WESTLAKE CORP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Oct 31, 2025.
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Item 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| (in millions of dollars, except par values and share amounts) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $1,927 | $2,919 |
| Available-for-sale securities | 198 | — |
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,763 | 1,483 |
| Inventories | 1,727 | 1,697 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 136 | 115 |
| Total current assets | 5,751 | 6,214 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 8,825 | 8,633 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 803 | 801 |
| Goodwill | 1,314 | 2,031 |
| Customer relationships, net | 765 | 820 |
| Other intangible assets, net | 443 | 462 |
| Equity method investments | 1,063 | 1,081 |
| Other assets, net | 850 | 708 |
| Total assets | $19,814 | $20,750 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable | $799 | $851 |
| Accrued and other liabilities | 1,348 | 1,362 |
| Current portion of long-term debt, net | 750 | 6 |
| Total current liabilities | 2,897 | 2,219 |
| Long-term debt, net | 3,906 | 4,556 |
| Deferred income taxes | 1,578 | 1,553 |
| Pension and other post-retirement benefits | 323 | 304 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 709 | 713 |
| Other liabilities | 463 | 362 |
| Total liabilities | 9,876 | 9,707 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | ||
| Stockholders' equity | ||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | — | — |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 134,651,380 and 134,651,380 shares issued at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 |
| Common stock, held in treasury, at cost; 6,395,504 and 6,424,366 shares at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | (484) | (467) |
| Additional paid-in capital | 673 | 656 |
| Retained earnings | 9,313 | 10,481 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (77) | (144) |
| Total Westlake Corporation stockholders' equity | 9,426 | 10,527 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 512 | 516 |
| Total equity | 9,938 | 11,043 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $19,814 | $20,750 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| (in millions of dollars, except per share data and share amounts) | ||||
| Net sales | $2,838 | $3,117 | $8,637 | $9,299 |
| Cost of sales | 2,602 | 2,618 | 7,911 | 7,670 |
| Gross profit | 236 | 499 | 726 | 1,629 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 228 | 215 | 676 | 648 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 30 | 29 | 91 | 89 |
| Impairment of goodwill | 727 | — | 727 | — |
| Restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs | 17 | 75 | 139 | 83 |
| Income (loss) from operations | (766) | 180 | (907) | 809 |
| Other income (expense) | ||||
| Interest expense | (41) | (39) | (120) | (120) |
| Other income, net | 32 | 44 | 93 | 153 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (775) | 185 | (934) | 842 |
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | (3) | 65 | 4 | 214 |
| Net income (loss) | (772) | 120 | (938) | 628 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 10 | 12 | 26 | 33 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Westlake Corporation | $(782) | $108 | $(964) | $595 |
| Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Westlake Corporation: | ||||
| Basic | $(6.06) | $0.84 | $(7.48) | $4.61 |
| Diluted | $(6.06) | $0.83 | $(7.48) | $4.58 |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic | 128,251,427 | 128,638,632 | 128,265,950 | 128,525,531 |
| Diluted | 128,251,427 | 129,340,461 | 128,265,950 | 129,237,560 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| (in millions of dollars) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $(772) | $120 | $(938) | $628 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | ||||
| Pension and other post-retirement benefits liability | ||||
| Pension and other post-retirement benefits reserves adjustment | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Income tax provision on pension and other post-retirement benefits liability | — | (1) | — | (1) |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ||||
| Foreign currency translation | (15) | 26 | 42 | (24) |
| Income tax benefit on foreign currency translation | — | 8 | 26 | 2 |
| Available-for-sale investments | ||||
| Unrealized holding gains on investments | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | (14) | 34 | 70 | (20) |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | (786) | 154 | (868) | 608 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax of $1 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024; and net of tax of $2 and $2 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 9 | 14 | 29 | 32 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Westlake Corporation | $(795) | $140 | $(897) | $576 |
| Common Stock · Common Stock, Held in Treasury | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | Amount | Number of Shares | At Cost | Additional Paid-in Capital | RetainedEarnings | Accumulated Other ComprehensiveIncome (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total | |
| (in millions of dollars, except share amounts) | |||||||||
| Balances at December 31, 2024 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,424,366 | $(467) | $656 | $10,481 | $(144) | $516 | $11,043 |
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | (40) | — | 5 | (35) |
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 14 |
| Common stock repurchased | — | — | 279,771 | (30) | — | — | — | — | (30) |
| Shares issued—stock-based compensation | — | — | (290,126) | 13 | (13) | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | — | — | (68) | — | — | (68) |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (10) | (10) |
| Balances at March 31, 2025 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,414,011 | $(484) | $650 | $10,373 | $(130) | $511 | $10,921 |
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | (142) | — | 11 | (131) |
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 4 | 70 |
| Shares issued—stock-based compensation | — | — | (1,717) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | — | — | (68) | — | — | (68) |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (13) | (13) |
| Balances at June 30, 2025 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,412,294 | $(484) | $662 | $10,163 | $(64) | $513 | $10,791 |
| Common Stock · Common Stock, Held in Treasury | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | Amount | Number of Shares | At Cost | Additional Paid-in Capital | RetainedEarnings | Accumulated Other ComprehensiveIncome (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total | |
| (in millions of dollars, except share amounts) | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | (782) | — | 10 | (772) |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (13) | (1) | (14) |
| Shares issued—stock-based compensation | — | — | (16,790) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | — | — | (68) | — | — | (68) |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (10) | (10) |
| Balances at September 30, 2025 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,395,504 | $(484) | $673 | $9,313 | $(77) | $512 | $9,938 |
| Common Stock · Common Stock, Held in Treasury | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | Amount | Number of Shares | At Cost | Additional Paid-in Capital | RetainedEarnings | Accumulated Other ComprehensiveLoss | Noncontrolling Interests | Total | |
| (in millions of dollars, except share amounts) | |||||||||
| Balances at December 31, 2023 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,439,289 | $(435) | $630 | $10,143 | $(98) | $523 | $10,764 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | — | 11 | 185 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (34) | (2) | (36) |
| Shares issued—stock-based compensation | — | — | (357,118) | 21 | (14) | — | — | — | 7 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | — | — | (65) | — | — | (65) |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (10) | (10) |
| Balances at March 31, 2024 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,082,171 | $(414) | $624 | $10,252 | $(132) | $522 | $10,853 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 313 | — | 10 | 323 |
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | (17) | (1) | (18) |
| Shares issued—stock-based compensation | — | — | (14,158) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | — | — | (65) | — | — | (65) |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (11) | (11) |
| Balances at June 30, 2024 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 6,068,013 | $(413) | $635 | $10,500 | $(149) | $520 | $11,094 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | 12 | 120 |
