Westlake (WLK) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's (WLK) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$452.0 million in Q1 2026, up 27.33% year-on-year from -$355.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 156.71% quarter-over-quarter from $797.0 million in Q4 2025.

Westlake (WLK) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake's Change in Cash history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$452.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash rose 27.33% year-over-year to -$452.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$25.0 million, a 96.92% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$195.0 million, up 49.22% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash declined to -$452.0 million in Q1 2026 per WLK's latest filing, from $797.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $797.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$857.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $4.0 million (2024), against an average of $20.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Cash tumbled 1021.51% in 2022 and soared 19825.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at $440.0 million in 2022, then sank by 43.86% to $247.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 98.38% to $4.0 million in 2024, then surged by 19825.0% to $797.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 156.71% to -$452.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLK Change in Cash figures stand at -$452.0 million (Q1 2026), $797.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$157.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.10 Bn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 9.70 Mn
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.31 Bn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -75.40 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -590.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -810.00 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 -28.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -7.00 Mn
10 Westlake 9.48 Bn 7.00 Bn 112.00 Mn -452.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -452.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 797.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -157.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -213.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -622.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -127.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 247.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 380.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 263.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 183.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 440.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 462.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 260.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -857.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 449.00 Mn