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WESTLAKE CORP

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 6, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 6, 2026

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Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

March 31,2026December 31,2025
(in millions of dollars, except par values and share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$2,271$2,724
Available-for-sale securities205204
Accounts receivable, net1,6901,504
Inventories1,6771,653
Prepaid expenses and other current assets109131
Total current assets5,9526,216
Property, plant and equipment, net8,5798,605
Operating lease right-of-use assets782798
Goodwill1,3451,314
Customer relationships, net763743
Other intangible assets, net452439
Equity method investments1,0491,062
Other assets, net785784
Total assets$19,707$19,961
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$811$783
Accrued and other liabilities1,4361,490
Current portion of long-term debt, net496497
Total current liabilities2,7432,770
Long-term debt, net5,0745,087
Deferred income taxes1,3881,343
Pension and other post-retirement benefits279286
Operating lease liabilities672688
Other liabilities500492
Total liabilities10,65610,666
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
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 March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively11
Common stock, held in treasury, at cost; 6,540,613 and 6,740,232 shares at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively(504)(513)
Additional paid-in capital685683
Retained earnings8,4648,701
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(99)(80)
Total Westlake Corporation stockholders' equity8,5478,792
Noncontrolling interests504503
Total equity9,0519,295
Total liabilities and equity$19,707$19,961

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
(in millions of dollars, except per share data and share amounts)
Net sales$2,652$2,846
Cost of sales2,5402,614
Gross profit112232
Selling, general and administrative expenses236227
Amortization of intangibles3030
Restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs187
Loss from operations(172)(32)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense(56)(39)
Other income, net3837
Loss before income taxes(190)(34)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(33)1
Net loss(157)(35)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests125
Net loss attributable to Westlake Corporation$(169)$(40)
Loss per common share attributable to Westlake Corporation:
Basic$(1.31)$(0.31)
Diluted$(1.31)$(0.31)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic127,992,500128,308,537
Diluted127,992,500128,308,537

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
(in millions of dollars)
Net loss$(157)$(35)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Foreign currency translation(15)6
Income tax benefit (provision) on foreign currency translation(4)8
Available-for-sale investments
Unrealized holding losses on investments(1)—
Income tax provision on available-for-sale investments——
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes(20)14
Comprehensive loss(177)(21)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax of $1 and $1 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively115
Comprehensive loss attributable to Westlake Corporation$(188)$(26)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock · Common Stock, Held in Treasury
Number of SharesAmountNumber of SharesAt CostAdditional Paid-in CapitalRetainedEarningsAccumulated Other ComprehensiveLossNoncontrolling InterestsTotal
(in millions of dollars, except share amounts)
Balances at December 31, 2025134,651,380$16,740,232$(513)$683$8,701$(80)$503$9,295
Net income (loss)—————(169)—12(157)
Other comprehensive loss——————(19)(1)(20)
Common stock repurchased——1,400——————
Shares issued—stock-based compensation——(201,019)9(5)———4
Stock-based compensation————7———7
Dividends declared—————(68)——(68)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests———————(10)(10)
Balances at March 31, 2026134,651,380$16,540,613$(504)$685$8,464$(99)$504$9,051

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common Stock · Common Stock, Held in Treasury
Number of SharesAmountNumber of SharesAt CostAdditional Paid-in CapitalRetainedEarningsAccumulated Other ComprehensiveLossNoncontrolling InterestsTotal
(in millions of dollars, except share amounts)
Balances at December 31, 2024134,651,380$16,424,366$(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, 2025134,651,380$16,414,011$(484)$650$10,373$(130)$511$10,921

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
(in millions of dollars)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss$(157)$(35)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization284283
Stock-based compensation expense77
Loss from disposition and write-off of property, plant and equipment65
Deferred income taxes34(1)
Other gains, net(4)—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business acquisition
Accounts receivable(183)(165)
Inventories(8)(74)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2511
Accounts payable33135
Accrued and other liabilities(73)(42)
Other, net(58)(201)
Net cash used for operating activities(94)(77)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired(62)—
Additions to investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries—(6)
Additions to property, plant and equipment(209)(248)
Proceeds from maturities and paydown of available-for-sale securities33—
Purchase of available-for-sale securities(35)(183)
Other, net23
Net cash used for investing activities(271)(434)
Cash flows from financing activities
Distributions to noncontrolling interests(10)(10)
Dividends paid(68)(68)
Repurchase of common stock for treasury—(30)
Other, net(4)(7)
Net cash used for financing activities(82)(115)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(5)4
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(452)(622)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period2,7402,935
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$2,288$2,313

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Westlake Corporation (the "Company") operates as an integrated global manufacturer and marketer of housing and infrastructure products and performance and essential materials. 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.

