Westlake Corp

WLK

Market cap $11.1B

Investors need to pay close attention to WLK stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today declared a regular dividend distribution of $0.53 per share for the first quarter of 2026. This dividend will be payable on June 11, 2026 to stockholders of record on May 27, 2026. Westlake announced its first dividend on November 11, 2004 and has successively been paying and increasing its dividend for the past 22 years. The statements in this release that are not historical facts, including statements r.

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Westlake posts wider Q1 loss and sales miss as pricing pressure and weak housing demand weigh, despite late-quarter margin improvement and rising resin prices.

Westlake Corporation (WLK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Although the revenue and EPS for Westlake (WLK) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Westlake (WLK) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.77 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.22. This compares to a loss of $0.31 per share a year ago.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) (the "Company" or "Westlake") today announced first quarter 2026 results. SUMMARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (in millions of dollars, except per share data and percentages)       Three Months Ended March 31, 2026   Three Months Ended December 31, 2025   Three Months Ended March 31, 2025               Westlake Corporation             Net sales   $ 2,652     $ 2,533     $ 2,846   Loss from operations   $ (172 )   $ (671 )   $ (32 ) Net loss att.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that its Westlake Epoxy plant in Deer Park, Texas, has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS. The certification covers liquid epoxy resins (LER), solid epoxy resins (SER), and liquid epoxy blends that combine LER with reactive modifiers, serving key end-use segments such as industrial coatings, construction, wind energy, composites, automotive and electronics. Starting today, existi.