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WLK · Westlake Corp

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$78.85 -0.60 (-0.76%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$10.08B
Shares
127.80M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$78.85 Open$78.58 Day$78.01–80.19 52W close$56.38–123.39 Avg vol 30d1.1M Short int4.8M · 3.8% float · 4.8d Short vol47% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 1, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −10%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 34%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return −25%
      trailing
      YTD return +7%
      this year
      Relative strength −36%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $77 › 200d $87 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +87 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.1M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.78% of float · ▼ -8.4% MoM · 4.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      357 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 52
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −8%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 7%
      contracting
      EPS growth −352%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-530.0M
      Buyback $500.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $2.9B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 45%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −43%
      past year
      ATR 3.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
      HIP's revenue · 2026 $4.4B – $4.6B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
      HIP sales · 2025 $4.2B – $4.4B
      Cost savings target · 2025 $150M – $175M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      34% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $77 › 200d $87 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +87 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.1M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.78% of float · ▼ -8.4% MoM · 4.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      357 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $56 Now $79 · 34% Range high $123
      vs 200-day avg -10% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      EBITDA benefit from three-pillar profitability improvement plan non-GAAP $150M 2Q'26
      Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $111M Three months ended June 30, 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 318M
      -207M Additions to property, plant and equipment
      = Free cash flow 111M
      Housing and Infrastructure Products EBITDA excl. Identified Items non-GAAP $276M 2Q 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Housing and Infrastructure Products Income from operations excl. Identified Items 212M
      +62M Depreciation and amortization
      +2M Other income, net
      = Housing and Infrastructure Products EBITDA excl. Identified Items 276M
      Housing and Infrastructure Products EBITDA Margin non-GAAP 22% 2Q 2026
      Performance and Essential Materials EBITDA excl. Identified Items non-GAAP $416M 2Q 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Performance and Essential Materials Income (loss) from operations excl. Identified Items 185M
      +222M Depreciation and amortization
      +9M Other income, net
      = Performance and Essential Materials EBITDA excl. Identified Items 416M

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WLK
      Westlake Corp
      this stock
      $10.08B +6.6% -8.0% 3.8%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $221.79B +12.9% +3.0% 31.0 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $123.27B +3.2% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $83.98B +7.1% +2.1% 31.9 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $79.62B +7.2% +2.2% 38.1 1.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      357
      % held
      31.2%
      Net QoQ
      -4.5M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      349
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      4.8M
      Days to cover
      4.8d
      Change
      -442.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      47%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      17.7K
      Value
      $1.3M
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      33.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$3.1M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Susie Lee
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 10, 2021
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $11.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $-1.5B
      EPS diluted
      $-11.70
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $500.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      17
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $3.1M
      Shares
      38.9K
      Filed
      Aug 11, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 12, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WLK -1.7% +4.8% -25.2% +11.8% +6.6%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +0.3% +1.5% -36.4% +9.8% -5.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.53 / share · ex May 27, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.533 / share · ex Aug 25, 2026
      Raised 1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.59 / share · 3 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.02%
      Buyback program · as of Aug 31, 2022
      Authorized
      $500.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1262823 CUSIP 960413102 13F (30d) 347 filings 320 filers Visit website Investor relations