Westlake (WLK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Westlake (WLK) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -7.22% for Q2 2026, down 7.79 percentage points from 0.57% a year earlier but up 2.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Westlake's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -8.97%, down 13.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -12.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Westlake's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.69% in FY2024 (+0.64 pp), 4.05% in FY2023 (-13.68 pp), 17.73% in FY2022 (-2.56 pp) and 20.29% in FY2021 (+16.77 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -10.05% in Q1 2026 to a high of 22.46% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 16.00 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a drop of 13.90 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was -10.05% (Q1 2026), -9.22% (Q4 2025) and -4.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 12.62% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.83% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 23.55% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 12.90% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.12% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 18.14% |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.08 Bn | -644.94 Mn | 382.00 Mn | -2.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.57% |
| 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% |
API Access
Westlake Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();