Westlake (WLK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Westlake's Return on Equity [ROE] was -13.05% in Q2 2026, down 12.80 percentage points from -0.25% a year earlier but up 4.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westlake (WLK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Westlake came in at -14.47%, down 20.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -20.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.93% in FY2024 (+1.02 pp), 4.92% in FY2023 (-19.27 pp), 24.19% in FY2022 (-3.22 pp) and 27.41% in FY2021 (+21.66 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -17.37% (Q1 2026) and 30.35% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 22.03 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 21.25 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WLK's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -17.37% (Q1 2026), -15.30% (Q4 2025) and -8.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 17.61% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 17.14% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 68.34% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | 3.26% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 11.87% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 8.62% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 18.47% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 7.81% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 27.53% |
| 10 | Westlake | 8.08 Bn | -644.94 Mn | 382.00 Mn | -4.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -4.37% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -17.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -15.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.88% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.25% |
API Access
Westlake Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();