Westlake WLK Performance and Essential Materials — D&A

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ESIPerformance Materials — D&A

$20M+4.8%

CREngineered Materials — D&A

$975K-32.8%

DDPerformance Materials And Coatings — D&A

$213.75M+0.1%

DOWPerformance Materials & Coatings — D&A

$181M-9.5%

RPMPerformance Coatings Group — Depreciation And Amortization

$6.2M+3.4%

CSL

CSLConstruction Materials — Segment Reporting Depreciation Depletion And Amortization

$9.33M+7.8%

Questions, answered.

What is Westlake's performance and essential materials — D&A?

Westlake (WLK) reported performance and essential materials — D&A of $221M in Q1 2026.

How has Westlake's performance and essential materials — D&A changed year-over-year?

Westlake's performance and essential materials — D&A decreased by 2.6% year-over-year, from $227M to $221M.

What is the long-term trend for Westlake's performance and essential materials — D&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Westlake's performance and essential materials — D&A has grown at a 8.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $665M to $934M.

What does performance and essential materials — D&A mean?

The non-cash cost of using up the physical and intangible assets required to operate the Performance and Essential Materials business segment.

How do you interpret performance and essential materials — D&A?

An increase may indicate significant recent capital investment in new production assets, while a decrease could suggest aging infrastructure or a reduction in the asset base.

How does performance and essential materials — D&A compare across companies?

Comparable to segment-level depreciation and amortization reported by other diversified chemical and polymer manufacturers.