Basis of Presentation

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 the Company, included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the "2025 Form 10-K"), filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026. 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, 2025.

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 March 31, 2026, its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the changes in its cash position for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

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, 2026 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

Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities (ASU 2025-10)

In December 2025, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to establish authoritative guidance on recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of government grants received by business entities. The amendments define government grants as transfers of monetary or tangible non-monetary assets from a government to a business entity (excluding exchange transactions) and leverages principles from IAS 20 while tailoring certain U.S. GAAP requirements. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2028, for public business entities, with early adoption is permitted. The transition options include modified prospective, modified retrospective, or full retrospective. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Hedge Accounting Improvements (ASU 2025-09)

In November 2025, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to clarify and improve certain aspects of hedge accounting guidance in ASC 815. The amendments address five specific areas: (1) similar risk assessment for cash flow hedges, (2) hedging interest payments on choose-your-rate debt, (3) cash flow hedges of nonfinancial forecasted transactions, (4) net written options as hedging instruments, and (5) foreign currency-denominated debt designated as both a hedging instrument and hedged item. The amendments more closely align hedge accounting with the economics of an entity's risk management activities. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, for public business entities with early adoption permitted. Entities should apply the new guidance prospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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.

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.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

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 adopted the standard electing a practical expedient effective January 1, 2026, and the adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on its consolidated statements of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows, or on related financial statement disclosures.

  1. Acquisition

On January 5, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group (collectively, "ACI") for a preliminary purchase price of approximately $124, subject to various adjustments. As of March 31, 2026, $42 of the preliminary purchase price is accrued. ACI is a Portugal-based global manufacturer of specialty materials serving the wire and cable sectors. The Company's acquisition consisted of all the equity interest of ACI's entities operating manufacturing locations in Portugal, Mexico, Tunisia and Romania and certain assets located in China. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the results of operations of ACI are included in the Housing and Infrastructure Products segment. As a result of this acquisition, the Company preliminarily recognized total intangible assets of $67 and goodwill of $34 on the consolidated balance sheets. The intangible assets primarily comprise of customer relationships and developed technology, with estimated useful lives in the range of 16 to 18 years. The goodwill is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce, synergies and growth in new market segments expected to arise after the acquisition. As of March 31, 2026, the ACI purchase price allocation is not final and is subject to change.

  1. Financial Instruments

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company had restricted cash and cash equivalents of $17 and $16 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 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 in securities at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 consisted of available-for-sale debt securities.

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Available-for-sale securities$205$204

The cost, fair value and fair value levels of the Company's available-for-sale debt securities were as follows:

CostFair ValueFair Value Level
Debt securities
Corporate bonds$116$116Level 2
U.S. government treasury securities3939Level 2
U.S. federal agency securities1111Level 2
Asset-backed securities3434Level 2
Supranational securities55Level 2
Available-for-sale debt securities$205$205
Contractual maturities of debt securities
Within one year$72$72
One to five years123123
Six to ten years11
After ten years99
Available-for-sale debt securities$205$205
CostFair ValueFair Value Level
Debt securities
Corporate bonds$108$109Level 2
U.S. government treasury securities3737Level 2
U.S. federal agency securities1313Level 2
Asset-backed securities3737Level 2
Supranational securities88Level 2
Available-for-sale debt securities$203$204
Contractual maturities of debt securities
Within one year$63$63
One to five years128129
Six to ten years22
After ten years1010
Available-for-sale debt securities$203$204

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 three months ended March 31, 2026 were immaterial. As of March 31, 2026, no allowance for credit losses was recorded for these investments.

