Westlake (WLK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Westlake (WLK) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -6.08% for Q2 2026, down 5.95 percentage points from -0.13% a year earlier but up 1.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Westlake's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -7.23%, down 10.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -9.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Westlake's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.10% in FY2024 (+0.59 pp), 2.51% in FY2023 (-9.27 pp), 11.78% in FY2022 (-1.04 pp) and 12.82% in FY2021 (+10.07 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -8.03% in Q1 2026 to a high of 14.55% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.67 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 10.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 10.49 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -8.03% (Q1 2026), -7.40% (Q4 2025) and -4.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 8.15% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 9.93% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 1.35% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 3.76% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 4.20% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 7.05% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 4.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 10.06% |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.08 Bn | -644.94 Mn | 382.00 Mn | -2.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.07% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.64% |
API Access
Westlake Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();