Westlake WLK Interest Expense
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Westlake in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating.
The official record: Westlake’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Westlake's interest expense?
- Westlake (WLK) reported interest expense of $56M in Q1 2026.
- How has Westlake's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Westlake's interest expense increased by 43.6% year-over-year, from $39M to $56M.
- What is the long-term trend for Westlake's interest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Westlake's interest expense has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $176M to $171M.
- What does interest expense mean?
- The cost of borrowing money, typically paid to lenders or bondholders.
- How do you interpret interest expense?
- Lower interest expense is generally better as it reduces the burden on net income and indicates a healthier balance sheet.
- How does interest expense compare across companies?
- Standard metric; peers with similar capital structures will have comparable interest burdens relative to their debt levels.