Westlake WLK
NYSE WLK
$78.93 +0.08 (+0.10%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Westlake (WLK) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Westlake (WLK) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 28.05% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Westlake (WLK) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake's Return on Invested Capital history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.06%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 1.31% in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.02% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2025), against an average of 0.1%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital soared 127 bps in 2023, then tumbled 131 bps in 2024.
  • Westlake's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.06% in 2022, then sank by 79 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then sank by 34 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then plunged by 281 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then increased by 28 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLK's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.00%
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn 0.00%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00%
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.00%
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Westlake 10.13 Bn 8.28 Bn 652.00 Mn -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.08%
Jun 30, 2023 1.31%
Mar 31, 2023 0.14%
Dec 31, 2022 0.06%
Sep 30, 2022 0.04%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.04%
Dec 31, 2021 0.05%
Dec 31, 2018 0.01%