Westlake Corporation (WLK)Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Houston, United States | NYSE
112.61 USD
-6.39
(-5.370%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 113.53 +0.92 (0.817%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT
WLK is currently showing a mix of momentum and volatility. The recent price history indicates a strong upward trend, with the stock breaking above key resistance levels. However, the negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio suggest underlying financial risks. The dividend yield is moderate, with a consistent payout, making it a decent option for income-focused investors. Despite the positive momentum, the long-term fundamentals are weak, and the stock's performance is heavily influenced by market sentiment and industry conditions. Investors should consider the stock as a short-term opportunity with caution, while long-term investors might want to wait for more clarity on the company's financial health. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.162505 |
| MSTL | 0.252558 |
| AutoETS | 0.261753 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.261756 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 2.97 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.79 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-02 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 68.962 |
| Revenue per Share | 87.089 |
| Market Cap | 14,423,481,344 |
| Forward P/E | 27.08 |
| Beta | 0.75 |
| Profit Margins | -13.50% |
| Previous Name | Westlake Chemical Corporation |
| Website | https://www.westlake.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls and puts data indicate a general bullish sentiment, with significant OI and IV spikes at certain strike prices, suggesting potential for both upward and downward movements. The ATM anchors at 120.0 and 125.0 show a concentration of activity, indicating possible support or resistance levels. However, the high IV at certain strikes, like 70.0 and 150.0, suggests increased volatility and uncertainty. The overall positioning suggests a cautious approach, with traders potentially looking to capitalize on short-term movements.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.51% | 2.71% | 1.95% | 1.69% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | 0.5300 | 0.514963 |
| 2025-11-25 | 0.5300 | 0.847214 |
| 2025-08-19 | 0.5300 | 0.643061 |
| 2025-05-20 | 0.5250 | 0.702994 |
| 2025-03-04 | 0.5250 | 0.503899 |
| 2024-11-26 | 0.5250 | 0.422685 |
| 2024-08-20 | 0.5250 | 0.378648 |
| 2024-05-20 | 0.5000 | 0.324506 |
| 2024-02-27 | 0.5000 | 0.381293 |
| 2023-11-20 | 0.5000 | 0.402981 |
| 2023-08-24 | 0.5000 | 0.405161 |
| 2023-05-22 | 0.3570 | 0.324250 |
| 2023-02-28 | 0.3570 | 0.317140 |
| 2022-11-23 | 0.3570 | 0.356502 |
| 2022-08-19 | 0.3570 | 0.363339 |
| 2022-05-20 | 0.2980 | 0.252312 |
| 2022-02-28 | 0.2980 | 0.289347 |
| 2021-11-22 | 0.2980 | 0.326810 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0.2980 | 0.384737 |
| 2021-05-24 | 0.2700 | 0.289407 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.2700 | 0.336334 |
| 2020-11-23 | 0.2700 | 0.386010 |
| 2020-08-24 | 0.2700 | 0.493007 |
| 2020-05-22 | 0.2630 | 0.655420 |
| 2020-02-24 | 0.2630 | 0.485675 |
| 2019-11-25 | 0.2630 | 0.413015 |
| 2019-08-26 | 0.2630 | 0.518508 |
| 2019-05-28 | 0.2500 | 0.464456 |
| 2019-02-26 | 0.2500 | 0.388491 |
| 2018-11-26 | 0.2500 | 0.405244 |
| 2018-08-27 | 0.2500 | 0.288339 |
| 2018-05-29 | 0.2100 | 0.201768 |
| 2018-02-26 | 0.2100 | 0.212450 |
| 2017-11-24 | 0.2100 | 0.252457 |
| 2017-08-30 | 0.2100 | 0.313422 |
| 2017-05-25 | 0.1910 | 0.350213 |
| 2017-02-24 | 0.1910 | 0.344212 |
| 2016-11-29 | 0.1910 | 0.403630 |
| 2016-08-31 | 0.1910 | 0.425275 |
| 2016-05-19 | 0.1820 | 0.486186 |
| 2016-02-25 | 0.1820 | 0.489056 |
| 2015-12-02 | 0.1820 | 0.361604 |
| 2015-09-02 | 0.1820 | 0.411319 |
| 2015-05-27 | 0.1650 | 0.277050 |
| 2015-03-03 | 0.1650 | 0.289055 |
| 2014-12-03 | 0.1650 | 0.304665 |
| 2014-09-03 | 0.1650 | 0.199838 |
| 2014-05-28 | 0.1260 | 0.188904 |
| 2014-02-26 | 0.1260 | 0.225381 |
| 2013-12-04 | 0.1125 | 0.235138 |
| 2013-09-06 | 0.1125 | 0.255150 |
| 2013-05-31 | 0.0940 | 0.240666 |
| 2013-02-27 | 0.0940 | 0.260629 |
| 2012-11-27 | 1.9690 | 6.744217 |
| 2012-08-28 | 0.0940 | 0.346295 |
| 2012-05-31 | 0.0370 | 0.172600 |
| 2012-03-05 | 0.0370 | 0.161842 |
| 2011-11-29 | 0.0370 | 0.239622 |
| 2011-08-31 | 0.0370 | 0.205586 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.0320 | 0.149583 |
| 2011-03-09 | 0.0320 | 0.165716 |
| 2010-11-30 | 0.0320 | 0.217253 |
| 2010-08-30 | 0.0320 | 0.322125 |
| 2010-06-01 | 0.0290 | 0.372133 |
| 2010-03-15 | 0.0290 | 0.327878 |
| 2009-12-01 | 0.0290 | 0.290762 |
| 2009-08-31 | 0.0290 | 0.312864 |
| 2009-05-26 | 0.0265 | 0.335737 |
| 2009-03-05 | 0.0265 | 0.655969 |
| 2008-11-28 | 0.0265 | 0.410993 |
| 2008-08-26 | 0.0265 | 0.367049 |
| 2008-05-28 | 0.0250 | 0.389103 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.0250 | 0.371385 |
| 2007-11-27 | 0.0250 | 0.347479 |
| 2007-08-28 | 0.0250 | 0.250771 |
| 2007-05-30 | 0.0200 | 0.188996 |
| 2007-03-01 | 0.0200 | 0.181164 |
| 2006-11-15 | 0.0200 | 0.154741 |
| 2006-08-28 | 0.0200 | 0.187353 |
| 2006-05-24 | 0.0140 | 0.123047 |
| 2006-02-24 | 0.0140 | 0.108384 |
| 2005-11-17 | 0.0140 | 0.124487 |
| 2005-08-26 | 0.0140 | 0.139460 |
| 2005-05-26 | 0.0105 | 0.114855 |
| 2005-03-01 | 0.0105 | 0.080470 |
| 2004-11-18 | 0.0100 | 0.090672 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.31143928 |
| Address1 | 2,801 Post Oak Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 162.64 |
| All Time Low | 5.15 |
| Ask | 112.7 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,062,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,334,759 |
| Average Volume | 1,334,759 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,062,070 |