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| Shares issued—stock-based compensation | — | — | (115,711) | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | — | — | (67) | — | — | (67) |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (10) | (10) |
| Balances at September 30, 2024 | 134,651,380 | $1 | 5,952,302 | $(408) | $645 | $10,541 | $(117) | $524 | $11,186 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| (in millions of dollars) | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income (loss) | $(938) | $628 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 881 | 833 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 30 | 31 |
| Loss from disposition and write-off of property, plant and equipment | 30 | 31 |
| Impairment of goodwill | 727 | — |
| Deferred income taxes | 40 | (58) |
| Other gains, net | 16 | (11) |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||
| Accounts receivable | (245) | (151) |
| Inventories | (13) | (124) |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (17) | (52) |
| Accounts payable | (19) | 53 |
| Accrued and other liabilities | (29) | (139) |
| Other, net | (223) | (161) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 240 | 880 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Additions to investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries | (23) | (24) |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | (754) | (723) |
| Purchase of available-for-sale securities | (198) | — |
| Other, net | 7 | 11 |
| Net cash used for investing activities | (968) | (736) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (33) | (31) |
| Dividends paid | (204) | (197) |
| Repayment of senior notes | — | (300) |
| Repurchase of common stock for treasury | (30) | — |
| Other, net | (18) | 11 |
| Net cash used for financing activities | (285) | (517) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 21 | (15) |
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (992) | (388) |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 2,935 | 3,319 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $1,943 | $2,931 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- Basis of Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for interim periods. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required for complete financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") have not been included. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Westlake Corporation (the "Company"), included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the "2024 Form 10-K"), filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the accounting principles and practices as disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Company operates as an integrated global manufacturer and marketer of performance and essential materials and housing and infrastructure products. These products include some of the most widely used materials in the world, which are fundamental to many diverse consumer and industrial markets, including residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, healthcare products, materials used in turbines to generate wind energy, water treatment, coatings as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The Company's customers range from large chemical processors and plastics fabricators to small construction contractors, municipalities and supply warehouses throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
In the opinion of the Company's management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair statement of the Company's financial position as of September 30, 2025, its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and the changes in its cash position for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Results of operations and changes in cash position for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be realized for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 or any other interim period. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (ASU 2025-06)
In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an accounting standards update to modernize the accounting for software costs to increase the operability of the recognition guidance considering different methods of software development and clarify the criteria for capitalizing software costs. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with an early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. Entities should apply the new guidance either retrospectively, prospectively, or via a modified prospective transition method. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (ASU 2025-05)
In July 2025, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to add a practical expedient in developing reasonable and supportable forecasts as part of estimating expected credit losses. All entities may elect a practical expedient that assumes the current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. Entities should apply the new guidance prospectively. The Company does not expect that this accounting standard, upon adoption, will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (ASU 2024-03)
In November 2024, the FASB issued an accounting standards update requiring public entities to disclose, on an annual and interim basis, detailed information about the types of expenses in relevant expense captions presented on the face of the income statement, including amounts for inventory purchases, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and a qualitative description for remaining amounts not separately disaggregated. Additionally, the update requires disclosure of total selling expenses, and in annual periods, an entity's definition of selling expenses. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and are to be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the update on the disclosures in the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09)
In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to enhance the transparency and decision-usefulness of income tax disclosures and to provide information to better assess how an entity's operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with an early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively; however, retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this standard and does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. The Company expects the adoption of this standard to result in additional disclosures.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07)
In November 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update requiring public entities to disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), and on an annual basis, the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and are to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company adopted this accounting standard effective for the annual 2024 financial statements and interim periods financial statements thereafter, and the adoption resulted in additional segment disclosures (see Note 14).
Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement (ASU 2023-05)
In August 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to address the accounting for contributions made to a joint venture, upon formation, in a joint venture's financial statements, and to provide decision-useful information to investors in a joint venture's financial statements and reduce diversity in practice. Under the update, upon formation, a joint venture should recognize and initially measure its assets and liabilities at fair value (with exceptions to fair value measurement that are consistent with guidance for business combinations). The amendments in this update become effective for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025. Additionally, a joint venture that was formed before January 1, 2025 may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively if it has sufficient information. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period in which financial statements have not yet been issued, either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company adopted this accounting standard effective January 1, 2025 and the adoption did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
- Financial Instruments
Cash Equivalents
The Company had $5 and $1,009 of held-to-maturity securities with original maturities of three months or less, primarily consisting of corporate debt securities, classified as cash equivalents at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Due to the short-term nature of such securities, the Company's investments in held-to-maturity securities were held at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company had restricted cash and cash equivalents of $16 and $16 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company's restricted cash and cash equivalents are primarily related to balances that are restricted for payment of distributions to certain of the Company's current and former employees and are reflected primarily in other assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets.
