Westlake (WLK) Stock Overview
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. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 3/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$69.07 |
| 52 Week High | US$124.23 |
| 52 Week Low | US$56.33 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| 1 Month Change | -13.06% |
| 3 Month Change | -13.96% |
| 1 Year Change | -16.85% |
| 3 Year Change | -42.92% |
| 5 Year Change | -21.34% |
| Change since IPO | 842.94% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • Sep 17
WLK: Dividend Consistency And Share Buybacks Will Support A Higher Multiple
Analysts have raised their price target on Westlake from $70 to $80, citing updated assumptions that include a different discount rate, revised revenue growth expectations, adjusted profit margin forecasts, and a higher future P/E estimate. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake declared a regular second quarter 2026 dividend of $0.533 per share, payable on September 10, 2026, to stockholders of record on August 25, 2026.
Narrative Update • Sep 03
WLK: Legal Relief And Completed Buyback Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their price target for Westlake from about $130 to roughly $112, citing updated assumptions that combine a higher discount rate with revised expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and a lower future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake declared a regular second quarter 2026 dividend of $0.533 per share, payable on September 10, 2026, to stockholders of record on August 25, 2026.Seeking Alpha • Aug 14
Westlake: I Missed Out On A Surge, But The Overall "HOLD" Was Correct
Summary Westlake Chemicals remains a 'HOLD' with a $44/share price target, reflecting structural overcapacity and cyclical risks. Housing market weakness and negative free cash flow persist, despite a temporary margin surge in the PEM segment driven by external shocks. Current valuation is too rich given 70%+ long-term debt/capital, sub-6% AEPS growth, and volatile fundamentals. WLK is fundamentally solid and well-managed, but near-term upside is already priced in and risk/reward is unattractive above $44/share. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaRecent updates
Narrative Update • Sep 17
WLK: Dividend Consistency And Share Buybacks Will Support A Higher Multiple
Analysts have raised their price target on Westlake from $70 to $80, citing updated assumptions that include a different discount rate, revised revenue growth expectations, adjusted profit margin forecasts, and a higher future P/E estimate. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake declared a regular second quarter 2026 dividend of $0.533 per share, payable on September 10, 2026, to stockholders of record on August 25, 2026.Narrative Update • Sep 03
WLK: Legal Relief And Completed Buyback Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their price target for Westlake from about $130 to roughly $112, citing updated assumptions that combine a higher discount rate with revised expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and a lower future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake declared a regular second quarter 2026 dividend of $0.533 per share, payable on September 10, 2026, to stockholders of record on August 25, 2026.Seeking Alpha • Aug 14
Westlake: I Missed Out On A Surge, But The Overall "HOLD" Was Correct
Summary Westlake Chemicals remains a 'HOLD' with a $44/share price target, reflecting structural overcapacity and cyclical risks. Housing market weakness and negative free cash flow persist, despite a temporary margin surge in the PEM segment driven by external shocks. Current valuation is too rich given 70%+ long-term debt/capital, sub-6% AEPS growth, and volatile fundamentals. WLK is fundamentally solid and well-managed, but near-term upside is already priced in and risk/reward is unattractive above $44/share. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Aug 14
WLK: Recent Legal Rulings Will Support A Stronger Future Rebound
Analysts have trimmed their average price target for Westlake to about $94 from $96, citing updated assumptions that reflect slightly different views on revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E levels. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake Corporation is involved in the Ethylene Antitrust Litigation in the Netherlands and Germany, which consists of fourteen civil lawsuits related to ethylene.Analysis Article • Aug 08
Westlake Corporation Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Investors in Westlake Corporation ( NYSE:WLK ) had a good week, as its shares rose 9.9% to close at US$77.47 following...Narrative Update • Jul 31
WLK: Legal Outcomes And Buybacks Will Support Future Stock Recovery
Analysts have reduced their fair value price target for Westlake from $99.53 to $96.00, citing updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E as the basis for the revision. What’s in the News for Westlake On July 29, 2026, the District Court of Amsterdam dismissed claims against Westlake in two Ethylene Antitrust Litigation cases brought by Shell Chemical Europe B.V. and Stichting Ethylene Claims, although both plaintiffs can appeal.Narrative Update • Jul 17
WLK: German PVC Expansion And Restructuring Savings Will Drive Future Stock Recovery
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Westlake to $99.53 from $105.40, reflecting updated assumptions around fair value, discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake Corp expanded its Performance & Essential Materials business by acquiring a PVC and vinyl chloride monomer production site in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, with capacity to produce 380,000 metric tons of PVC annually, according to recent news reports.Narrative Update • Jul 03
WLK: Hydrogen Upside And Restructuring Savings Will Drive Future Stock Recovery
