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Westlake Corporation
1W: +4.8% 1M: -3.6% 3M: -9.5% YTD: -11.9% 1Y: -16.4% 3Y: -42.1% 5Y: -30.4%
$66.30
+0.99 (+1.52%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±5.1%
$58 $61 $65 $68 $71
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · Tech Score Neutral · Power 46 · $8.3B mcap · 33M float · 3.02% daily turnover · Short 53% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 59% of companies Debt: 40.8% of company value Bonds: $136.9M held by 178 funds, 125 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $3.00 (down 95%), Westlake Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $5.75B against a stock market value of $8.35B.
Distance to default 4.31 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $2.53B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 43.0%; Altman Z 1.69. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Watch 25
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$8.3B
52W Range56.33-124.23
Volume952,415
Avg Volume997,638
Beta0.69
Dividend$2.12
Analyst Ratings
7 Buy 20 Hold 5 Sell
Consensus Hold
Company Info
CEOJean-Marc Gilson
Employees14,600
SectorBasic Materials
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
IPO Date2004-08-12
2801 Post Oak Boulevard
Houston, TX 77056
US
713 960 9111
About Westlake Corporation

Westlake Corporation operates as a global producer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers, and a diverse range of building materials. Its business activities are structured into two main divisions: Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment focuses on the manufacture and distribution of various chemical components, including polyethylene, styrene monomer, ethylene co-products, PVC, VCM, ethylene dichloride chlor-alkali, and related chlorinated derivatives. Concurrently, the Housing and Infrastructure Products division manufactures an extensive array of building and consumer goods. These offerings span residential PVC siding, trim, and moldings; roofing applications; decorative stone; windows; PVC decking; various PVC films for items like inflatables, wall coverings, tape, and roofing; polymer composite roof tiles; PVC pipe and fittings; and PVC compounds. This segment also produces consumer and commercial items such as landscape edging, industrial and home matting, marine dock edging, and masonry joint controls. Westlake's broad customer base includes chemical processors, plastics fabricators, smaller construction contractors, municipal entities, and supply warehouses. Their products are integrated into numerous consumer and industrial markets, such as residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive manufacturing, healthcare, water treatment, coatings, and a wide array of other durable and non-durable goods. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company adopted its current name, Westlake Corporation, in February 2022, having previously operated as Westlake Chemical Corporation. Westlake Corporation functions as a subsidiary of TTWF LP.

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