Available-for-Sale Securities
Investments portfolio in securities are classified as available-for-sale. The Company views its available-for-sale securities as available for use in current operations. Accordingly, the Company classifies its investments as current assets, irrespective of the maturity date. Available-for-sale securities are carried at estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is a separate component of stockholders' equity. Realized gains and losses and amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are recorded in other income in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company periodically reviews its available-for-sale securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value below the cost basis, and when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable, the investment is written down to fair value, establishing a new cost basis. The Company periodically reviews available-for-sale securities to assess for credit losses based on historical experience, current conditions, investment type and other relevant market data.
The Company had no available-for-sale securities at December 31, 2024. Investments in securities at September 30, 2025 consisted of available-for-sale debt securities.
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Available-for-sale securities | $198 | $— |
The cost, fair value and fair value levels of the Company's available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:
| Cost | Fair Value | Fair Value Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt securities | |||
| Corporate bonds | $100 | $101 | Level 2 |
| U.S. government treasury securities | 45 | 45 | Level 2 |
| U.S. federal agency securities | 10 | 10 | Level 2 |
| Asset-backed securities | 35 | 35 | Level 2 |
| Supranational securities | 7 | 7 | Level 2 |
| Available-for-sale debt securities | $197 | $198 | |
| Contractual maturities of debt securities | |||
| Within one year | $60 | $61 | |
| One to five years | 128 | 128 | |
| Six to ten years | 2 | 2 | |
| After ten years | 7 | 7 | |
| Available-for-sale debt securities | $197 | $198 | |
The fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities are determined based on observable market-based inputs, such as quotes from financial reporting services. Unrealized and realized gains and losses, and accrued interest on available-for-sale debt securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were immaterial. As of September 30, 2025, no allowance for credit losses was recorded for these investments.
- Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consist of the following:
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Trade customers | $1,453 | $1,339 |
| Related parties | 2 | 3 |
| Allowance for credit losses | (28) | (27) |
| 1,427 | 1,315 | |
| Federal and state taxes | 207 | 68 |
| Other | 129 | 100 |
| Accounts receivable, net | $1,763 | $1,483 |
- Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Finished products | $1,050 | $1,047 |
| Feedstock, additives, chemicals and other raw materials | 420 | 395 |
| Materials and supplies | 257 | 255 |
| Inventories | $1,727 | $1,697 |
- Long-lived Assets and Goodwill
Long-lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets, including tangible assets and intangible assets with finite lives, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets assessed for impairment are grouped by asset group, the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets and liabilities. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group from its use and eventual disposition of that asset group. Assets are considered to be impaired if the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows.
Due to the recent operating losses and the downward revision of forecasts for the North American Chlorovinyls asset group, which comprises PVC, VCM, caustic soda, chlorine and related derivatives assets in North America, and certain other asset groups in the third quarter of 2025, the Company evaluated these asset groups' long-lived assets for recoverability during the third quarter of 2025. Recoverability tests were performed for each of these asset groups to compare the carrying amounts of the asset group to the future net undiscounted cash flow expected to be generated by the asset group. The undiscounted cash flow projections were based on historical results, estimates made by management of future market conditions supplemented by information prepared by third party consultants including input cost and sales price, current and future strategic and operational plans and future financial performance projected through the remaining useful life of the primary asset in the asset group. Based on the recoverability tests, the Company determined that the carrying amounts of the assets of the North American Chlorovinyls and certain other asset groups are recoverable.
Goodwill
The carrying amounts and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:
| Performance and Essential Materials Segment | Housing and Infrastructure Products Segment | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross balances at December 31, 2024 | $1,021 | $1,138 | $2,159 |
| Accumulated goodwill impairment losses at December 31, 2024 | (128) | — | (128) |
| Net balances at December 31, 2024 | 893 | 1,138 | 2,031 |
| Impairment of goodwill | (727) | — | (727) |
| Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Net balances at September 30, 2025 | 170 | 1,144 | 1,314 |
| Accumulated goodwill impairment losses at September 30, 2025 | (855) | — | (855) |
| Gross balances at September 30, 2025 | $1,025 | $1,144 | $2,169 |
Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill is evaluated for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill has been reduced below its carrying amount, and otherwise at least annually. As part of the Company's continuous assessment of changes in the macroeconomic environment in the performance and essential materials industry and recent operating performance and updated forecasts, the Company identified triggering events associated with the North American Chlorovinyls reporting unit in the third quarter of 2025. Due to the recent operating losses and downward revision in the third quarter 2025 of forecasts for the North American Chlorovinyls reporting unit along with negative chlorovinyls industry trends, the Company performed a quantitative assessment in the third quarter of 2025 to determine if the fair value of this reporting unit had reduced below its carrying amount.
The Company also performed a quantitative impairment assessment in the third quarter of 2025 for all other reporting units within the Performance and Essential Materials and the Housing and Infrastructure Products segments to assess the overall fair value of the Company as compared to its market capitalization.
The fair values of the reporting units were determined using a weighting of both a discounted cash flow methodology and a market value methodology. The fair values of the Company's reporting units were classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed using company-specific information. Both of these methodologies require estimates, assumptions, and judgments about future results. The Company's analysis is based on the Company's internally developed long-range plan, which is developed from historical results, estimates by management of future market conditions supplemented by information prepared by third party consultants, including projected feedstock, energy and power costs and product selling prices, and current and future strategies, production capacities, operating rates and plans. Valuation assumptions used in the Company's discounted cash flow valuation also include projected capital expenditures, earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense (EBITDA) margin, depreciation expense, working capital investment, discount rates, tax rates and terminal growth rates. Valuation assumptions used in the Company's market approach include a determination of appropriate market comparable peers, EBITDA, weighting of periods, market participant acquisition premium and the estimated multiples of EBITDA buyers are willing to pay in the market place.