  1. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Trade customers$1,382$1,254
Related parties22
Allowance for credit losses(26)(27)
1,3581,229
Federal and state taxes210158
Other122117
Accounts receivable, net$1,690$1,504
  1. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Finished products$1,030$1,030
Feedstock, additives, chemicals and other raw materials384366
Materials and supplies263257
Inventories$1,677$1,653
  1. Goodwill

The carrying amounts and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were as follows:

Housing and Infrastructure Products SegmentPerformance and Essential Materials SegmentTotal
Net balances at December 31, 2025$1,145$169$1,314
Goodwill acquired during the period34—34
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates(2)(1)(3)
Net balances at March 31, 2026$1,177$168$1,345

The goodwill balance is presented net of accumulated impairment losses of $855 as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, in the Performance and Essential Materials segment.

  1. Accounts Payable

Accounts payable consisted of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Accounts payable—third parties$765$737
Accounts payable to related parties1618
Notes and other short-term payable3028
Accounts payable$811$783
  1. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
3.60% senior notes due August 2026 (the "3.60% 2026 Senior Notes") (1)$496$496
Loan related to tax-exempt waste disposal revenue bonds due December 2027 (2)1111
1.625% €700 million senior notes due July 2029 (the "1.625% 2029 Senior Notes") (1)805822
3.375% senior notes due June 2030 (the "3.375% 2030 Senior Notes") (1)300300
3.50% senior notes due November 2032 (the "3.50% 2032 tax-exempt GO Zone Refunding Senior Notes") (1)250250
5.550% senior notes due November 2035 (the "5.550% 2035 Senior Notes") (1)600600
2.875% senior notes due August 2041 (the "2.875% 2041 Senior Notes") (1)350350
5.00% senior notes due August 2046 (the "5.00% 2046 Senior Notes") (1)700700
4.375% senior notes due November 2047 (the "4.375% 2047 Senior Notes") (1)500500
3.125% senior notes due August 2051 (the "3.125% 2051 Senior Notes") (1)600600
6.375% senior notes due November 2055 (the "6.375% 2055 Senior Notes") (1)600600
3.375% senior notes due August 2061 (the "3.375% 2061 Senior Notes") (1)450450
Term loans due March 2026—1
ACI revolver loan2—
Total long-term debt, principal amount5,6645,680
Less:
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs9496
Long-term debt, carrying value5,5705,584
Less current portion:
3.60% 2026 Senior Notes (3)496496
Current portion of term loans—1
Total current portion496497
Long-term debt, carrying value, net of current portion$5,074$5,087

(1) The par call dates for these Senior Notes are between three to six months prior to the respective maturity dates, except for the 3.50% 2032 tax-exempt GO Zone Refunding Senior Notes for which the par call date is November 2027.

(2) Interest on the waste disposal revenue bonds accrues at a rate determined by a remarketing agent. The interest rate on the waste disposal revenue bonds at March 31, 2026 was 2.50%.

(3) On April 27, 2026, the Company provided notice of redemption with respect to all of its outstanding 3.60% 2026 Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, which is May 29, 2026.

Unamortized debt issuance costs on long-term debt were $41 and $42 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all of its long-term debt covenants.

Credit Agreement

On June 9, 2022, the Company entered into a $1,500 revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature on June 9, 2027 (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement bore 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 contained certain affirmative and negative covenants, including a quarterly total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant.

On April 2, 2026, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "New Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company, the lenders from time-to-time party thereto (collectively, the "Lenders"), the issuing banks thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. Under the New Credit Agreement, the Lenders have committed to provide an unsecured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,500. The new revolving credit facility replaced the Company's previous $1,500 revolving credit facility pursuant to the Credit Agreement, which was terminated on April 2, 2026. The New Credit Agreement became effective on April 2, 2026 and borrowings thereunder will mature on April 2, 2031. The New Credit Agreement bears interest at either (a) Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the New Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.625% per annum or (b) Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the New 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 New Credit Agreement also requires an undrawn commitment fee ranging from 0.090% to 0.200% that will vary depending on the credit rating of the Company. The New Credit Agreement includes a $150 sub-limit for letters of credit, and any outstanding letters of credit will be deducted from availability under the facility and provides for a discretionary $50 commitment for swingline loans to be provided on a same-day basis. The Company may also increase the size of the facility, in increments of at least $25, up to a maximum of $500, subject to certain conditions. The New Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a quarterly total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company hadno borrowings or letters of credit outstanding, had borrowing availability of $1,500, under the Credit Agreement, and was in compliance with the total leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $45 standby letters of credit, made in the ordinary course of business.

