Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) posted Return on Capital Employed of 29.83% for Q1 2026, up 13.2% on a QoQ basis from 26.35% in Q4 2025, and up 47.0% year-over-year from 20.29% in Q1 2025.

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Westlake Chemical Partners' Return on Capital Employed history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 29.83% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 47.0% year-over-year to 29.83% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.83% (up 47.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 26.17%, down 514.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 29.83% for Q1 2026 at Westlake Chemical Partners, up from 26.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 40.93% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 26.05% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 29.13% and a median of 28.1% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1547 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 1316 bps.
  • Westlake Chemical Partners' Return on Capital Employed stood at 26.05% in 2022, then gained by 8 bps to 28.1% in 2023, then climbed by 12 bps to 31.59% in 2024, then slipped by 17 bps to 26.35% in 2025, then climbed by 13 bps to 29.83% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLKP's Return on Capital Employed at 29.83% in Q1 2026, 26.35% in Q4 2025, and 26.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.19 Bn 3.86 Bn 468.00 Mn -4.22%
2 Methanex 4.49 Bn 4.40 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.69 Bn 2.50 Bn 75.80 Mn -2.01%
4 Braskem 1.98 Bn -218.50 Mn - -
5 Rex American Resources 1.49 Bn 1.21 Bn 28.91 Mn 13.29%
6 Green Plains 1.18 Bn 1.01 Bn 87.95 Mn 3.14%
7 Tronox Holdings 1.02 Bn 1.04 Bn 44.00 Mn -4.44%
8 Lsb Industries 880.78 Mn 699.14 Mn 35.79 Mn 7.05%
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 775.06 Mn 730.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 29.83%
10 AdvanSix 576.85 Mn 559.27 Mn 3.80 Mn 0.85%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 29.83%
Dec 31, 2025 26.35%
Sep 30, 2025 26.08%
Jun 30, 2025 26.81%
Mar 31, 2025 29.36%
Dec 31, 2024 31.59%
Sep 30, 2024 31.60%
Jun 30, 2024 29.61%
Mar 31, 2024 28.08%
Dec 31, 2023 28.10%
Sep 30, 2023 28.52%
Jun 30, 2023 27.95%
Mar 31, 2023 27.77%
Dec 31, 2022 26.05%
Sep 30, 2022 28.72%
Jun 30, 2022 27.78%
Mar 31, 2022 40.93%
Dec 31, 2021 31.26%
Sep 30, 2021 26.20%
Jun 30, 2021 28.07%