Based on the quantitative tests performed during the third quarter of 2025, the Company determined that the fair value of the North American Chlorovinyls reporting unit did not exceed its carrying amount. This resulted in a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $727 taken in the third quarter of 2025, representing all the goodwill associated with the North American Chlorovinyls reporting unit recognized within the Performance and Essential Materials segment. The goodwill impairment charge is reported as impairment of goodwill on the consolidated statements of operations. For all other reporting units, the Company determined that the fair value of each of the reporting units was in excess of the carrying amounts.
- Accounts Payable
Accounts payable consist of the following:
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable—third parties | $765 | $806 |
| Accounts payable to related parties | 18 | 16 |
| Notes and other short-term payable | 16 | 29 |
| Accounts payable | $799 | $851 |
- Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consist of the following:
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.60% senior notes due 2026 | $750 | $750 |
| Loan related to tax-exempt waste disposal revenue bonds due 2027 | 11 | 11 |
| 1.625% €700 million senior notes due 2029 | 822 | 727 |
| 3.375% senior notes due 2030 | 300 | 300 |
| 3.50% senior notes due 2032 | 250 | 250 |
| 2.875% senior notes due 2041 | 350 | 350 |
| 5.00% senior notes due 2046 | 700 | 700 |
| 4.375% senior notes due 2047 | 500 | 500 |
| 3.125% senior notes due 2051 | 600 | 600 |
| 3.375% senior notes due 2061 | 450 | 450 |
| Term loans due 2026 | 3 | 7 |
| Total long-term debt, principal amount | 4,736 | 4,645 |
| Less: | ||
| Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 80 | 83 |
| Long-term debt, carrying value | 4,656 | 4,562 |
| Less current portion: | ||
| 3.60% senior notes due 2026 | 749 | — |
| Current portion of term loans | 1 | 6 |
| Total current portion | 750 | 6 |
| Long-term debt, carrying value, net of current portion | $3,906 | $4,556 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs on long-term debt were $30 and $32 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all of its long-term debt covenants.
Credit Agreement
On June 9, 2022, the Company entered into a new $1,500 revolving credit facility that is scheduled to mature on June 9, 2027 (the "Credit Agreement") and, in connection therewith, terminated the Company's then existing revolving credit agreement. The Credit Agreement bears interest at either (a) Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.625% per annum or (b) Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.625% per annum, in each case depending on the credit rating of the Company. The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including a quarterly total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant. As of September 30, 2025, the Company was in compliance with the total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant. As of September 30, 2025, the Company hadno borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding, and had borrowing availability of $1,500, under the Credit Agreement.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits Liability, Net of Tax | Cumulative Foreign CurrencyExchange, Net of Tax | Available-for-sale Securities, Net of Tax | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balances at December 31, 2024 | $54 | $(198) | $— | $(144) |
| Net other comprehensive income attributable to Westlake Corporation | — | 14 | — | 14 |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 54 | (184) | — | (130) |
| Net other comprehensive income attributable to Westlake Corporation | 1 | 65 | — | 66 |
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | 55 | (119) | — | (64) |
| Net other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Westlake Corporation | — | (14) | 1 | (13) |
| Balances at September 30, 2025 | $55 | $(133) | $1 | $(77) |
| Balances at December 31, 2023 | $4 | $(102) | $— | $(98) |
| Net other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Westlake Corporation | 1 | (35) | — | (34) |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | 5 | (137) | — | (132) |
| Net other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Westlake Corporation | 1 | (18) | — | (17) |
| Balance at June 30, 2024 | 6 | (155) | — | (149) |
| Net other comprehensive income attributable to Westlake Corporation | — | 32 | — | 32 |
| Balances at September 30, 2024 | $6 | $(123) | $— | $(117) |
- Fair Value Measurements
The Company reports certain assets and liabilities at fair value, which is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Under the accounting guidance for fair value measurements, inputs used to measure fair value are classified in one of three levels:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
The Company has financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measures. These financial assets and liabilities include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net, accounts payable and long-term debt, all of which are recorded at carrying value. The amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments. See Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for a discussion of the Company's investments in available-for-sale securities.
The majority of the Company's long-term debt instruments are publicly-traded. A market approach, based upon quotes from financial reporting services, is used to measure the fair value of the Company's long-term debt. Because the Company's long-term debt instruments may not be actively traded, the inputs used to measure the fair value of the Company's long-term debt are classified as Level 2 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
The carrying and fair values of the Company's total long-term debt are summarized below:
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarryingValue | FairValue | CarryingValue | FairValue | |
| Long-term debt | $4,656 | $3,969 | $4,562 | $3,836 |
- Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate was 0.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to 35.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 of 0.4% was below the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the non-deductible goodwill impairment charge associated with the North American Chlorovinyls reporting unit, a valuation allowance recorded against Westlake Epoxy Netherlands's net operating loss, and the impact of earnings mix across jurisdictions. These adjustments had an inflated impact on the effective income tax rate due to the pre-tax loss for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was above the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against Westlake Epoxy Netherlands's net operating loss that included for the three months ended September 30, 2024, the expenses related to the plan to temporarily cease operations ("mothball") of the allyl chloride (AC) and epichlorohydrin (ECH) units in Pernis, the Netherlands (collectively, the "Units") and state and foreign taxes, partially offset by U.S. federal research and development credits available to the Company.
