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

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

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

Westlake Chemical Partners has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 29.83% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 47.0% year-over-year to 29.83%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 29.83% (up 47.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 26.17%, down 514.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 29.83%, up from 26.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 40.93% in Q1 2022, with the low at 26.05% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 29.13% across 5 years, with a median of 28.1% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1547 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 1316 bps.
  • Westlake Chemical Partners' Return on Capital Employed 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.60 Bn 4.26 Bn 468.00 Mn -4.22%
2 Methanex 4.42 Bn 4.43 Bn - -
3 Olin 2.80 Bn 2.60 Bn 75.80 Mn -2.01%
4 Rex American Resources 1.47 Bn 1.19 Bn 28.91 Mn 13.29%
5 Tronox Holdings 1.13 Bn 1.03 Bn 44.00 Mn -4.44%
6 Green Plains 1.02 Bn 844.99 Mn 87.95 Mn 3.14%
7 Lsb Industries 860.60 Mn 678.96 Mn 35.79 Mn 7.05%
8 Westlake Chemical Partners 818.06 Mn 773.77 Mn 93.76 Mn 29.83%
9 ASP Isotopes 776.82 Mn 496.37 Mn 1.67 Mn -10.68%
10 AdvanSix 576.58 Mn 559.00 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%