Westlake (WLK) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Westlake (WLK) reported Cash & Equivalents of $1.64 billion for Q2 2026, down 21.2% from $2.09 billion a year earlier and down 27.7% from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Westlake posted Cash & Equivalents of $2.72 billion, down 6.7% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $2.92 billion in FY2024 (-11.7%), $3.3 billion in FY2023 (+48.3%), $2.23 billion in FY2022 (+16.8%) and $1.91 billion in FY2021 (+45.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 17.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 193.4%); the low point was Q3 2022 (a decline of 50.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $2.27 billion (Q1 2026), $2.72 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.93 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 264.20 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 3.23 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 919.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 442.30 Mn |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.08 Bn | -644.94 Mn | 382.00 Mn | 1.76 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.91 Bn |
API Access
Westlake Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "WLK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();