The effective income tax rate was (0.4)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to 25.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 of (0.4)% was below the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the non-deductible goodwill impairment charge associated with the North American Chlorovinyls reporting unit, a valuation allowance recorded against Westlake Epoxy Netherlands's net operating loss, and the impact of earnings mix across jurisdictions. These adjustments had an inflated impact on the effective income tax rate due to the pre-tax loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was above the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against Westlake Epoxy Netherlands's net operating loss which was due to, among other things, the expenses related to the mothballing of the Units and state and foreign taxes partially offset by U.S. federal research and development credits available to the Company.
On October 8, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (the "OECD")/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting released a statement indicating that its members had agreed to a Two Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy. Pillar One aims to reallocate a taxpayer's residual profits to the market jurisdictions with which the taxpayer has a nexus. Based on the current threshold requirements, the Company does not expect to be subject to Pillar One. Pillar Two aims to establish a minimum global tax rate of 15%, assessed through a top-up tax imposed on a country-by-country basis. The impacts of Pillar Two have been recorded since 2024, the first year in which the rules took effect, and are immaterial to the Company. The Company continues to closely monitor and evaluate Pillar Two developments, including developments stemming from the June 2025 G7 statements exempting U.S. parented groups from Pillar Two.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the legislation commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"), which includes a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting corporations. The OBBBA, among other changes, permanently reinstates the "bonus" depreciation provisions that allow for the immediate expensing of 100% of the cost of certain qualified property, permanently reinstates the elective immediate expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred and permanently relaxes the limitation on the deductibility of business interest. The OBBBA also modifies certain international tax provisions. The Company evaluated the impact of these tax law changes and recognized the associated income tax effects in the consolidated financial statements beginning in the third quarter of 2025, the period of enactment. At this time, the Company expects these tax law changes to reduce its cash tax without materially impacting its effective income tax rate.
- Earnings (Loss) and Dividends per Share
Earnings (Loss) per Share
The Company has unvested restricted stock units outstanding that are considered participating securities and, therefore, computes basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share under the two-class method. Basic earnings (loss) per share for the periods are based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share include the effects of certain stock options and performance stock units. Diluted loss per share exclude the effects of certain stock options and performance stock units because the effect of including them would have been antidilutive.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Westlake Corporation | $(782) | $108 | $(964) | $595 |
| Less: | ||||
| Net loss (income) attributable to participating securities | 4 | (1) | 5 | (3) |
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $(778) | $107 | $(959) | $592 |
The following table reconciles the denominator for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations shown in the consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Weighted average common shares—basic | 128,251,427 | 128,638,632 | 128,265,950 | 128,525,531 |
| Plus incremental shares from: | ||||
| Assumed exercise of options and vesting of performance stock units | — | 701,829 | — | 712,029 |
| Weighted average common shares—diluted | 128,251,427 | 129,340,461 | 128,265,950 | 129,237,560 |
| Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Westlake Corporation: | ||||
| Basic | $(6.06) | $0.84 | $(7.48) | $4.61 |
| Diluted | $(6.06) | $0.83 | $(7.48) | $4.58 |
Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share are options to purchase 1,007,701 and 335,454 shares of common stock for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and 855,779 and 256,178 shares of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Performance stock units assumed vesting of 134,592 and 172,283 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, are also excluded. These options and performance stock units were outstanding during the periods reported but were excluded because the effect of including them would have been antidilutive.
Dividends per Share
Dividends declared per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Dividends per common share | $0.5300 | $0.5250 | $1.5800 | $1.5250 |
- Supplemental Information
Equity Method Investments
LACC, LLC Joint Venture
As of September 30, 2025, the Company owned an aggregate 50% membership interest in LACC, LLC ("LACC"). The Company accounts for its investment in LACC under the equity method of accounting and the change for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was as follows:
| Investment in LACC | |
|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $1,018 |
| Cash contributions | 21 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (43) |
| Balance at September 30, 2025 | $996 |
Contract Liabilities and Remaining Performance Obligations
In May 2022, the Company entered into a chlorine and hydrogen chloride exchange contract with one of its customers. In the third quarter of 2025, the Company received an up-front payment of $70, representing a fixed portion of the total transaction price. The up-front fee was recorded as a contract liability and will be recognized ratably in net sales over the 20-year contract period. In addition to the fixed portion of the transaction price, the Company charges certain variable fees under the contract.
The total contract liabilities, primarily included in other liabilities on the balance sheet, were as follows:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Balance at January 1, | $62 | $52 |
| Revenues recognized that were included in the contract liability balances at the beginning of the period | (4) | (4) |
| Increases due to cash received and due, excluding amounts recognized as revenues during the period | 91 | 15 |
| Balance at September 30, | $149 | $63 |
As of September 30, 2025, the remaining performance obligations were $189, representing the fixed components of the transaction price, expected to be recognized over the remaining term of the Company's revenue contracts.
Other Assets, Net
Other assets, net were $850 and $708 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Deferred turnaround costs, net of accumulated amortization, included in other assets, net were $474 and $352 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Accrued and Other Liabilities
Accrued and other liabilities were $1,348 and $1,362 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Accrued rebates, which is a component of accrued and other liabilities, was $235 at September 30, 2025 and $232 at December 31, 2024. No other component of accrued and other liabilities was more than five percent of total current liabilities. Accrued liabilities with related parties were $32 and $26 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Restructuring, Transaction and Integration-Related Costs
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the restructuring, transaction and integration-related expenses of $17, and $139, respectively, were primarily related to the closure of the Company's Pernis facility discussed below and the cessation of operations of one of the production units at the Company's 95% owned joint venture located in China, which resulted in a charge of $2 and $9, respectively, included in the Performance and Essential Materials segment. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 the restructuring, transaction and integration-related expenses were $75 and $83, respectively, which primarily comprised of the charges related to mothballing of the allyl chloride (AC) and epichlorohydrin (ECH) units at the Company's site in Pernis, the Netherlands, as further discussed below.
