	17.22% 14.76%
Payout	-
Employees	14600
IPO	Aug 11, 2004

P/E	-
Forward P/E	26.87
PEG	-
P/S	0.69
P/B	0.90
P/C	4.22
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	10.37
EV/Sales	1.09
Quick Ratio	1.70
Current Ratio	2.45
Debt/Eq	0.68
LT Debt/Eq	0.66
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	-9.59
EPS next Y	2.27
EPS next Q	0.57
EPS this Y	307.46%
EPS next Y	21.76%
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	- -
Sales past 3/5Y	-10.90% 8.28%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-1725.20%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-3.95%
EPS Q/Q	283.32%
Sales Q/Q	10.77%
Earnings	Aug 04 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	9.84% 0.82%

Insider Own	74.11%
Insider Trans	-0.04%
Inst Own	31.53%
Inst Trans	-3.58%
ROA	-6.11%
ROE	-12.95%
ROIC	-8.50%
Gross Margin	8.52%
Oper. Margin	0.19%
Profit Margin	-10.88%
SMA20	-3.49%
SMA50	-12.52%
SMA200	-30.20%
Trades

Shs Outstand	127.80M
Shs Float	33.09M
Short Float	14.71%
Short Ratio	5.23
Short Interest	4.87M
52W High	124.23 -50.83%
52W Low	56.33 8.45%
Volatility	2.81% 3.26%
ATR (14)	2.07
RSI (14)	33.67
Beta	0.67
Rel Volume	0.44
Avg Volume	931.46K
Volume	102,587

Perf Week	-1.80%
Perf Month	-11.21%
Perf Quarter	-18.80%
Perf Half Y	-46.54%
Perf YTD	-17.38%
Perf Year	-20.56%
Perf 3Y	-47.14%
Perf 5Y	-38.91%
Perf 10Y	16.76%
Recom	2.41
Target Price	77.67
Prev Close	62.69
Price	61.09
Change %	-2.55%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-13-26	Initiated	Barclays	Underweight	$66
Sep-11-26	Initiated	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight	$92
Sep-09-26	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$82
May-27-26	Downgrade	Citigroup	Buy → Neutral	$95
May-18-26	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Neutral	$90
May-06-26	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$90
Apr-20-26	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$120
Apr-06-26	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$119
Mar-05-26	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$127
Feb-09-26	Downgrade	Mizuho	Outperform → Neutral	$88
Nov-03-25	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy
Oct-14-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$87
Aug-06-25	Upgrade	Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.	Hold → Buy	$90
May-20-25	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$76
Apr-15-25	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$75
Mar-26-25	Downgrade	Piper Sandler	Overweight → Neutral	$135 → $120
Feb-27-25	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Neutral	$135 → $110
Jan-28-25	Initiated	Truist	Buy	$168
Jan-10-25	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$144
Dec-18-24	Upgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Buy	$152 → $140

