WLKP vs E vs LYB Stock Comparison

Westlake Chemical Partners, Eni Spa and LyondellBasell Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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E Eni Spa
$58.92 +7.7% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.59B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionWLKPELYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $746.16M $89.59B $43.44B E
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 11.2x -123.1x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 8.7x 7.2x LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +19.6% -1.7% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 7.7% -1.1% E
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.1% 9.0% 4.1% WLKP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.1x 4.3x WLKP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.00% 0.03% WLKP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +59.0% +37.4% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr +15.5%/yr -6.9%/yr E
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 27.6% 42.7% WLKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 57/100 40/100 WLKP

Percentile Scorecard

WLKPELYB

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

AxisWLKPELYB
Valuation 99 #2 of 94 87 #14 of 99 41 #56 of 94
Growth 57 #40 of 91 88 #13 of 97 24 #69 of 91
Profitability 100 #1 of 86 48 #50 of 96 55 #39 of 86
Financial Health 85 #15 of 95 33 #69 of 102 32 #65 of 95
Shareholder Returns 87 #10 of 70 28 #55 of 76 46 #38 of 70
Overall 86 57 40
  • WLKP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWLKPELYBSPY
1 month -2.5%+7.7%+16.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.4%+17.2%+15.8% +3.9%
6 months -7.9%+7.5%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +10.6%+55.3%+55.7% +12.9%
1 year +7.0%+59.0%+37.4% +12.3%
3 years -1.3%+81.5%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%+22.0%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years -18.2%+105.6%-30.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%+15.5%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years -0.4%+96.7%-16.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year 0.0%+7.0%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWLKPELYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%27.6%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%26.7%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.21-0.40-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.382.140.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-37.1%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-5.1%-18.1% -1.2%
52-week high $23.72$62.08$82.38 $779.14
52-week low $17.87$36.32$42.28 $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.

MultipleWLKPELYB
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 22.0x 11.1xmedian 13.0x -123.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 12.4x 6.5xmedian 5.9x 22.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 15.1x 5.5xmedian 11.1x 27.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 0.36median 2.27 4.19median 1.66

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 monthsWLKPELYB
Revenue $1.23B $104.23B $31.19B
Gross profit $384.80M – $3.98B
Operating income $355.62M $9.26B $963.00M
Net income $334.49M $9.60B -$346.00M
Free cash flow $409.14M $16.71B $1.58B
R&D – – $137.00M
EPS (diluted) – $5.19 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $49.32M $13.34B $2.63B
Total debt $1.60B $38.88B $12.91B
Shares (diluted) – 1.54B 646.00M
Enterprise value $570.34M $29.22B $32.95B

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
MetricWLKPELYB
P/E 12.9x 11.1x -123.4x
P/FCF 1.8x 5.5x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 5.5x 14.7x
P/S 0.6x 0.9x 1.4x
P/B 1.0x 1.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.5x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 2.2x 6.5x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 3.1x 12.0x 55.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 2.7x 6.7x 34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.3x 6.7x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.36 4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWLKPELYB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 19.6% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -1.2% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% – 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.7% 439.3% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.9% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 198.9% -232.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 18.9% -29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 62.2% -238.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.6% 19.7% 26.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 0.3% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 19.7% 240.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -14.2% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWLKPELYB
Gross margin 31.2% – 12.8%
EBITDA margin 40.0% 16.5% 7.7%
Operating margin 28.8% 8.9% 3.1%
Pretax margin 27.1% 8.5% -0.2%
Net margin 4.7% 7.7% -1.1%
FCF margin 33.1% 16.0% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 37.7% 16.0% 9.5%
Return on equity 42.8% 14.7% -3.3%
Return on assets 27.3% 5.6% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 30.1% 9.0% 4.1%
Return on capital employed 30.1% 7.7% 3.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x -8.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWLKPELYB
Debt / assets 32.8% 22.3% 37.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.1x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.3x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 62.6% 69.0%
Equity / assets 63.2% 37.4% 31.0%
Interest coverage 16.4x 2.2x 1.8x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.63 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWLKPELYB
Dividend yield 9.0% 4.1% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – -5.5% –
Shareholder yield 9.0% -1.3% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% – -385.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.2% – 84.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – -23.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – -5.5%

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.

ConsensusWLKPELYB
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $9.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 +454.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% -4.9% -30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% -8.6% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWLKPELYB
Held by institutions 29.1% 1.6% 37.4%
Institutions holding 56 343 878
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +2.3% -1.9%
Institutions buying 26 196 469
Institutions selling 13 92 297
Buyers to sellers 2.00 2.13 1.58

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.

WLKPELYB
WLKP 1.00 -0.02 0.19
E -0.02 1.00 0.49
LYB 0.19 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WLKP, E and LYB?

Eni Spa (E) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) $746.16M, Eni Spa (E) $89.59B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, WLKP, E and LYB?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 13.0x, Eni Spa (E) 11.2x, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -123.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is cheapest (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 14.3x, Eni Spa (E) 8.7x, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +12.1%, Eni Spa (E) +19.6%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest net margin (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 4.7%, Eni Spa (E) 7.7%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%). On return on invested capital, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) leads (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 30.1%, Eni Spa (E) 9.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +7.0%, Eni Spa (E) +59.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +37.4%. Over five years, Eni Spa (E) compounded fastest (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) -4.0%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +15.5%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.9%/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%, Eni Spa (E) 0.00%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 0.03%. Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has been the steadiest (Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 18.5%, Eni Spa (E) 27.6%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WLKP, E and LYB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eni Spa (E) 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.