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WLK:NYSE
Westlake Corp
$63.50
+1.65%
(+1.03) 1D
$63.50
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Oct 2, 4:00:02 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$62.67
High
$64.92
Low
$61.80
Mkt. cap
8.12B
Avg. vol.
753.78K
Volume
1.51M
Dividend
3.36%
Quarterly dividend
$0.53
Ex-dividend date
Aug 25, 2026
52-wk high
$124.23
52-wk low
$56.33
EPS
-$9.59
Beta
0.69
Shares outstanding
127.80M
No. of employees
15K
Open
$62.67
High
$64.92
Low
$61.80
Mkt. cap
8.12B
Avg. vol.
753.78K
Volume
1.51M
Dividend
3.36%
Quarterly dividend
$0.53
Ex-dividend date
Aug 25, 2026
52-wk high
$124.23
52-wk low
$56.33
EPS
-$9.59
Beta
0.69
Shares outstanding
127.80M
No. of employees
15K
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Profile
Westlake Corporation is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated building products, which are fundamental to various consumer and industrial markets. The company was founded by Ting Tsung Chao in 1986. it is the largest producer of low-density polyethylene in the US and ranks among the Forbes Global 2000. Westlake Chemical operates in two segments: Olefins and Vinyls, and is also an integrated producer of vinyls, with substantial downstream integration into polyvinyl chloride building products. In 2026, it was ranked 388th among Houston-area Fortune 500 companies in the Greater Houston area. Wikipedia
About Westlake Corp
CEOJean-Marc Gilson
Employees14.6K
Founded1986
Headquarters-
SectorCommodity chemical
Websitewestlake.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 13 analysts giving stock ratings to WLK in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
5
Hold
8
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for WLK in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $63.50
$100.00 (+57.48%)
Average
$85.54 (+34.71%)
Lowest
$67.00 (+5.51%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Abigail Eberts
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintained
$68.00
+7.1%
10/01/2026
Pete Osterland
Truist Financial
Buy
Maintained
$90.00
+41.7%
10/01/2026
John Roberts CFA
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintained
$72.00
+13.4%
09/30/2026
Patrick Cunningham
Citi
Hold
Maintained
$67.00
+5.5%
10/01/2026
Joshua Spector
UBS
Buy
Reiterated
$98.00
+54.3%
09/25/2026
Matthew DeYoe
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Maintained
$90.00
+41.7%
09/14/2026
Hassan Ahmed
Alembic Global
Buy
Maintained
$100.00
+57.5%
09/11/2026
Unknown Analyst
KeyBanc
Buy
Initiated
$92.00
+44.9%
09/11/2026
Salvator Tiano
KeyBanc
Buy
Initiated
$92.00
+44.9%
09/11/2026
John McNulty
BMO Capital
Hold
Downgraded
$82.00
+29.1%
09/09/2026
Jeffrey Zekauskas
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintained
$80.00
+26%
08/06/2026
Vincent Andrews
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintained
$92.00
+44.9%
08/06/2026
Duffy Fischer
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintained
$86.00
+35.4%
08/05/2026
Arun Viswanathan
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintained
$95.00
+49.6%
08/06/2026
Bhavesh Lodaya
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintained
$96.00
+51.2%
08/04/2026
Michael Sison
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintained
$110.00
+73.2%
06/10/2026
David Begleiter
Deutsche Bank
Hold
Maintained
$115.00
+81.1%
05/07/2026
Patrick Scholes
Truist Financial
Buy
Reiterated
$127.00
+100%
03/26/2026
Aleksey Yefremov
KeyBanc
Hold
Maintained
-
-
02/25/2026
Last report
Aug 4, 2026
Fiscal period
Q2 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$2.01 / $1.89
+6.59%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
3.27B / 3.25B
+0.71%beat
Fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
2.84B
2.53B
2.65B
3.27B
Cost of goods sold
2.60B
2.45B
2.54B
2.62B
Cost of revenue
2.60B
2.45B
2.54B
2.62B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
228.00M
192.00M
236.00M
253.00M
Operating expense
258.00M
225.00M
266.00M
285.00M
Total operating expenses
2.86B
2.67B
2.81B
2.90B
Operating income
-22.00M
-138.00M
-154.00M
367.00M
Other non operating income
10.00M
-10.00M
10.00M
-
EBT including unusual items
-775.00M
-663.00M
-190.00M
338.00M
EBT excluding unusual items
-31.00M
-159.00M
-172.00M
341.00M
Income tax expense
-3.00M
-130.00M
-33.00M
67.00M
Effective tax rate
0.39%
19.61%
17.37%
19.82%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
-782.00M
-544.00M
-169.00M
260.00M
Net profit margin
-27.55%
-21.48%
-6.37%
7.95%
Earnings per share
-0.29
-0.25
-0.77
2.01
Interest and investment income
22.00M
24.00M
28.00M
29.00M
Interest expense
-41.00M
-51.00M
-56.00M
-55.00M
Net interest expenses
-19.00M
-27.00M
-28.00M
-26.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
281.00M
-6.00M
130.00M
653.00M
Gain or loss from assets sale
10.00M
306.00M
2.00M
12.00M
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