Show Previous Ratings

Today 08:00AM	Westlake Announces Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-29-26 07:47AM	Westlake to Close Cologne PVC Plant and Record $205 Million in Charges (InvestorsHub) -5.16%
06:00AM	Westlake to Optimize European Chlorovinyls Footprint with Closure of Cologne PVC Plant (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-24-26 09:00AM	BlueLinx Expands Relationship with Westlake Royal Building Products Through Exclusive Kleer PVC Trim Distribution Agreement and Market Expansion of TruExterior Siding and Trim Products (Business Wire)
Sep-09-26 09:51AM	Uber initiated, Thermo Fisher upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
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Aug-21-26 11:22AM	Westlake Announces Dual Listing on NYSE Texas (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-14-26 05:43PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-04-26 09:08PM	Westlake Chemical Partners LP Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby) +15.37%
07:01PM	Westlake Corp (WLK) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record EBITDA and Strategic Gains Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
10:21AM	Westlake Shares Rise After Second-Quarter Earnings Beat Expectations (InvestorsHub)
06:47AM	Westlake: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-21-26 08:00AM	Westlake Announces Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-15-26 02:18PM	Westlake Expands Global Chlorovinyls Manufacturing Capacity With Acquisition of PVC and VCM Plants in Wilhelmshaven, Germany (Business Wire)
May-15-26 04:15PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
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May-05-26 04:59PM	Westlake Chemical Partners LP Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby) -8.78%
04:59PM	Westlake Corporation Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
11:07AM	Westlake shares plunge after earnings miss and weak outlook (InvestorsHub)
06:37AM	Westlake: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports First Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
May-04-26 08:00AM	Westlake Epoxys Deer Park, Texas, Site Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification, Expanding EpoVIVE Mass Balance Offering Across Europe and the U.S. (Business Wire)
Apr-30-26 08:02AM	BlueLinx Introduces TruExterior Siding and Trim by Westlake Royal Building Products (Business Wire)
Apr-21-26 09:00AM	Westlake Announces First Quarter 2026 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Apr-20-26 05:00PM	Westlake Corporation Appoints Jonathan H. Baksht as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Business Wire)
Apr-06-26 01:43PM	Dow downgraded by Bank of America due to "unsustainable tailwinds" (Proactive)
01:43PM	Bank of America downgrades US chemical stocks following price rally (Proactive)
09:54AM	Netflix upgraded, Carvana downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
07:30AM	Capstone Awarded Eldorado Stone Distribution, Targeting $5 Million in Organic Revenue Growth (Business Wire)
Mar-12-26 07:30PM	As Crude Oil Prices Whipsaw, Buy These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Now (Barchart) +6.72%
Mar-11-26 02:04PM	Berkshire's Deal for Occidental Chemicals Unit Is a Winner as Chemical Stocks Surge (Barrons.com)
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Feb-25-26 09:50AM	WLK Q4 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss Amid Weak Volumes and Prices (Zacks)
07:48AM	Westlake Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-24-26 06:00PM	Westlake Corp (WLK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic Cost ... (GuruFocus.com) +11.99%
04:33PM	Westlake Corporation Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
01:04PM	Tech Rebounds On AMD-Meta Deal, Software Stocks Bounce: What's Moving Markets Tuesday? (Benzinga)
10:00AM	Westlake Corp. CFO announces departure amid weak earnings, board restructure (CFO Dive)
09:30AM	Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Westlake (WLK) Q4 Earnings (Zacks)
08:15AM	Westlake (WLK) Reports Q4 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
07:15AM	Westlake Unit Expands India Distribution Partnership With Brenntag (Zacks)
06:47AM	Westlake: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Feb-23-26 04:45PM	Westlake Corporation Appoints New Directors to its Board (Business Wire)
Feb-20-26 04:15PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-19-26 09:15AM	Curious about Westlake (WLK) Q4 Performance? Explore Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 10:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Launches Industry's Widest Vinyl Board & Batten Profile (Business Wire)
