Westlake (WLK) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Westlake (WLK) posted Retained Earnings of $8.66 billion for Q2 2026, down 14.8% from $10.16 billion a year earlier but up 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Westlake's Retained Earnings came in at $8.7 billion, down 17.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Westlake's Retained Earnings was $10.48 billion in FY2024 (+3.3%), $10.14 billion in FY2023 (+2.6%), $9.89 billion in FY2022 (+26.6%) and $7.81 billion in FY2021 (+31.5%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has run from a low of $7.2 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $10.71 billion in Q3 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 7.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 40.9%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 18.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior quarters was $8.46 billion (Q1 2026), $8.7 billion (Q4 2025) and $9.31 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 231.45 Bn | 213.03 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.80 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 116.59 Bn | 109.15 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.75 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.19 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.40 Bn | 62.58 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.30 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 40.93 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.12 Bn | 29.95 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 25.20 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 260.00 Mn |
| 8 | Ppg Industries | 24.54 Bn | 17.20 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 23.44 Bn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.54 Bn | 22.56 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 738.50 Mn |
| 10 | Westlake | 7.80 Bn | -1.58 Bn | 652.00 Mn | 8.66 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.20 Bn |
API Access
Westlake Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();