Down 11% from Nov 2 to Nov 10.
“Significantly lower European EBITDA QoQ as a result of lower selling prices, largely due to weak demand and increased imports, and higher energy costs”
−3Long-term trend
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| Since its 2024 high | Down 60% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 4 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +4.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
WLK is #10 of 14 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Tue Feb 23, before the open (in 105 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $3.0B, 5% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.05 a share, from a loss of $6.06.
“Volume declined 6% YoY due to certain Pipe & Fittings orders shifting from 3Q'26 to 2Q'26 and an industry- wide slowdown in building products demand”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance and Essential Materials | $1.9B | $2B | $1.7B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| HIP revenue | $0.9B to $1.0B |
“Significantly lower European EBITDA QoQ as a result of lower selling prices, largely due to weak demand and increased imports, and higher energy costs, which are expected to also impact 4Q'26 earnings”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 4)
Sales grew 8.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.13 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | +2.1% | -0.8% | -7.8% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | +4.3% | +15.4% | +13.2% |
| May 5, 2026 | -10.6% | -8.8% | -15.1% |
Sales grew in two of the last seven years, to $11B in 2025. It lost money in 2025 after a profit in 2024.
RSI 42.6, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 2273% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $2.13 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $273M a year |
| Free cash flow | $12M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2013 |
One insider sold $3.1M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: WLK is under 0.1% of VIG, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Westlake is a forward-integrated commodity chemicals firm based in Houston. It began as a single low-density polyethylene plant and expanded its capabilities to include ethylene, vinyl chloride monomers, and polyvinyl chloride over the next two decades. The acquisition of Axiall in 2016 made it a North American leader in chlor-alkali and PVC. Today, Westlake has two defined segments: performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products. The HIP segment began operating in 2022 following a series of acquisitions in the building products space. The firm aims to maximize the value of its chemical production by integrating with the HIP segment, realizing the higher margins of finished commercial goods.
“Our HIP businesses operate in highly competitive markets.”
WLK scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #10 of 14 in Industrial Organic Chemicals by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 11% from Nov 2 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
WLK scores -1 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #10 of 14 in Industrial Organic Chemicals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WLK's -1.
One insider sold $3.1M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Albert Chao, Executive Chairman, who sold $2.5M on Aug 11. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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