Feb-17-26 08:30PM	Westlake Epoxy Expands Distribution Relationship with Brenntag to India (Business Wire)
10:00AM	Analysts Estimate Westlake (WLK) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
10:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Adds Column Wraps and New Color to Grove Collection Trim Line (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Expands Celect Cellular Composite Siding Line With New V-Groove Profile and Coastal Colors (Business Wire)
Feb-16-26 10:00AM	From 'Quiet Luxury' to New Neutrals: Westlake Royal Building Products Reveals Top 2026 Trends Driving Home Design Choices (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Launches New Website Featuring Innovative AI Design Tool (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Introduces 5/8" Lap Siding Profile for TruExterior Siding & Trim (Business Wire)
Feb-10-26 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for 2025 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Feb-09-26 09:36AM	Oracle gets upgrade and downgrade: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
08:12AM	Here Are Mondays Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Autozone, Doximity, Li Auto, Oracle, Robinhood Markets, Roblox, SoFi Technolgy, Terawulf and More (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-08-26 08:39AM	Lumentum, Woodward, And Teradyne Are Among the Top 10 Large-Cap Gainers Last Week (Feb. 2-Feb. 6): Are the Others in Your Portfolio? (Benzinga)
Feb-02-26 10:45AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Brings New Innovations and Design Trends to the 2026 NAHB International Builders' Show (Business Wire) +5.61%
Jan-15-26 04:31PM	Trumps promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far (Washington Post)
02:45AM	BofA Keeps Buy on Westlake (WLK) but Warns of another Year of Commodity Oversupply (Insider Monkey)
Jan-14-26 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Will Unveil New Products, Host Installation Clinics at the 2026 International Roofing Expo (Business Wire) +5.71%
Jan-06-26 09:16AM	Westlake Deepens Global Compounds Footprint With ACI Business Buyout (Zacks)
Jan-05-26 11:49AM	Westlake Strengthens Global Compounds Portfolio With Acquisition of ACI Compounding Solutions Business (Business Wire)
Dec-16-25 10:01AM	WLK to Cease Operations at Select Facilities Amid Challenges (Zacks)
Dec-15-25 08:30AM	Westlake to Rationalize Certain North American Chlorovinyl and Styrene Assets (Business Wire)
Nov-24-25 04:15PM	Westlake Announces Achievement of 2030 Emissions Target in 2024 Sustainability Report (Business Wire)
Nov-19-25 12:25AM	BMO Capital Reduces PT on Westlake (WLK) Stock (Insider Monkey)
Nov-14-25 04:15PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire) -5.61%
Nov-10-25 07:22PM	Westlake Corporation Announces Results of Cash Tender Offer for Its 3.600% Senior Notes Due 2026 (Business Wire)
04:20PM	Westlake Corporation Announces Pricing of Cash Tender Offer for Its 3.600% Senior Notes Due 2026 (Business Wire)
Nov-04-25 04:02PM	Westlake Announces Pricing of $1.2 Billion Offering of Senior Notes (Business Wire)
10:46AM	Westlake's Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Down Y/Y (Zacks)
09:15AM	Westlake Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes (Business Wire)
09:13AM	Westlake Announces Cash Tender Offer (Business Wire)
Oct-30-25 09:10PM	Westlake Corp (WLK) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com) -7.05%
09:30AM	Westlake (WLK) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
07:50AM	Westlake (WLK) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
06:48AM	Westlake: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Oct-28-25 11:27AM	Truist Financial Maintains a Buy on Westlake Corporation (WLK) (Insider Monkey)
Oct-23-25 10:00AM	Analysts Estimate Westlake (WLK) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Oct-16-25 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-13-25 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Expands Magnolia Window Line with Trend-Forward Black Frame Option (Business Wire)
Sep-29-25 08:00AM	DaVinci Roofscapes Introduces Two New Shake Colors: Timber Black and Blonde Cedar (Business Wire)
Sep-19-25 01:26PM	Westlake Corporation (WLK): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Aug-27-25 04:32PM	Bloomberg 500 (B500) Index Adds Sixteen Securities Following Semi-Annual Reconstitution (PR Newswire)
10:33AM	Westlake to Acquire ACI's Compounding Solutions Business (Zacks)
Aug-26-25 03:30AM	Westlake Announces Acquisition of ACI Compounding Solutions Business (Business Wire)
Aug-18-25 06:00AM	Westlake Corporation Advances Sustainability Goals Toward 2030 Carbon-Reduction Target (Business Wire)