  1. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits Liability, Net of TaxCumulative Foreign CurrencyExchange, Net of TaxAvailable-for-sale Securities, Net of TaxTotal
Balances at December 31, 2025$44$(125)$1$(80)
Net other comprehensive loss attributable to Westlake Corporation—(18)(1)(19)
Balances at March 31, 2026$44$(143)$—$(99)
Balances at December 31, 2024$54$(198)$—$(144)
Net other comprehensive income attributable to Westlake Corporation—14—14
Balances at March 31, 2025$54$(184)$—$(130)
  1. 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 3 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:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
CarryingValueFairValueCarryingValueFairValue
Long-term debt$5,570$4,825$5,584$4,873
  1. Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 17.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to (2.9)% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 of 17.4% was below the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to U.S. federal research and development credits available to the Company, partially offset by foreign taxes. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 of (2.9)% differs from the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against Westlake Epoxy Netherlands's net operating loss, for which no tax benefit can be recognized, U.S. federal research and development credits available to the Company, partially offset by an increase in reserves for uncertain tax positions, and the impact of earnings mix across jurisdictions. The amounts ascribed to these adjustments have an inflated impact on the effective income tax rate due to the pre-tax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

  1. Loss and Dividends per Share

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 excludes the effects of certain stock options and performance stock units because the effect of including them would have been antidilutive.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Net loss attributable to Westlake Corporation$(169)$(40)
Less:
Net loss attributable to participating securities(1)—
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(168)$(40)

The following table reconciles the denominator for the basic and diluted loss per share computations shown in the consolidated statements of operations:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Weighted average common shares—basic127,992,500128,308,537
Plus incremental shares from:
Assumed exercise of options and vesting of performance stock units——
Weighted average common shares—diluted127,992,500128,308,537
Loss per common share attributable to Westlake Corporation:
Basic$(1.31)$(0.31)
Diluted$(1.31)$(0.31)

Options to purchase 1,028,765 and 646,412 shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. Performance stock units of 258,392 and 214,412 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, are also excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. 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 months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Dividends per common share$0.5300$0.5250
  1. Supplemental Information

Equity Method Investments

LACC, LLC Joint Venture

As of March 31, 2026, 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 three months ended March 31, 2026 was as follows:

Investment in LACC
Balance at December 31, 2025$991
Depreciation and amortization(13)
Balance at March 31, 2026$978

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:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Balance at January 1,$147$62
Revenues recognized that were included in the contract liability balances at the beginning of the period(1)(1)
Balance at March 31,$146$61

As of March 31, 2026, the remaining performance obligations were $185, 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 $785 and $784 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Deferred turnaround costs, net of accumulated amortization, included in other assets, net were $429 and $433 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Accrued and Other Liabilities

Accrued and other liabilities were $1,436 and $1,490 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Accrued rebates and accrued operating lease liability, which is a component of accrued and other liabilities, was $174 and $138 at March 31, 2026 and $225 and $138 at December 31, 2025, respectively. No other component of accrued and other liabilities was more than five percent of total current liabilities. Accrued liabilities with related parties were $23 and $31 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Restructuring, Transaction and Integration-Related Costs

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the restructuring, transaction and integration-related expenses of $18 were primarily related to the closures of the Company's Pernis facility and certain North American chlorovinyls facilities and styrene facility, as further discussed below. Costs of $7 in the first quarter of 2025 primarily comprised of Pernis facility closure related costs.

Pernis Facility Closure

The Company ceased operations of its Pernis facility in 2025. The total costs recognized by the Company in 2025 as a result of this closure was $247, which comprised of $15 related to inventory write-off, in addition to asset retirement obligations, severance and separation costs and contract termination and other plant shutdown costs. The total costs recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $4 and $7, respectively, included in the restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and Performance and Essential Materials segment operating results. The Company expects to recognize additional charges related to severance and separation costs of $5 and other plant shut down costs of approximately $3 in future periods in connection with the plant closure. The Company expects to complete the closure plan by the end of 2030. Asset retirement obligations and plant shutdown costs recorded represent management's best estimate based on information currently available and are subject to change as additional information becomes available.