Pernis Facility Closure
In July 2024, the Company approved a plan to mothball the AC and ECH units at the Pernis facility and recognized charges of approximately $75 related to mothballing of the AC and ECH units in the third quarter of 2024. The Company continued to operate the liquid and solid epoxy resin ("LER/SER") and bisphenol A ("BPA") units at the Pernis facility through June 2025. In June 2025, due to the continued deterioration of the Company's business in Europe, the Company revised the original mothballing plan and approved a plan to close and cease all the remaining operations at its Pernis facility including the LER/SER and BPA units. The Company ceased the BPA unit operations in June 2025 and ceased the LER/SER unit operations in the fourth quarter of 2025. In June 2025, the Company notified the affected employees at the Pernis facility of the Company's revised plan.
The total costs recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 of $145 consist of charges for asset retirement obligations of $77, other plant shutdown related costs of $33 and employee severance and separation costs of $20, that are included in the restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs, and the write-down of inventory of $15, that is included as a component of cost of sales in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. The other plant shutdown costs include costs for contract termination, costs for services without future economic benefits, leases, and other costs associated with the plant shut down. The Company expects to recognize additional charges related to other plant shut down costs of approximately $65 and severance and separation costs of $12 in future periods in connection with the closure of the LER/SER unit and other future events. The Company expects to complete the closure plan in 2030.
The following table sets forth the inventory write-downs and the accrual activity related to the closure of the Pernis facility included in accrued and other liabilities, and other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets and the cumulative charges recognized:
| Asset Write-offs · Asset Retirement Obligations · Severance and Separation Costs · Other Plant Shutdown Costs · Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balances at December 31, 2024 | $— | $23 | $4 | $44 | $71 | ||||
| 2025 charges and change in estimates | — | (7) | — | 14 | 7 | ||||
| Cash paid | — | (1) | (1) | (2) | (4) | ||||
| Foreign currency translation | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Balances at March 31, 2025 | $— | $16 | $3 | $58 | $77 | ||||
| 2025 charges | 15 | 76 | 13 | 19 | 123 | ||||
| Cash paid | — | (1) | — | (7) | (8) | ||||
| Inventory write-downs | (15) | — | — | — | (15) | ||||
| Foreign currency translation | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||
| Balances at June 30, 2025 | $— | $93 | $17 | $75 | $185 | ||||
| 2025 charges | 8 | 7 | — | 15 | |||||
| Cash paid | (10) | (1) | (44) | (55) | |||||
| Balances at September 30, 2025 | $— | $91 | $23 | $31 | $145 | ||||
| Cumulative charges recognized as of September 30, 2025 | $15 | $101 | $24 | $80 | $220 | ||||
Non-cash Investing Activities
Capital expenditure related liabilities, included in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities, were $93 and$122 at September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.
Other Income, Net
The other income, net of $32 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 included interest income of $22, and other income, net of $44 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 included interest income of $39. Other income, net of $93 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 included interest income and insurance recoveries of $76 and $3, respectively, and other income, net of $153 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included interest income and insurance recoveries of $118 and $10, respectively.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Cash paid for: | ||
| Interest | $141 | $135 |
| Income taxes, net of refunds | 105 | 346 |
| Operating lease information: | ||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | $113 | $219 |
- Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is involved in a number of legal and regulatory matters that are incidental to the normal conduct of its business, including lawsuits, investigations and claims. The outcome of these matters are inherently unpredictable. The Company believes that, in the aggregate, the outcome of all known legal and regulatory matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements; however, under certain circumstances, if required to recognize costs in a specific period, when combined with other factors, outcomes with respect to such matters may be material to the Company's consolidated statements of operations in such period. The Company's assessment of the potential impact of environmental matters, in particular, is subject to uncertainty due to the complex, ongoing and evolving process of investigation and remediation of such environmental matters, and the potential for technological and regulatory developments. In addition, the impact of evolving claims and programs, such as natural resource damage claims, industrial site reuse initiatives and state remediation programs creates further uncertainty of the ultimate resolution of these matters. The Company anticipates that the resolution of many legal and regulatory matters, and in particular environmental matters, will occur over an extended period of time.
Caustic Soda Antitrust. The Company and other caustic soda producers were named as defendants in multiple purported class action civil lawsuits filed since March 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuits allege the defendants conspired to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize the price of caustic soda, restrict domestic (U.S.) supply of caustic soda and allocate caustic soda customers, and were filed on behalf of certain named plaintiffs and a putative class comprised of either direct purchasers or indirect purchasers of caustic soda in the United States. The plaintiffs in the direct purchaser putative class and the indirect purchaser putative class sought $861 and $500, respectively, in single damages from the defendants, in addition to treble damages and attorney's fees in each case. The District Court has denied class certification for both the direct and indirect purchaser plaintiffs and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the direct and indirect purchaser plaintiffs' petitions for leave to appeal. Beginning in October 2020, similar class action proceedings were filed in Canada on behalf of all residents of Canada who purchased caustic soda or products containing caustic soda from October 1, 2015 through the present or such date deemed appropriate by the court. The Canadian proceedings are stayed pending a final class certification decision. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that these lawsuits could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements either in the current period or in future periods.