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Westlake to $105.40 from $113.40, citing updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples that point to a more conservative fair value outlook. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake Corporation is featured among the 10 most promising hydrogen and fuel cell stocks, with analysts cited in the report discussing upside potential and long term fundamentals for the business, according to a recent article on hydrogen and fuel cell stocks.Narrative Update • Jun 19
WLK: Litigation Settlement And German Acquisition Will Support Future Stock Rebound
Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for Westlake to about $113.40 per share, down from roughly $114.29, pointing to updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and a higher future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Westlake Westlake stock is reported to be down 13.5% since its last earnings release, after the company reported a wider adjusted loss per share than expected in Q1 2026, with net sales down year over year and softer results in the Performance and Essential Materials segment.Narrative Update • Jun 04
WLK: Litigation Settlement Will Set Up A More Attractive Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Westlake from about $121 to roughly $114, linking the change to updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate, and future P/E levels. What's in the News Westlake appointed Jonathan H.Narrative Update • Apr 24
WLK: Buybacks Litigation Settlement And CFO Transition Will Shape Balanced Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Westlake to $121.29 from $117.07, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Westlake appointed Jonathan H.Narrative Update • Apr 10
WLK: Buybacks And CFO Transition Will Shape A Balanced Forward Outlook
Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for Westlake from about $113 to roughly $117, pointing to slightly higher revenue growth assumptions, a modestly lower discount rate, and a small shift in expected profit margin and future P/E as the key drivers behind the updated price target. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Westlake repurchased 445,881 shares, about 0.35% of its outstanding shares, for a total of US$32.84 million under its ongoing buyback program (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 27
WLK: Buybacks And Leadership Transition Will Shape A Measured Forward Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Westlake from $110.43 to $113.00, citing updated assumptions related to discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Westlake repurchased 445,881 shares, representing 0.35% of its shares, for a total of US$32.84 million under its ongoing buyback program (Key Developments).New Narrative • Mar 13
Three Pillar Plan And Housing Tailwinds Will Transform Earnings Quality
Catalysts About Westlake Westlake is a global producer of performance and essential materials and housing and infrastructure products that serve construction, industrial and municipal end markets. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Narrative Update • Mar 11
WLK: Plant Closures And Charges Will Shape A Measured Forward Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target on Westlake from about $86 to about $110, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Chief Financial Officer M.New Narrative • Feb 25
Footprint Optimization And Overcapacity Will Pressure Margins And Limit Earnings Recovery
Catalysts About Westlake Westlake Corporation produces performance and essential materials alongside housing and infrastructure products, serving global industrial, construction and municipal end markets. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Narrative Update • Feb 24
WLK: Planned Plant Closures And Charges Will Shape Balanced Outlook
Analysts have modestly adjusted their price target on Westlake to $85.79. This reflects updated assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that fine tune rather than overhaul their prior view.Narrative Update • Feb 10
WLK: Planned US Plant Closures And Charges Will Pressure Forward Expectations
Analysts have nudged their price target on Westlake higher to about $85.79 from roughly $85.36, reflecting small tweaks to fair value inputs, discount rate assumptions, profit margin outlook, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Westlake plans to cease operations at several North American chlorovinyl facilities, including its PVC plant in Aberdeen, Mississippi, its VCM plant at the Lake Charles, Louisiana North site, and one diaphragm chlor-alkali unit at the Lake Charles, Louisiana South site, with operations expected to end in December 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 26
WLK: Planned Facility Closures And Impairment Charges Will Shape Fair Valuation Outlook
Analysts have lifted their price target on Westlake from about US$82 to roughly US$85, pointing to updated assumptions around fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E as the key drivers behind the change. What's in the News Westlake plans to cease operations at several North American chlorovinyl facilities, including a PVC plant in Aberdeen, Mississippi, a VCM plant at Lake Charles North in Louisiana, and a diaphragm chlor alkali unit at Lake Charles South, with cessation targeted for December 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 10
WLK: Capacity Closures And Impairment Charges Will Shape Fairly Balanced Prospects
Analysts have nudged their price target for Westlake slightly higher to about US$82 per share, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Westlake plans to shut certain North American chlorovinyl facilities, including a PVC plant in Aberdeen, Mississippi, a VCM plant and a diaphragm chlor alkali unit in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its styrene plant in Lake Charles, with cessation of operations targeted for December 2025 and an expected workforce reduction of about 295 employees (company announcement).Narrative Update • Dec 26