The following table sets forth 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 Retirement ObligationsSeverance and Separation CostsContract Termination and Other CostsTotal
Balances at December 31, 2025$99$25$102$226
2026 charges and change in estimates42(2)4
Payments(13)(11)(4)(28)
Foreign currency translation(2)—(2)(4)
Balances at March 31, 2026$88$16$94$198
Cumulative charges recognized as of March 31, 2026$126$29$156$311

Certain North American Chlorovinyls Facilities and Styrene Facility Closures

In December 2025, the Company ceased operations of certain of the Company's North American chlorovinyls production facilities, including (i) its polyvinyl chloride plant at the Aberdeen, Mississippi facility, (ii) its vinyl chloride monomer plant at the Lake Charles, Louisiana North facilities, and (iii) one of its diaphragm chlor-alkali units at the Lake Charles, Louisiana South facilities, as well as (iv) its styrene production plant located at the Lake Charles, Louisiana facilities. The total costs recognized by the Company in 2025 as a result of these closures was $393, which comprised of $287 related to accelerated depreciation and amortization and $30 related to asset write-offs, in addition to asset retirement obligations, severance and separation costs and other plant shutdown costs. The total costs recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $11 included in the restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and Performance and Essential Materials segment operating results. The Company expects to recognize additional charges related to severance and separation costs of $3 and other plant shutdown costs of $10 in future periods in connection with these closures. The Company expects to complete the closure plan for these facilities by the end of 2027. Asset retirement obligations and plant shutdown costs recorded represent management's best estimate based on information currently available and are subject to change as additional information becomes available.

The following table sets forth the accrual activity related to the closure of the Chlorovinyls and Styrene facilities included in accrued and other liabilities, and other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets:

Asset Retirement ObligationsSeverance and Separation CostsOther Plant Shutdown CostsTotal
Balances at December 31, 2025$52$17$7$76
2026 charges and change in estimates—3811
Payments(18)(16)(10)(44)
Balances at March 31, 2026$34$4$5$43
Cumulative charges recognized as of March 31, 2026$52$20$15$87

Other Income, Net

The other income, net of $38 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 included interest income of $28, and other income, net of $37 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included interest income of $29.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations were $22 and $66 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Non-cash Investing Activities

Capital expenditure related liabilities, included in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities, were $93 and$114 at March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

  1. 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 the Company's 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. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that these lawsuits could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 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 plaintiff and defendants have agreed to a combined settlement, of which the Company is responsible for paying approximately $0.35. The settlement remains subject to court approval, which is pending. The Company was also named as a defendant in a July 2023 claim now pending before the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal alleging that the Company and other producers sought to manipulate a third-party pricing index used in pricing sales of caustic soda, in violation of English and E.U. competition laws. The plaintiff alleges damages of approximately €80 million. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that this lawsuit could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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 fourteen similar lawsuits in the Netherlands and Germany 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 €10,066 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 these lawsuits could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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 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 and fittings in the United States and Canada, resulting in the plaintiffs paying artificially high prices for PVC pipe and fittings. The plaintiffs in these cases assert violations of various U.S. federal and state competition and consumer protection laws and Canadian competition and common laws, and seek relief including injunctive relief, damages of undisclosed amounts, and equitable relief, plus attorneys' fees and costs. The U.S. Department of Justice intervened and has been granted a partial stay of discovery in the U.S. litigation until July 1, 2026 due to its ongoing antitrust investigation of manufacturers of PVC pipe and others. In March 2026, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the direct purchaser plaintiffs in the U.S. litigation pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including receipt of preliminary and final court approval of the settlement, the Company has agreed to pay $67 to settle the direct purchaser plaintiffs' claims in the U.S. litigation. The Company accrued $67 in the first quarter of 2026 in connection with the U.S. litigation. The claims by the indirect purchaser plaintiffs in the U.S. litigation remain pending. In April 2026, the court preliminarily approved the proposed settlement with the direct purchaser plaintiff class in the U.S. litigation. A class certification hearing has not yet been scheduled in the British Columbia proceeding. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that the remaining lawsuits could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

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. In November 2025, PPG filed a subsequent special appeal to Brazil's Superior Court of Justice, which is pending. 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. The Delaware lawsuit remains pending. 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.

