WLK Share Price | Westlake Corp. Stock Analysis & Recommendation

Q: Is Westlake Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for Westlake Corp. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The weekly MACD indicates a mildly bullish stance, while the monthly MACD remains bearish. The Bollinger Bands show a bullish signal on the weekly chart but a mildly bearish signal on the monthly chart. Daily moving averages are bearish, and the KST is bullish on the weekly but bearish on the monthly. Dow Theory indicates a mildly bearish trend on the weekly timeframe with no trend on the monthly. In terms of performance, Westlake Corp. has underperformed compared to the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -28.74% versus the S&P 500's 14.18%, and a one-year return of -44.72% compared to 17.82% for the index. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bearish, with mixed signals across different indicators.

Q: Is Westlake Corp. overvalued or undervalued?

As of 5 August 2025, the valuation grade for Westlake Corp. has moved from fair to risky, indicating a shift towards a more negative outlook. The company appears to be overvalued, particularly when considering its P/E ratio of 21, which is significantly higher than its peers such as Albemarle Corp. with a P/E of -101.94 and ChampionX Corp. at 15.52. Additionally, Westlake's EV to EBITDA stands at 6.64, which is lower than the industry average, suggesting potential inefficiencies in generating earnings relative to its enterprise value.In terms of returns, Westlake Corp. has underperformed compared to the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -25.90% versus the S&P 500's 12.22%, and a one-year return of -40.63% compared to 17.14% for the index. This underperformance reinforces the notion that the stock may be overvalued given its current financial metrics and market performance.

Q: What does Westlake Corp. do?

Overview:Westlake Corp. is a global manufacturer and marketer of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and building products, operating within the specialty chemicals industry and classified as a mid-cap company.Financial Snapshot:Most recent Net Sales: 2,846 Million (Quarterly Results - Mar 2025)Most recent Net Profit: -35 Million (Quarterly Results - Mar 2025)Market-cap: USD 9,892.40 Million (Mid Cap)Key Metrics:P/E: 21.00Dividend Yield: 203.31%Debt Equity: 0.22Return on Equity: 4.65%Price to Book: 0.95Contact Details:Address: 2801 Post Oak Blvd Ste 600, HOUSTON TX: 77056-6110Tel: 1 713 9609111Fax: 1 302 6555049Website: https://www.westlake.com/

Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

287.49 k

Shareholding (Jun 2026)

FII

9.90%

Held by 226 FIIs

DII

90.06%

Held by 27 DIIs

Promoter

0.05%

Is Westlake Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

07-Oct-2025

As of October 3, 2025, Westlake Corp. shows a mildly bearish trend with mixed technical signals, including a bearish monthly MACD and underperformance against the S&P 500, having a year-to-date return of -28.74% compared to the index's 14.18%.

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Is Westlake Corp. overvalued or undervalued?

20-Sep-2025

As of August 5, 2025, Westlake Corp. is considered risky and overvalued with a P/E ratio of 21, underperforming the S&P 500 significantly, which raises concerns about its financial metrics and market outlook.

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How big is Westlake Corp.?

22-Jun-2025

As of Jun 18, Westlake Corp. has a market capitalization of 9,892.40 million, with net sales of 12,013.00 million and a net profit of 424.00 million for the latest four quarters. The balance sheet shows shareholder's funds of 10,527.00 million and total assets of 20,750.00 million.

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What does Westlake Corp. do?

22-Jun-2025

Westlake Corp. is a global manufacturer and marketer of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and building products, classified as a mid-cap company with recent net sales of $2.846 billion and a net profit of -$35 million. The company has a market cap of $9.892 billion and key metrics include a P/E ratio of 21.00 and a dividend yield of 203.31%.

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Who are in the management team of Westlake Corp.?

22-Jun-2025

As of March 2022, the management team of Westlake Corp. includes Chairman James Chao, CEO Albert Chao, Directors David Chao, John Chao, Dorothy Jenkins, and Independent Directors Michael Graff and Marius Haas. They oversee the company's operations and strategic direction.

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Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Dashboard

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -9.65% of over the last 5 years

With a fall in PBT of -174.52%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25

Risky -

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

Market cap

USD 15,265 Million (Small Cap)

P/E

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

176.92%

Debt Equity

0.32

Return on Equity

-1.10%

Price to Book

1.74

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

3,271 Million

(Quarterly Results - Jun 2026)

Net Profit:

259 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

-20.45%

6 Months

-19.24%

1 Year

-5.6%

2 Years

-46.0%

3 Years

-42.16%

4 Years

-17.91%

5 Years

-5.8%

Westlake Corp. for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

No Recent News for the Company

Announcements

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.28%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-185.38%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

9.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.07

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.22

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.80

Tax Ratio

36.36%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

41.64%

ROCE (avg)

13.73%

ROE (avg)

13.85%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.74

EV to EBIT

-85.72

EV to EBITDA

18.70

EV to Capital Employed

1.56

EV to Sales

1.62

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

176.92%

ROCE (Latest)

-1.82%

ROE (Latest)

-1.10%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Jun 2026

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Domestic Funds

Held in 79 Schemes (20.02%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 226 Foreign Institutions (9.9%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'26 - QoQ

Jun'26

Mar'26

Change(%)

Net Sales

3,271.00

2,652.00

23.34%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

0.00

130.00

-100.00%

Interest

0.00

56.00

-100.00%

Exceptional Items

0.00

-18.00

100.00%

Consolidate Net Profit

259.00

-156.00

266.03%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

0.00%

-58.10%

5.81%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2026 is 23.34% vs 4.70% in Mar 2026

Consolidated Net Profit

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2026 is 266.03% vs 70.62% in Mar 2026

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25

Dec'25

Dec'24

Change(%)

Net Sales

11,170.00

12,142.00

-8.01%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

967.00

2,080.00

-53.51%

Interest

171.00

159.00

7.55%

Exceptional Items

-1,367.00

-91.00

-1,402.20%

Consolidate Net Profit

-1,464.00

644.00

-327.33%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

-18.90%

79.60%

-9.85%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is -8.01% vs -3.24% in Dec 2024

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is -327.33% vs 24.08% in Dec 2024

All Annual Results

Company CV

About Westlake Corp.

Westlake Corp.

Specialty Chemicals

Westlake Chemical Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers and building products. The Company's products include a range of chemicals, which are fundamental to various consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, water treatment, refrigerants, residential and commercial construction, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. Its segments include Olefins and Vinyls. It manufactures ethylene (through Westlake Chemical OpCo LP (OpCo)), polyethylene, styrene and associated co-products at its manufacturing facility in Lake Charles and polyethylene at its Longview facility. The Company's products in its Vinyls segment include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), ethylene dichloride (EDC), chlor-alkali (chlorine and caustic soda) and chlorinated derivative products and, through OpCo, ethylene. It also manufactures and sells building products fabricated from PVC.

Company Coordinates

Company Details

2801 Post Oak Blvd Ste 600 , HOUSTON TX : 77056-6110

Tel: 1 713 96091111 713 9609111

https://www.westlake.com/

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