WLK: Future Returns Will Reflect Capacity Closures And Fairly Balanced Prospects
Analysts have nudged their price target on Westlake higher by approximately 1 percent to about $82 per share. This reflects updated assumptions for a slightly higher discount rate and richer future valuation multiples that more than offset trimmed revenue growth and profit margin expectations.Analysis Article • Dec 14
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...Narrative Update • Dec 12
WLK: Future Returns Will Reflect Buyback Completion And Recent Index Removal
Narrative Update on Westlake Analysts have increased their price target on Westlake to approximately 81.29 dollars per share from 81.29 dollars previously, a marginal upward revision reflecting slightly lower discount rate assumptions and modestly improved long term valuation metrics. What's in the News Recorded a significant unaudited goodwill impairment of approximately 727 million dollars for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, signaling a downward reassessment of certain acquired assets (Key Developments) Completed its long running share repurchase program announced in 2014, having bought back a total of 9,482,402 shares, or about 7.31 percent of shares outstanding, for 662.35 million dollars, with no additional shares repurchased in the latest quarter (Key Developments) Was removed from the FTSE All World Index, potentially affecting index linked ownership and passive fund flows (Key Developments) Expanded its Magnolia Collection window line with a new black frame option across multiple series, targeting growing demand for darker, energy efficient window styles in residential construction (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Fair Value: unchanged at approximately 81.29 dollars per share, indicating a stable intrinsic value estimate.Narrative Update • Nov 27
WLK: Share Buyback Completion Will Support Future Upside After Index Exit
Westlake's analyst price target has been revised slightly downward to $81.29 from $82.21 as analysts factor in modestly higher discount rates and updated profitability assumptions. What's in the News Westlake Corporation reported an unaudited goodwill impairment of $727 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.Analysis Article • Nov 21
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.53
The board of Westlake Corporation ( NYSE:WLK ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 11th of December, with...Narrative Update • Nov 13
WLK: Share Buyback Completion Will Drive Upward Momentum Despite Index Removal
Analysts have lowered their price target for Westlake from $88.43 to $82.21, citing recent adjustments in key financial assumptions as well as expectations for increased revenue growth but slightly lower profitability. What's in the News Westlake reported a $727 million impairment of goodwill for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Oct 30
WLK: Share Buyback And Dividend Distribution Will Support Upward Momentum
Analysts have slightly lowered their price target for Westlake from $88.86 to $88.43. They cite expectations of marginally slower revenue growth and a modestly higher discount rate, despite a small improvement in projected profit margins.Narrative Update • Oct 16
US Municipal Spending And Urbanization Will Drive Demand
Westlake's analyst price target has been modestly reduced from $90.07 to $88.86. Analysts are adjusting their expectations in light of lower projected revenue growth and profit margins, along with a slight increase in discount rates.Analysis Article • Sep 25
A Look At The Fair Value Of Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK)
Key Insights Westlake's estimated fair value is US$86.97 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity With US$78.88 share...Shareholder Returns
| WLK | US Chemicals | US Market | |
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| 7D | -2.5% | -2.1% | -0.2% |
| 1Y | -16.9% | 1.6% | 11.9% |
Return vs Industry: WLK underperformed the US Chemicals industry which returned 2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WLK underperformed the US Market which returned 12% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WLK volatility | |
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| WLK Average Weekly Movement | 5.7% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 5.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 15.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.9% |
Stable Share Price: WLK has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WLK's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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| 1986 | 14,600 | Jean-Marc Gilson | www.westlake.com |
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.
Westlake Corporation Fundamentals Summary
| WLK fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$9.02b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$1.23b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$11.29b |
0.8x
P/S Ratio-7.2x
P/E RatioIs WLK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WLK income statement (TTM) | |
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| Revenue | US$11.29b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$10.14b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.15b |
| Other Expenses | US$2.38b |
| Earnings | -US$1.23b |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -9.62 |
| Gross Margin | 10.22% |
| Net Profit Margin | -10.88% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 55.0% |
How did WLK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.1%
Current Dividend Yield-22%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/18 23:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Westlake Corporation is covered by 25 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Alembic Global Advisors |
| Michael Leithead | Barclays |
| Jonas Oxgaard | Bernstein |