Westlake (WLK) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Westlake (WLK) reported Net Margin of 7.95% for Q2 2026, up 12.76 percentage points from -4.81% a year earlier and up 14.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Westlake's Net Margin came in at -10.94%, down 10.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -13.50%, down 18.46 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of -17.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 4.96% in FY2024 (+1.14 pp), 3.82% in FY2023 (-10.41 pp), 14.23% in FY2022 (-2.88 pp) and 17.11% in FY2021 (+12.71 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.83 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 17.83 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 31.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -6.37% (Q1 2026), -21.48% (Q4 2025) and -27.55% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 17.99% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 11.97% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 8.90% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 4.75% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 10.36% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.76% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 13.33% |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.08 Bn | -644.94 Mn | 382.00 Mn | 0.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -21.48% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -27.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -17.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.36% |
API Access
Westlake Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();