Westlake (WLK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Westlake's EBIT Margin came in at 11.13% for Q2 2026, up 14.82 percentage points from -3.69% a year earlier and up 17.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Westlake reported EBIT Margin of -11.02%, down 11.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -14.13%, down 21.33 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of -19.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 7.21% in FY2024 (+1.40 pp), 5.81% in FY2023 (-13.50 pp), 19.31% in FY2022 (-4.46 pp) and 23.77% in FY2021 (+18.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.58 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 24.02 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a drop of 32.77 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WLK's EBIT Margin at -6.49% (Q1 2026), -26.49% (Q4 2025) and -26.99% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 28.07% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.08 Bn | -644.94 Mn | 382.00 Mn | 1.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -26.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.89% |
API Access
Westlake EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();