Westlake (WLK) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's (WLK) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$271.0 million in Q1 2026, up 37.56% year-on-year from -$197.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.27% quarter-over-quarter from -$255.0 million in Q4 2025.

Westlake (WLK) Cash from Investing Activities (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$271.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 37.56% year-over-year to -$271.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$1.1 billion, a 8.86% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$1.2 billion, down 22.18% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities eased to -$271.0 million in Q1 2026 per WLK's latest filing, from -$255.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$223.0 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$271.0 million (2026), against an average of -$353.6 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Cash from Investing Activities was 86.04% in 2022; the steepest drop was 1016.3% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$331.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 13.29% to -$287.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.67% to -$265.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.77% to -$255.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.27% to -$271.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLK Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$271.0 million (Q1 2026), -$255.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$242.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.38 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -170.50 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.98 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -1.08 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -279.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -279.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -102.00 Mn
10 Westlake 9.48 Bn 7.00 Bn 112.00 Mn -271.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -271.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -271.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -255.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -255.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -242.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -242.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -292.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -292.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -434.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -434.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -265.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -265.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -241.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -241.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -223.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -223.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -272.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -272.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -287.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -287.00 Mn