Growth Metrics

Westlake (WLK) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.28 in Q1 2026, up 27.59% year-on-year from 0.22 in Q1 2025, and up 1.03% quarter-over-quarter from 0.28 in Q4 2025.

Westlake has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.28 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 27.59% year-over-year to 0.28; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.28 (up 27.59% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.28, up 27.24% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.28, up from 0.28 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.28 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.22 in Q3 2024.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.24, with a median of 0.23 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio decreased 22.33% in 2022 and gained 27.59% in 2026.
  • Tracing WLK's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.24 in 2022, then dropped by 1.77% to 0.23 in 2023, then dropped by 5.73% to 0.22 in 2024, then climbed by 27.24% to 0.28 in 2025, then rose by 1.03% to 0.28 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.28 (Q1 2026), 0.28 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.35
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.32
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.37
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.12
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
10 Westlake 11.07 Bn 9.10 Bn 112.00 Mn 0.28

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.28
Dec 31, 2025 0.28
Sep 30, 2025 0.23
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 0.23
Dec 31, 2023 0.23
Sep 30, 2023 0.23
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 0.26
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.30
Jun 30, 2021 0.24
Mar 31, 2021 0.25
Dec 31, 2020 0.26
Sep 30, 2020 0.27
Jun 30, 2020 0.28
Mar 31, 2020 0.31
Dec 31, 2019 0.26
Sep 30, 2019 0.26
Jun 30, 2019 0.22
Mar 31, 2019 0.22
Dec 31, 2018 0.23
Sep 30, 2018 0.23
Jun 30, 2018 0.23
Mar 31, 2018 0.27
Dec 31, 2017 0.32
Dec 31, 2016 0.34
Sep 30, 2016 0.01
Dec 31, 2015 0.14
Sep 30, 2015 0.14
Jun 30, 2015 0.14
Mar 31, 2015 0.15
Dec 31, 2014 0.15
Sep 30, 2014 0.15
Jun 30, 2014 0.17
Mar 31, 2014 0.18
Dec 31, 2013 0.19
Sep 30, 2013 0.19
Jun 30, 2013 0.21
Mar 31, 2013 0.21
Dec 31, 2012 0.22
Sep 30, 2012 0.22
Jun 30, 2012 0.22
Mar 31, 2012 0.23
Dec 31, 2011 0.23
Sep 30, 2011 0.24
Jun 30, 2011 0.24
Dec 31, 2010 0.26