Calvert City Proceedings. As the current owner of the Calvert City, Kentucky facility, the Company was named as a potentially responsible party 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 investigation and remediation 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 and which Avient has failed to pay or disputed under these agreements, and in November 2025, the Company and Avient agreed to expand the scope of the pending arbitration to include allocable costs incurred during the period between May 2017 and October 2025. Avient claims that the Company is liable for up to $39 of allocable costs from that period. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that these proceedings could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Sulphur Mines Dome. The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy ("LDCE"), formerly known as Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources) 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, LDCE ordered the Company to take additional measures at the brine caverns, including the construction of a dome-wide containment structure. As of March 31, 2026, 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. 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 to Yellow Rock's mineral rights in excess of $100. The lawsuit remains pending. In June 2025, Yellow Rock filed a separate petition in the 14th Judicial District Court of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana alleging that the Company improperly extracted salt and brine belonging to Yellow Rock. That lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in February 2026. At this time, the Company is not able to estimate the impact that these lawsuits could have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Environmental Contingencies and Reasonably Possible Matters. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had accrued an estimated liability for environmental contingencies totaling approximately $67 and $69, 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.

  1. Segment Information

The Company operates intwo principal operating segments, which are the Company's reportable segments, Housing and Infrastructure Products and Performance and Essential Materials. 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 March 31,
20262025
Net external sales
Housing and Infrastructure Products
Housing Products$788$838
Infrastructure Products205158
Total Housing and Infrastructure Products993996
Performance and Essential Materials
Performance Materials1,0031,056
Essential Materials656794
Total Performance and Essential Materials1,6591,850
Total reportable segments and consolidated$2,652$2,846
Intersegment sales
Housing and Infrastructure Products$—$—
Performance and Essential Materials98108
Total reportable segments$98$108
Significant segment expenses
Housing and Infrastructure Products
Raw material, energy, manufacturing and logistics costs$771$687
Depreciation and amortization4035
Total cost of sales$811$722
Selling, general and administrative expenses105108
Depreciation and amortization2018
Restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs1—
Performance and Essential Materials
Raw material, energy, manufacturing and logistics costs$1,620$1,784
Depreciation and amortization208214
Total cost of sales$1,828$1,998
Selling, general and administrative expenses110103
Depreciation and amortization1313
Restructuring, transaction and integration-related costs177
Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Income (loss) from operations
Housing and Infrastructure Products$56$148
Performance and Essential Materials(211)(163)
Total reportable segments$(155)$(15)
Depreciation and amortization
Housing and Infrastructure Products$60$53
Performance and Essential Materials221227
Total reportable segments281280
Corporate and other33
Consolidated$284$283
Other income, net
Housing and Infrastructure Products$2$2
Performance and Essential Materials99
Total reportable segments1111
Corporate and other2726
Consolidated$38$37
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
Housing and Infrastructure Products$13$33
Performance and Essential Materials(47)(36)
Total reportable segments(34)(3)
Corporate and other14
Consolidated$(33)$1
Capital expenditures
Housing and Infrastructure Products$52$34
Performance and Essential Materials149212
Total reportable segments201246
Corporate and other82
Consolidated$209$248

A reconciliation of total reportable segments loss from operations to consolidated loss before income taxes is as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Total reportable segments loss from operations$(155)$(15)
Corporate and other loss from operations(17)(17)
Interest expense(56)(39)
Other income, net3837
Loss before income taxes$(190)$(34)
March 31,2026December 31,2025
Total assets
Housing and Infrastructure Products$5,194$4,913
Performance and Essential Materials (1)11,97412,091
Total reportable segments17,16817,004
Corporate and other2,5392,957
Consolidated$19,707$19,961

(1)Includes equity method investments of $1,049 and $1,062 as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

  1. 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 March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 2026.

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