Westlake Corp (WLK)
UndervaluedFundamental
36
Price
$64.56
Market Cap
$7.78B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
Westlake Corporation manufactures and markets performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Performance and Essential Materials and The Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment offers ethylene, polyethylene, chlor-alkali, chlorinated derivative products, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), epoxy specialty resins, and base epoxy resins and intermediaries. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment provides residential PVC sidings; PVC trim and mouldings; architectural stone veneers; windows; PVC decking; polymer composite and cement roof tiles; PVC pipes and fittings for various water, sewer, electrical, and industrial applications; and PVC compounds for various housing, medical, and automobile products. This segment also offers consumer and commercial products, such as landscape edging; industrial, home, and office matting; marine dock edging; and masonry joint controls. It offers its products to chemical processors; plastics fabricators; small construction contractors; municipalities; and supply warehouses for use in various consumer and industrial markets, including residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, healthcare products, water treatment, wind turbines, and coatings, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The company was formerly known as Westlake Chemical Corporation and changed its name to Westlake Corporation in February 2022. Westlake Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Westlake Corporation is a subsidiary of TTWF LP.
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Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$11.29B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$-1.24B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$-530M
Total Equity
$8.79B
Total Liabilities
$10.67B
Current Ratio
2.45
Interest Coverage
6.13
Debt/EBITDA
-
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$163.19
Current Price
$64.56
Margin of Safety
+60.4%
Fair Value Range
$106.07 - $220.30
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
-
ROE
-17.2%
P/B Ratio
0.95
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
9.6%
ROIC
-5.8%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
-5.8%
WACC
5.6%
ROIC − WACC
-11.3 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (6)
- P/B ratio 0.95
- Debt/equity ratio
- Current ratio
- Interest coverage
- Revenue growth 5Y 8.3%
- Share dilution -0.7%
Failed (13)
- EPS shows upward trend
- Price CAGR 1.06%
- ROIC -5.7%
- Gross margin 9.6%
- Operating margin -11.0%
- Positive free cash flow
- Return on tangible assets
- Low reliance on intangibles
- DCF valuation (Fairly Valued)
- ROE -13.9%
- Earnings surprise, average -96.7%
- Net margin trend -10.9% vs -0.6%
- Piotroski F-Score 3/9
Unavailable (7)
- P/FCF –
- Dividend payout –
- CapEx intensity
- Debt/EBITDA
- Price below Graham Number
- PEG ratio (needs P/E > 0 and growth > 0)
- Earnings quality (operating cash flow / net income)
Piotroski F-Score
Serious financial concerns
Earnings Quality
Low quality: investigate accounting
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
No institutional filings reported for this company.
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Albert Yuan Chao | Executive Chairman | 75 |
| Mr. James Y. Chao | Senior Chairman | 77 |
| Mr. Jean-Marc Gilson | President, CEO & Director | 62 |
| Mr. Mark Steven Bender CPA | Special Advisor | 68 |
| Mr. Jonathan H. Baksht | Senior VP & CFO | 49 |
| Mr. Tommy E. Darby | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 44 |
| Mr. Jeffrey A. Holy | Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations | 45 |
| Mr. L. Benjamin Ederington J.D. | Executive Vice President of Legal & External Affairs | 54 |
| Mr. Scott T. Szwejbka | Senior VP of Housing & Infrastructure Products Segment Head | 56 |
| Mr. Brian J Powers | Senior VP of Performance & Essential Materials Segment Head | - |
Audit Risk
7
Board Risk
9
Compensation Risk
2
Shareholder Rights Risk
7
Documents
- View document
Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-26
- View document
Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-08-05
- View document
Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-09-29
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Part 2 · The price and its context
This part shows how the price has behaved, not whether the company is worth owning. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Market Reaction Profile
How much WLK moves, measured on its daily prices.
More volatile than 53% of the tracked stocks (90-day volatility).
- Volatility 30d
- 33.0%
- Volatility 90d
- 37.4%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (1y)
- 0.47Correlation 0.14
- Max drawdown (12m)
- -50.7%
- ATR (14d, % of price)
- 3.42%
Earnings reactions
How WLK moved around its past quarterly results.
Next earnings release
Nov 4, 2026 · In 11 days · Before the open
EPS estimate: 0.62Revenue estimate: $2.9B
What usually happens
- Over the last 12 releases the stock moved a median of 7.9% the next day, up or down.
- Next-day moves: up 7, down 5 (out of 12).
Release history
| Date | When | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | Gap | 1 day | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Before the open | 1.79 | 2.01 | +12.0% | +4.2% | +15.4% | +13.2% |
| May 5, 2026 | Before the open | -0.21 | -0.77 | -264.8% | -10.6% | -8.8% | -15.1% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Before the open | -1.44 | -0.29 | +79.9% | +10.4% | +12.0% | +14.8% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Before the open | 0.25 | -0.29 | -214.0% | -5.4% | -7.1% | -10.4% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | +8.8% | +9.0% | +0.8% |
| May 2, 2025 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | -13.9% | -13.5% | -12.8% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | -2.9% | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | -4.6% | +0.8% | -1.0% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | +1.4% | +7.9% | +6.8% |
| May 1, 2024 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | +1.8% | +1.2% | +6.2% |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | -12.4% | -7.9% | -4.7% |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Before the open | n/a | n/a | n/a | +4.9% | +4.1% | +3.1% |
Release dates from SEC 8-K filings.
Updated 10/24/2026
Historical statistics for educational purposes only. They are not forecasts and not investment advice.
Price reaction to the news
Latest news on WLK and what the price did next.
- 5/11/2026PositiveTop 3 Materials Stocks That May Surge in May
- +1 day
- +3.7%
- +3 days
- -2.3%
Return of the stock minus return of SPY over the same days. A news item close to a price move did not necessarily cause it. Historical data for educational purposes only, not investment advice.
Latest News
Recent headlines for WLK.
- 5/11/2026POSITIVETop 3 Materials Stocks That May Surge in May
The materials sector is showing potential buying opportunities in oversold stocks, with Westlake Corporation identified as a prime candidate. Its Relative Strength Index (RSI) is below 30, indicating it is in oversold territory. This suggests that the stock may be undervalued and poised for a rebound. Investors looking for potential gains in May should consider Westlake Corporation as a speculative opportunity, betting on a reversal of recent price declines.
- 2/24/2026NEUTRALWestlake (WLK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The financial community awaits the full details from Westlake Corporation's (WLK) Q4 2025 earnings call transcript. While the complete content is not yet available, this event is a critical juncture for investors keen to understand the company's financial performance during the period. Earnings calls are essential for gaining direct insights from management regarding revenues, profits, margins, and crucially, future guidance. Analyzing these data points will allow for an assessment of Westlake's operational health and growth prospects within the chemical and building materials sectors, potentially influencing investment decisions.
- 2/23/2026NEUTRALEarnings Outlook For Westlake Chemical
Investor attention is turning to Westlake Chemical (WLK) ahead of its upcoming earnings outlook release. While this announcement lacks specific details, its scheduling signals that crucial guidance is on the horizon, which will likely shape market sentiment toward the stock. Analysts and traders will be closely watching for official communications to gain insight into future performance, raw material cost management, and demand within its key segments, such as polymers and vinyl products. In the absence of concrete data, the current stance is one of watchful waiting. The forthcoming guidance will be pivotal in assessing the stock's trajectory and could trigger significant volatility depending on whether the forecasts beat, meet, or miss market consensus expectations.