WLKP vs CE vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Westlake Chemical Partners, Celanese and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CE Celanese Corp
$48.10 +2.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$186.06 -8.8% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$161.00B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Westlake Chemical Partners 5, Celanese 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWLKPCESCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $747.17M $5.34B $161.00B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x -4.6x 28.4x WLKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 7.6x 24.8x CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% -2.2% +32.8% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% -12.0% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.1% -4.1% — WLKP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 63.7x 0.1x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.02% WLKP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +14.0% +47.8% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -21.7%/yr +26.8%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 51.7% 52.1% WLKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 29/100 63/100 WLKP

Percentile Scorecard

WLKPCESCCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisWLKPCESCCO
Valuation 99 #2 of 94 58 #40 of 94 46 #88 of 162
Growth 56 #41 of 92 23 #71 of 92 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 100 #1 of 89 32 #61 of 89 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 84 #16 of 97 13 #85 of 97 46 #89 of 165
Shareholder Returns 87 #10 of 70 22 #55 of 70 56 #48 of 107
Overall 85 29 63
  • WLKP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodWLKPCESCCOSPY
1 month -1.9%+2.2%-8.8% -0.8%
3 months -2.9%+8.4%+3.7% +3.5%
6 months -6.3%-26.1%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date +11.2%+13.8%+32.1% +12.2%
1 year +6.3%+14.0%+47.8% +13.0%
3 years -0.8%-57.6%+180.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.3%-24.9%+41.1% +23.1%
5 years -18.4%-70.6%+227.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.0%-21.7%+26.8% +11.0%
10 years -0.1%-32.4%+615.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year 0.0%-3.8%+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWLKPCESCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%51.7%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.8%47.1%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.210.402.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.270.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-79.6%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-30.5%-15.3% -1.8%
52-week high $23.72$69.24$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $17.87$35.53$117.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleWLKPCESCCO
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 21.6x -4.5xmedian 21.6x 27.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 9.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 12.4x 95.3xmedian 12.4x 15.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 15.8x 7.5xmedian 15.8x 30.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 12.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 0.11median 1.66 1.10median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsWLKPCESCCO
Revenue $1.23B $9.71B $15.79B
Gross profit $384.80M $2.03B $10.07B
Operating income $355.62M -$692.00M $8.98B
Net income $334.49M -$1.16B $5.68B
Free cash flow $409.14M $708.00M $5.10B
R&D – $120.00M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) – $-10.60 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $49.32M $1.36B $5.67B
Total debt $1.60B $12.01B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) – 110.25M 829.10M
Enterprise value $571.36M -$485.49M $139.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricWLKPCESCCO
P/E 12.9x -4.5x 27.2x
P/FCF 1.8x 7.5x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 5.4x 23.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.5x 9.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.2x 12.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.5x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 2.2x 95.3x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 3.1x -23.0x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.6x 9.9x
EV/FCF 2.7x 22.5x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.4x 16.2x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWLKPCESCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% -2.2% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -1.9% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% -5.7% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -3.3% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.7% 11.1% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -39.7% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 29.1% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -42.8% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 29.0% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -42.8% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.6% -3.5% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -16.2% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 12.0% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -13.2% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWLKPCESCCO
Gross margin 31.2% 20.9% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 40.0% 1.7% 62.5%
Operating margin 28.8% -7.1% 56.9%
Pretax margin 27.1% -11.6% 55.8%
Net margin 4.7% -12.0% 35.9%
FCF margin 33.1% 7.3% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 37.7% 10.1% 42.7%
Return on equity 42.8% -25.4% 46.2%
Return on assets 27.3% -5.3% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 30.1% -4.1% –
Return on capital employed 30.1% -3.9% 43.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWLKPCESCCO
Debt / assets 32.8% 56.1% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 63.7x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 17.0x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 78.6% 47.3%
Equity / assets 63.2% 21.4% 52.7%
Interest coverage 16.4x -1.0x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.4x 5.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.29 10.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWLKPCESCCO
Dividend yield 8.9% 0.2% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 0.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% -1.1% 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% 1.8% 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% -91.8% 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -65.0% 6.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusWLKPCESCCO
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% -0.2% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $9.75BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% +7.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWLKPCESCCO
Held by institutions 29.1% 100.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 56 458 856
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +10.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 26 246 599
Institutions selling 13 138 219
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.78 2.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

WLKPCESCCO
WLKP 1.00 0.19 0.16
CE 0.19 1.00 0.11
SCCO 0.16 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WLKP, CE and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) $747.17M, Celanese (CE) $5.34B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, WLKP, CE and SCCO?

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 13.0x, Celanese (CE) -4.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Celanese (CE) is cheapest (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 14.4x, Celanese (CE) 7.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +12.1%, Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 4.7%, Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) leads (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 30.1%, Celanese (CE) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +6.3%, Celanese (CE) +14.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) -4.0%/yr, Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has the highest dividend yield: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 0.09%, Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has been the steadiest (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 18.5%, Celanese (CE) 51.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WLKP, CE and SCCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southern Copper (SCCO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.