| Beta | 0.748 |
| Bid | 112.84 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 68.735 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 112.61 |
| Current Ratio | 2.244 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 114.51 |
| Day Low | 110.786 |
| Debt To Equity | 68.962 |
| Display Name | Westlake |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,792,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 2.12 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.88 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,771,948,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,771,948,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,771,939,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,638,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,638,600 |
| Ebitda | 834,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07466 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 22.049 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.646 |
| Enterprise Value | 18,388,983,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.54818 |
| Eps Forward | 4.1577 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -11.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,496,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 107.9414 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.668602 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.043251265 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 31.143929 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 124.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.620003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.093536206 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 56.33 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 56.28 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9991123 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 56.33 - 124.23 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,092,317,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.55 |
| Float Shares | 33,580,301 |
| Forward Eps | 4.1577 |
| Forward P E | 27.084686 |
| Free Cashflow | 62,250,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 14,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.07278 |
| Gross Profits | 813,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.74329 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.36901 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 128,083,490 |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Key | specialty-chemicals |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,496,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.53 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,395,187,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Westlake Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 14,423,481,344 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_701143 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-18 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,500,999,936 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,423,481,808 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 14 |
| Open | 114.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 465,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.05448 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.694 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.7 |
| Phone | 713 960 9111 |
| Post Market Change | 0.91999817 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.8169773 |
| Post Market Price | 113.53 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,400 |
| Prev Name | Westlake Chemical Corporation |
| Previous Close | 119.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 44.192326 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.638321 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2912697 |
| Profit Margins | -0.135 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.6 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.07143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -6.39 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.36975 |
| Regular Market Day High | 114.51 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 110.786 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 110.786 - 114.51 |
| Regular Market Open | 114.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 119.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 112.61 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,231,846 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0055 |
| Return On Equity | -0.14466 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.109 |
| Revenue Per Share | 87.089 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 128,083,490 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0348 |
| Shares Short | 4,453,477 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,018,091 |
| Short Name | Westlake Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1356 |
| Short Ratio | 3.3 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | WLK |
| Target High Price | 145.0 |
| Target Low Price | 80.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 119.92857 |
| Target Median Price | 122.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,928,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 22.891 |
| Total Debt | 6,409,999,872 |
| Total Revenue | 11,169,999,872 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 2.11 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.017731091 |
| Trailing Eps | -11.7 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 85.5527 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 27.057304 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.31626478 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,231,846 |
| Website | https://www.westlake.com |
| Zip | 77,056 |