Westlake (WLK) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026)
Westlake's Dividends Paid - Common was $69 million in Q2 2026, up 1.5% from $68 million a year earlier and up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
Westlake (WLK) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Westlake's Dividends Paid - Common was $273 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $272 million, up 3.0% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has now increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $264 million in FY2024 (+19.5%), $221 million in FY2023 (+30.8%), $169 million in FY2022 (+16.6%) and $145 million in FY2021 (+5.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q4 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.7%.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common has ranged between 0.0% (Q1 2026) and 44.4% (Q2 2024) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, WLK's Dividends Paid - Common in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $68 million (Q1 2026), $68 million (Q4 2025) and $68 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.80 Bn | 201.92 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 738.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 132.43 Bn | 125.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 251.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.49 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 3.34 Bn | - |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.97 Bn | 59.87 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 403.00 Mn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.82 Bn | 40.62 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.12 Bn | 26.74 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 224.00 Mn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 33.86 Bn | 30.73 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.31 Bn | 23.73 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 17.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.78 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 309.80 Mn | - |
| 10 | Westlake | 7.97 Bn | -911.16 Mn | 652.00 Mn | 69.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 69.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 68.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 68.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 68.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 67.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 67.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 65.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 65.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 65.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 64.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 45.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 38.00 Mn |
Westlake Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();