Westlake (WLK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Westlake's (WLK) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$303.0 million in Q1 2026, up 6.77% year-on-year from -$283.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 1793.75% quarter-over-quarter from -$16.0 million in Q4 2025.

Westlake (WLK) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake's Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$303.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 6.77% year-over-year to -$303.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$508.0 million, a 704.76% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$530.0 million, down 273.2% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$303.0 million in Q1 2026 per WLK's latest filing, from -$16.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $683.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$325.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $245.0 million (2023), against an average of $191.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 252.42% in 2022 and tumbled 2300.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $538.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 45.91% to $291.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 48.8% to $149.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 110.74% to -$16.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 1793.75% to -$303.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLK Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$303.0 million (Q1 2026), -$16.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$57.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
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 160.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Westlake 9.48 Bn 7.00 Bn 112.00 Mn -303.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -303.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -303.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -325.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -325.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 149.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 149.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 254.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 254.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -103.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -103.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 291.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 291.00 Mn