Westlake (WLK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Westlake (WLK) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 10.05% for Q1 2026, down 1341.0% year-over-year from 0.81% in Q1 2025, and down 9.04% quarter-over-quarter from 9.22% in Q4 2025.
Westlake (WLK) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Westlake's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.05% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1341.0% year-over-year to 10.05%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.05% (down 1341.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.97%, down 1366.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 10.05%, down from 9.22% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 22.46% in Q2 2022, with the low at 10.05% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.96% (2023), against an average of 6.28%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 1600 bps in 2022, then slumped 1390 bps in 2025.
- Westlake's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.77% in 2022, then slumped by 76 bps to 3.96% in 2023, then climbed by 18 bps to 4.68% in 2024, then tumbled by 297 bps to 9.22% in 2025, then dropped by 9 bps to 10.05% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WLK's Return on Capital Employed at 10.05% in Q1 2026, 9.22% in Q4 2025, and 4.83% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.79% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.02% |