Aug-12-25 11:30AM	Westlake Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Decline Y/Y (Zacks)
Aug-08-25 05:30PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Aug-06-25 03:21AM	Westlake Corp (WLK) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic Cost ... (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-05-25 09:30AM	Westlake (WLK) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks) +8.96%
07:45AM	Westlake Chemical (WLK) Reports Q2 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Aug-04-25 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Introduces Haint Blue Color for Royal Reversible Beadboard/V-Groove Profile (Business Wire)
Aug-01-25 08:48AM	Celestica and Westlake have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day (Zacks)
06:00AM	Bear of the Day: Westlake (WLK) (Zacks)
Jul-29-25 10:00AM	Earnings Preview: Westlake Chemical (WLK) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
Jul-22-25 06:00AM	Westlake Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jul-17-25 06:48AM	Wells Fargo Affirms Westlake Corp's (WLK) Equal Weight Rating Hikes Price Target (Insider Monkey)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Chao Albert	Executive Chairman	Aug 11 '26	Option Exercise	61.87	38,873	2,404,878	681,753	Aug 11 05:45 PM
Chao Albert	Executive Chairman	Aug 11 '26	Sale	80.28	38,873	3,120,775	642,880	Aug 11 05:45 PM
ALBERT Y CHAO	Officer	Aug 11 '26	Proposed Sale	80.28	38,873	3,120,728		Aug 11 04:14 PM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	May 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	13,164	0	41,179	May 14 12:33 PM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, PEM Segment Head	Mar 27 '26	Sale	115.25	4,000	461,000	34,482	Mar 31 09:48 AM
ROBERT BUESINGER	Officer	Mar 30 '26	Proposed Sale	115.25	4,000	461,000		Mar 30 05:57 PM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Mar 27 '26	Sale	112.53	16,413	1,847,037	28,015	Mar 30 04:10 PM
MARK BENDER	Officer	Mar 27 '26	Proposed Sale	112.53	16,413	1,847,034		Mar 27 04:02 PM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Feb 27 '26	Option Exercise	76.42	12,693	969,949	74,535	Mar 02 11:35 AM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Feb 27 '26	Sale	100.92	17,409	1,756,997	44,433	Mar 02 11:35 AM
MARK BENDER	Officer	Feb 27 '26	Proposed Sale	99.77	30,102	3,003,393		Feb 27 04:14 PM
Szwejbka Scott Thomas	SVP, HIP Segment Head	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	977	0	13,794	Feb 19 03:20 PM
Holy Jeffrey Adam	VP and CAO	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	706	0	5,154	Feb 19 03:20 PM
Ederington L. Benjamin	EVP, Legal & External Affairs	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,809	0	80,068	Feb 19 03:19 PM
Chao James	Senior Chairman	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	10,382	0	50,123	Feb 19 03:19 PM
Chao John Tsung-chen	Director	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	570	0	7,608	Feb 19 03:19 PM
Chao Albert	Executive Chairman	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	16,555	0	644,277	Feb 19 03:19 PM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, PEM Segment Head	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,478	0	38,410	Feb 19 03:18 PM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Feb 17 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	4,751	0	61,719	Feb 19 03:18 PM
Chao Albert	Executive Chairman	Dec 22 '25	Option Exercise	44.42	81,673	3,627,915	668,558	Dec 23 09:37 AM
Chao Albert	Executive Chairman	Dec 22 '25	Sale	73.57	40,836	3,004,373	627,722	Dec 23 09:37 AM
ALBERT Y CHAO	Officer	Dec 22 '25	Proposed Sale	73.57	40,836	3,004,366		Dec 22 04:46 PM

Westlake Corp. Is a global diversified industrial company, which engages in the manufacturing and supplying of essential products. It operates through the Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products segments. The Performance and Essential Materials segment includes Westlake North American Vinyls, Westlake North American Chlor-alkali and Derivatives, Westlake European and Asian Chlorovinyls, Westlake Olefins, Westlake Polyethylene, and Westlake Epoxy. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segments refers to the Westlake Royal Building Products, Westlake Pipe and Fittings, Westlake Global Compounds, and Westlake Dimex. The company was founded by Ting Tsung Chao in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Executive ChairmanMr. Albert Yuan Chao

Senior ChairmanMr. James Y. Chao

PresidentMr. Jean-Marc Gilson

Special AdvisorMr. Mark Steven Bender CPA

Senior VP & CFOMr. Jonathan H. Baksht

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