Westlake (WLK) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2025)
Westlake's (WLK) Payout Ratio stood at 0.69 in Q1 2025, down 25.4% from 0.92 a year earlier but up 56.9% from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Westlake's Payout Ratio came in at 0.44, down 5.0% from FY2023.
- Across earlier years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.46 in FY2023 (+513.4%), 0.08 in FY2022 (+4.5%), 0.07 in FY2021 (-82.7%) and 0.42 in FY2020 (+32.4%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has ranged from 0.05 in Q2 2022 to 2.67 in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio rose in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 325.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 882.7% in Q1 2024, against a decline of 82.7% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.44 (Q4 2024), 2.67 (Q3 2024) and 0.94 (Q2 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.21 Bn | 201.33 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 136.71 Bn | 129.84 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.23 Bn | 79.27 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.17 Bn | 60.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.95 Bn | 40.75 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.59 Bn | 27.21 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.30 Bn | 31.17 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.28 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 666.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.72 Bn | 23.87 Bn | 309.80 Mn |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.10 Bn | -775.70 Mn | 652.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.67 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.35 |
API Access
Westlake Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();