Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Westlake Chemical Partners' (WLKP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 29.83% in Q1 2026, up 47.0% YoY from 20.29% in Q1 2025, and up 13.2% on a QoQ basis from 26.35% in Q4 2025.
Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has 13 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 29.83% in 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 climbed to 29.83% in Q1 2026, from 26.35% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 40.93% in Q1 2022 to a low of 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 plunged 1316 bps.
- Tracing WLKP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 26.05% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 28.1% in 2023, then gained by 12 bps to 31.59% in 2024, then retreated by 17 bps to 26.35% in 2025, then gained by 13 bps to 29.83% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 29.83% (Q1 2026), 26.35% (Q4 2025), and 26.08% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Celanese | 5.16 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 618.00 Mn | -3.94% |
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| 3 | Olin | 2.10 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 170.20 Mn | -1.80% |
| 4 | Braskem | 1.59 Bn | -361.33 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Rex American Resources | 1.48 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 29.07 Mn | 14.07% |
| 6 | Green Plains | 1.13 Bn | 883.11 Mn | 113.03 Mn | 10.40% |
| 7 | Tronox Holdings | 889.52 Mn | 695.52 Mn | 55.00 Mn | -4.24% |
| 8 | Lsb Industries | 809.80 Mn | 591.44 Mn | 11.46 Mn | 5.89% |
| 9 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 759.05 Mn | 709.73 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 30.12% |
| 10 | Rayonier Advanced Materials | 587.34 Mn | 530.33 Mn | 22.95 Mn | -4.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.12% |
| 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% |