Ethylene Antitrust. The Company and other ethylene consumers were the subject of a decision issued by the European Commission (Decision AT.40410 – Ethylene) on July 14, 2020 relating to the exchange of certain commercial and pricing-related information and in fixing a price element related to certain purchases of ethylene between December 2011 and March 2017 (the "European Commission Decision"). Following the decision, the Company and other ethylene consumers have been named as defendants in a series of ten similar lawsuits in the Netherlands and Germany (the "Ethylene Antitrust Litigation") by various producers and sellers of ethylene and ethylene derivatives, which generally allege that the defendants (i) conspired to lower the purchase price for ethylene and ethylene derivatives and thus (ii) caused a cartel-induced undercharge for certain ethylene and/or ethylene derivative sales to the defendants and other third parties during the period identified in the European Commission Decision and for 24 months thereafter. Certain of the lawsuits allege damages of approximately €7,596 million in the aggregate (plus statutory interest accruing from the relevant dates) while the other lawsuits seek declaratory judgments establishing that the defendants are jointly and severally liable for an unspecified amount of damages. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that the Ethylene Antitrust Litigation could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements either in the current period or in future periods.
PVC Pipe Antitrust. The Company and other manufacturers of PVC pipe and fittings have been named as defendants in ten putative class action civil lawsuits filed in Illinois between August 2024 and June 2025 and in one lawsuit in British Columbia, Canada in September 2025 (collectively, the "PVC Pipe Antitrust Lawsuits") which generally allege that PVC pipe and fittings manufacturers conspired with each other and an industry publication (OPIS) to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize the prices of PVC pipe in the United States and Canada, resulting in the plaintiffs paying artificially high prices for PVC pipe. The plaintiffs in these cases assert violations of various U.S federal and state and Canadian competition and consumer protection laws, and seek relief including injunctive relief, damages of undisclosed amounts, and equitable relief, plus attorneys' fees and costs. In October 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice intervened and was granted a partial stay of discovery in the U.S. litigation for six months due to its ongoing antitrust investigation of manufacturers of PVC pipe and others. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that the PVC Pipe Antitrust Lawsuits could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements either in the current period or in future periods.
Brazilian Contractual Indemnification Lawsuit. In July 2012, PPG Industries, Inc. ("PPG") entered into an agreement to separate various assets and liabilities of its commodity chemicals business, which were transferred to a subsidiary of Eagle Spinco, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PPG ("Eagle Spinco"). Eagle Spinco is currently a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company. In May 2024, a trial court in Manaus, Brazil issued a decision awarding damages to Brazilian company Di Gregorio Navegacao, Ltda ("Di Gregorio") in a lawsuit filed by Di Gregorio against PPG relating to an explosion on November 9, 1998 that destroyed the M/V DG Harmony and her cargo, which included PPG-owned calcium hypochlorite (the "Di Gregorio Lawsuit"). The decision awarded damages to Di Gregorio in the approximate amount of R$550 million (Brazilian real), plus a monetary adjustment and interest accruing from April 3, 2006, as well as 20% for legal fees. PPG appealed the trial court's decision and the Amazonas Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming in part the trial court's decision. PPG is expected to further appeal. In June 2024, PPG filed a lawsuit against the Company in Delaware Chancery Court asserting that the Company is responsible for any judgment in the Di Gregorio Lawsuit. The Company has asserted counterclaims against PPG seeking a declaration that the Di Gregorio Lawsuit is indemnifiable and that if PPG seeks reimbursement for any losses related to the Di Gregorio Lawsuit, it must assign to Eagle Spinco its rights to relevant insurance proceeds. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that the Delaware lawsuit and Eagle Spinco's contractual obligations related to the lawsuit could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements either in the current period or in future periods.
Calvert City Proceedings. As the current owner of the Calvert City, Kentucky facility, the Company was named as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 along with Goodrich Corporation ("Goodrich") and its successor-in-interest, Avient Corporation ("Avient"). The allocation of liability for remedial and operation and maintenance costs at the Calvert City site is governed by a series of agreements between the Company, Goodrich and Avient. In March 2022, the Company filed a demand for arbitration seeking reimbursement for certain allocable costs incurred during the period between May 2017 and March 2022, and which Avient has failed to pay or disputed under these agreements. Avient claims that the Company is liable for up to $22 of allocable costs from that period. Arbitration proceedings had been stayed while Avient and the Company litigated the validity of the arbitration provisions in the settlement agreement among the parties. In July 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the arbitration provisions were generally valid, and arbitration proceedings are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that the Calvert City proceedings could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements in the current period or in future periods.
Sulphur Mines Dome. The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources ("LDENR") issued Compliance Order No. IMD 2022-027 and several supplements to that order, the latest in October 2023, in response to pressure anomaly events in two of the Company's salt solution-mining caverns at the Sulphur Mines Dome in Sulphur, Louisiana, which required the Company to undertake various activities related to response planning, monitoring, investigation and mitigation. Following another pressure event in June 2024, LDENR ordered the Company to take additional measures at the brine caverns, including the construction of a dome-wide containment structure. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had accrued an estimated liability of approximately $26 in connection with monitoring wells and other remedial activities, and additional compliance costs will continue to be incurred. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate the impact, if any, that other ongoing expenditures or future injunctive relief ordered by the government could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements either in the current period or in future periods. In November 2024, Yellow Rock LLC ("Yellow Rock") filed an amended petition in the 14th Judicial District Court of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana alleging that the Company improperly withdrew and sold oil belonging to Yellow Rock and asserting claims of negligence and breach of duties by the Company in connection with the operation and maintenance of caverns at the Sulphur Mines Dome, alleging damages in excess of $100. In June 2025, Yellow Rock filed an additional petition in the 14th Judicial District Court of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana alleging that the Company improperly extracted salt and brine belonging to Yellow Rock. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that this lawsuit could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements either in the current period or in future periods.
