Industrial Organic Chemicals · SIC 2860

WESTLAKE CORP

WLK

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Latest revenue

$2.65B

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$-169.0M

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

-6.4%

as of 2026-03-31

Price · 5Y

-1.0% / yr 14.8 pts / yr vs S&P 500 5.1% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$88.60
0.57%
Market cap
$11.35B
Enterprise value
$11.35B
P/E (trailing)
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
1.8%
52-wk high
$124.23
52-wk low
$56.33
Beta
Shares out
128.1M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Item 1. Business Overview Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer and marketer of both housing and infrastructure products and performance and essential materials that are designed to enhance the lives of people every day. Our products include some of the most widely used materials in the world, which are fundamental to many diverse consumer and industrial markets, including residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive, healthcare, water treatment, wind turbines, coatings as well as other durable and non-durable goods. We operate in two principal operating segments, Housing and Infrastructure Products (HIP) and Performance and Essential…

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Generated from WLK's filing dated 2026-02-26

Key risks

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Item 1A. Risk Factors Risk Factor Summary Risks Related to Our Business, Industry and Operations •Cyclicality in the petrochemical industry has in the past, and may in the future, result in reduced operating margins or operating losses. •Our Performance and Essential Materials business could suffer if commodity product exports by other countries significantly increase or are sold in global markets in violation of international fair trade laws. •We sell most of our commodity products in highly competitive markets and face significant competition and price pressure. •We operate internationally and are subject to related risks, including exchange rate fluctuations, exchange controls, trade…

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Generated from WLK's filing dated 2026-02-26

Profitability

Gross margin

7.3%

54.8%

Operating margin

-14.1%

296.0%

Net margin

-13.5%

372.3%

Return on equity

-17.2%

399.9%

Return on assets

-7.6%

360.4%

Leverage

Debt / equity

1.27×

30.8%

Long-term debt / equity

0.58×

33.7%

Debt / assets

56.0%

13.6%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$2.65B-6.8%$-169.0M-322.5%-6.4%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$2.53B-10.9%$-544.0M-7871.4%-21.5%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$2.84B-9.0%$-782.0M-824.1%-27.6%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$2.95B-7.9%$-142.0M-145.4%-4.8%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$2.85B-4.3%$-40.0M-123.0%-1.4%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$2.84B$7.0M0.2%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$3.12B+0.1%$108.0M-62.1%3.5%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$3.21B-1.4%$313.0M+5.4%9.8%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$7.1M

Net activity

−$7.1M

Distinct insiders

3

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-03-27

Robert F. Buesinger

EVP, PEM Segment Head

Sale4,000$115.25$461.0K
2026-03-27

Mark Steven Bender

EVP & CFO

Sale16,413$112.53$1.8M
2026-02-27

Mark Steven Bender

EVP & CFO

Sale16,988$100.91$1.7M
2026-02-27

Mark Steven Bender

EVP & CFO

Sale421$101.52$42.7K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns WLK

Institutional value

$2.22B

Total shares held

19.3M

Distinct holders

204

-91 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1Capital World Investors4.2M$491.9M+2.0M (+93.9%)Added
2BlackRock, Inc.3.1M$359.7M-182.3K (-5.6%)Trimmed
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC1.8M$206.7MNew
4DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.5M$171.3M-419.7K (-22.3%)Trimmed
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.5M$170.0MNew
6UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC981.4K$114.6M+56.7K (+6.1%)Added
7UBS Group AG811.3K$94.8M+163.3K (+25.2%)Added
8Nuveen, LLC564.7K$66.0M-88.2K (-13.5%)Trimmed
9Erste Asset Management GmbH395.0K$45.8M-25.0K (-6.0%)Trimmed
10NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND309.6K$36.2M+0 (+0.0%)No change
11ProShare Advisors LLC295.8K$34.6M-139.4K (-32.0%)Trimmed
12Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC285.4K$33.3M-221.3K (-43.7%)Trimmed
13FEDERATED HERMES, INC.266.7K$31.2M+158.9K (+147.5%)Added
14VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO205.7K$24.0MNew
15DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC203.4K$23.8M-860 (-0.4%)Trimmed
16Bank of New York Mellon Corp181.1K$21.2M+6.8K (+3.9%)Added
17Invesco Ltd.179.4K$21.0M-33.8K (-15.8%)Trimmed
18ROBOTTI ROBERT145.0K$16.9M-367.5K (-71.7%)Trimmed
19SPROTT INC.132.6K$15.5M-7.4K (-5.3%)Trimmed
20Walleye Capital LLC119.6K$14.0M+72.0K (+151.0%)Added

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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