Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Westlake Chemical Partners' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 30.12% in Q2 2026, up 3.30 percentage points from 26.81% a year earlier and up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Westlake Chemical Partners came in at 26.17%, down 5.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -0.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 31.31% in FY2024 (+3.54 pp), 27.77% in FY2023 (+2.19 pp), 25.58% in FY2022 (-5.73 pp) and 31.31% in FY2021 (+4.87 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.24 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 15.47 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 13.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WLKP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 29.83% (Q1 2026), 26.35% (Q4 2025) and 26.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 221.03 Bn | 204.14 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 141.47 Bn | 134.60 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 77.59 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 61.84 Bn | 59.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.84 Bn | 27.46 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.77 Bn | 30.64 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 24.09% |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 27.51 Bn | 24.93 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 10.47% |
| 8 | Ati | 26.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 17.58% |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 23.37 Bn | 16.17 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 10 | Westlake Chemical Partners | 749.68 Mn | 573.86 Mn | 94.81 Mn | 30.12% |
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Historic 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% |
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Westlake Chemical Partners Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WLKP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "WLKP", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WLKP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();