Environmental Contingencies and Reasonably Possible Matters. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had accrued an estimated liability for environmental contingencies totaling approximately $71 and $72, respectively, most of which was classified as noncurrent liabilities. The Company's assessment of the potential impact of these environmental contingencies is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the complex, ongoing and evolving process of investigation and, if necessary, remediation, of such environmental contingencies, and the potential for technological and regulatory developments. As such, in addition to the amounts currently reserved for contingencies that are probable and reasonably estimable as discussed above, the Company may be subject to reasonably possible loss contingencies related to environmental matters in the range of $100 to $170.
- Segment Information
The Company operates intwo principal operating segments, which are the Company's reportable segments, Performance and Essential Materials and Housing and Infrastructure Products. These segments are strategic business units that offer a variety of different materials and products. The Company manages each segment separately as each business requires different technology and marketing strategies.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net external sales | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | ||||
| Performance Materials | $1,010 | $1,164 | $3,088 | $3,505 |
| Essential Materials | 737 | 855 | 2,302 | 2,458 |
| Total Performance and Essential Materials | 1,747 | 2,019 | 5,390 | 5,963 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | ||||
| Housing Products | 928 | 937 | 2,746 | 2,826 |
| Infrastructure Products | 163 | 161 | 501 | 510 |
| Total Housing and Infrastructure Products | 1,091 | 1,098 | 3,247 | 3,336 |
| Total reportable segments and consolidated | $2,838 | $3,117 | $8,637 | $9,299 |
| Intersegment sales | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | $98 | $116 | $323 | $376 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | — | — | — | — |
| Total reportable segments | $98 | $116 | $323 | $376 |
| Significant segment expenses | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | ||||
| Raw material, energy, manufacturing and logistics costs | $1,660 | $1,746 | $5,220 | $5,131 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 224 | 212 | 661 | 628 |
| Total cost of sales | $1,884 | $1,958 | $5,881 | $5,759 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 107 | 98 | 311 | 291 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14 | 13 | 40 | 41 |
| Impairment of goodwill | 727 | — | 727 | — |
| Restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs | 15 | 75 | 137 | 78 |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | $863 | $186 | $1,215 | $410 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | ||||
| Raw material, energy, manufacturing and logistics costs | $772 | $742 | $2,237 | $2,185 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 43 | 34 | 114 | 101 |
| Total cost of sales | $815 | $776 | $2,351 | $2,286 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 104 | 100 | 317 | 311 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 19 | 20 | 56 | 56 |
| Restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs | 2 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | $125 | $120 | $375 | $372 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | $(902) | $(9) | $(1,383) | $170 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | 151 | 202 | 521 | 678 |
| Total reportable segments | $(751) | $193 | $(862) | $848 |
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | $238 | $225 | $701 | $669 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | 62 | 54 | 170 | 157 |
| Total reportable segments | 300 | 279 | 871 | 826 |
| Corporate and other | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Consolidated | $303 | $281 | $881 | $833 |
| Other income, net | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | $10 | $6 | $23 | $27 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | 2 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
| Total reportable segments | 12 | 12 | 25 | 54 |
| Corporate and other | 20 | 32 | 68 | 99 |
| Consolidated | $32 | $44 | $93 | $153 |
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | $(920) | $(19) | $(953) | $(11) |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | 820 | 81 | 857 | 215 |
| Total reportable segments | (100) | 62 | (96) | 204 |
| Corporate and other | 97 | 3 | 100 | 10 |
| Consolidated | $(3) | $65 | $4 | $214 |
| Capital expenditures | ||||
| Performance and Essential Materials | $196 | $179 | $632 | $598 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | 40 | 42 | 116 | 121 |
| Total reportable segments | 236 | 221 | 748 | 719 |
| Corporate and other | 3 | (1) | 6 | 4 |
| Consolidated | $239 | $220 | $754 | $723 |
A reconciliation of total reportable segments income from operations to consolidated income before income taxes is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Total reportable segments income (loss) from operations | $(751) | $193 | $(862) | $848 |
| Corporate and other loss from operations | (15) | (13) | (45) | (39) |
| Interest expense | (41) | (39) | (120) | (120) |
| Other income, net | 32 | 44 | 93 | 153 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $(775) | $185 | $(934) | $842 |
| September 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | ||
| Performance and Essential Materials (1) | $12,610 | $13,151 |
| Housing and Infrastructure Products | 5,027 | 4,855 |
| Total reportable segments | 17,637 | 18,006 |
| Corporate and other | 2,177 | 2,744 |
| Consolidated | $19,814 | $20,750 |
(1)Includes equity method investments of $1,063 and $1,081 as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
- Westlake Chemical Partners LP
In 2014, the Company formed Westlake Chemical Partners LP ("Westlake Partners") to operate, acquire and develop ethylene production facilities and related assets. Also in 2014, Westlake Partners completed its initial public offering of 12,937,500 common units.
As of September 30, 2025, Westlake Partners had a 22.8% limited partner interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo LP ("OpCo"), and the Company retained a 77.2% limited partner interest in OpCo and a significant interest in Westlake Partners through the Company's ownership of Westlake Partners' general partner,40.1% of the limited partner interests (consisting of 14,122,230 common units) and incentive distribution rights.
On October 4, 2018, Westlake Partners and Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Westlake Partners, entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with UBS Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC to offer and sell Westlake Partners' common units, from time to time, up to an aggregate offering amount of $50. This Equity Distribution Agreement was amended on February 28, 2020 to reference a new shelf registration and subsequent renewals thereof for utilization under this agreement. No common units were issued under this program as of September 30, 2025.
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