Westlake (WLK) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's (WLK) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.31 in Q1 2026, up 38.83% year-on-year from 0.22 in Q1 2025, and up 10.03% quarter-over-quarter from 0.28 in Q4 2025.

Westlake (WLK) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake's Debt Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.31 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 38.83% year-over-year to 0.31 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.31, a 38.83% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.28, up 27.07% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio advanced to 0.31 in Q1 2026 per WLK's latest filing, from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.31 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.22 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.24 (2022), against an average of 0.25.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio decreased 26.14% in 2022 and soared 38.83% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.24 in 2022, then gained by 4.22% to 0.25 in 2023, then retreated by 11.03% to 0.22 in 2024, then climbed by 27.07% to 0.28 in 2025, then rose by 10.03% to 0.31 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLK Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.31 (Q1 2026), 0.28 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.44
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.35
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.34
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
10 Westlake 9.48 Bn 7.00 Bn 112.00 Mn 0.31

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.31
Dec 31, 2025 0.28
Sep 30, 2025 0.27
Jun 30, 2025 0.22
Mar 31, 2025 0.22
Dec 31, 2024 0.22
Sep 30, 2024 0.22
Jun 30, 2024 0.23
Mar 31, 2024 0.25
Dec 31, 2023 0.25
Sep 30, 2023 0.24
Jun 30, 2023 0.23
Mar 31, 2023 0.24
Dec 31, 2022 0.24
Sep 30, 2022 0.24
Jun 30, 2022 0.24
Mar 31, 2022 0.28
Dec 31, 2021 0.30
Sep 30, 2021 0.32
Jun 30, 2021 0.24