Westlake (WLK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's (WLK) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.03 in Q1 2026, down 7.26% year-on-year from 0.04 in Q1 2025, and up 99.22% quarter-over-quarter from 4.25 in Q4 2025.

Westlake (WLK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.03 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 7.26% year-over-year to 0.03 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.54, a 117.04% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.51, down 159.49% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.03 in Q1 2026 per WLK's latest filing, from 4.25 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 1.83 in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 4.25 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02 (2022), against an average of 0.22.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 2066.92% in 2024 and tumbled 8165.61% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.25 in 2022, then sank by 71.24% to 0.07 in 2023, then soared by 2066.92% to 1.56 in 2024, then tumbled by 371.78% to 4.25 in 2025, then surged by 99.22% to 0.03 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLK FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.03 (Q1 2026), 4.25 (Q4 2025), and 3.18 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Westlake 9.48 Bn 7.00 Bn 112.00 Mn -0.03

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.03
Dec 31, 2025 -4.25
Sep 30, 2025 -3.18
Jun 30, 2025 -0.10
Mar 31, 2025 -0.03
Dec 31, 2024 1.56
Sep 30, 2024 0.04
Jun 30, 2024 1.83
Mar 31, 2024 -0.10
Dec 31, 2023 0.07
Sep 30, 2023 -0.13
Jun 30, 2023 0.09
Mar 31, 2023 0.19
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 0.02
Jun 30, 2022 0.02
Mar 31, 2022 0.02
Dec 31, 2021 -0.12
Sep 30, 2021 0.14
Jun 30, 2021 0.02