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Westlake WLK Share Buybacks

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B-6.8%
Gross profit$112.0M-51.7%
Operating income-$172.0M-438%
Net income-$169.0M-323%
EPS (diluted)-$1.31-323%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B-1.1%
Total debt$6.4B+16.9%
Total equity$8.5B-17.9%
Total assets$19.7B-4.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$94.0M-22.1%
CapEx$209.0M-15.7%
Free cash flow-$303.0M+6.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.29B+16.3%
Enterprise value$14.38B+19.0%
P/S0.9×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin6.3%-8.0pp
Operating margin-15.7%-20.8pp
Net margin-14.9%-18.1pp
FCF margin-4.6%-5.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-17.3%-21.0pp
Debt / equity0.7×+0.2×
Current ratio2.2×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Westlake in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?
Westlake (WLK) reported share buybacks of $0 in Q1 2026.
How has Westlake's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
Westlake's share buybacks decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $30M to $0.
What is the long-term trend for Westlake's share buybacks?
Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Westlake's share buybacks has grown at a 41.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $30M to $60M.
What does share buybacks mean?
Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.
How do you interpret share buybacks?
Increased repurchases often signal management's belief that the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash, while a decrease may signal a shift toward internal investment.
How does share buybacks compare across companies?
Compared against peer buyback programs and total shareholder yield metrics.