Growth Metrics

Westlake (WLK) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's quarterly FCF Margin came in at 11.43% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-on-year from 11.54% in Q1 2025, and down 1708.77% quarter-over-quarter from 0.63% in Q4 2025.

Westlake has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.43% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1.0% year-over-year to 11.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.63% (down 533.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.74%, down 727.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 11.43%, down from 0.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 16.31% in Q4 2022, with the low at 11.43% in Q1 2026.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 5.07%, with a median of 7.3% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin jumped 551 bps in 2022 and plunged 1559 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing WLK's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.31% in 2022, then plunged by 37 bps to 10.3% in 2023, then tumbled by 49 bps to 5.24% in 2024, then plunged by 112 bps to 0.63% in 2025, then tumbled by 1709 bps to 11.43% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 11.43% (Q1 2026), 0.63% (Q4 2025), and 2.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 10.23%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 18.06%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 34.80%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -0.48%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -7.48%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 17.33%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.73%
10 Westlake 11.07 Bn 9.10 Bn 112.00 Mn -11.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -11.43%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.63%
Sep 30, 2025 -2.01%
Jun 30, 2025 -4.47%
Mar 31, 2025 -11.42%
Dec 31, 2024 5.24%
Sep 30, 2024 8.15%
Jun 30, 2024 0.19%
Mar 31, 2024 -3.46%
Dec 31, 2023 10.30%
Sep 30, 2023 14.48%
Jun 30, 2023 15.78%
Mar 31, 2023 7.30%
Dec 31, 2022 16.31%
Sep 30, 2022 15.90%
Jun 30, 2022 15.24%
Mar 31, 2022 10.77%
Dec 31, 2021 14.63%
Sep 30, 2021 24.16%
Jun 30, 2021 17.59%
Mar 31, 2021 5.26%
Dec 31, 2020 15.73%
Sep 30, 2020 12.91%
Jun 30, 2020 18.78%
Mar 31, 2020 -5.33%
Dec 31, 2019 7.97%
Sep 30, 2019 14.91%
Jun 30, 2019 5.22%
Mar 31, 2019 -2.77%
Dec 31, 2018 2.96%
Sep 30, 2018 18.23%
Jun 30, 2018 7.43%
Mar 31, 2018 3.30%
Dec 31, 2017 20.05%
Sep 30, 2017 16.55%
Jun 30, 2017 8.89%
Mar 31, 2017 1.18%
Dec 31, 2016 9.29%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.46%
Jun 30, 2016 8.30%
Mar 31, 2016 -0.76%
Dec 31, 2015 7.70%
Sep 30, 2015 23.62%
Jun 30, 2015 11.53%
Mar 31, 2015 8.58%
Dec 31, 2014 12.00%
Sep 30, 2014 19.92%
Jun 30, 2014 11.37%
Mar 31, 2014 9.90%
Dec 31, 2013 2.55%
Sep 30, 2013 9.12%
Jun 30, 2013 -0.84%
Mar 31, 2013 -3.99%
Dec 31, 2012 -4.02%
Sep 30, 2012 9.96%
Jun 30, 2012 14.76%
Mar 31, 2012 3.93%
Dec 31, 2011 5.77%
Sep 30, 2011 7.89%
Jun 30, 2011 4.99%
Mar 31, 2011 1.37%
Dec 31, 2010 -8.07%
Sep 30, 2010 23.03%