Westlake Corp (WLK) stock score and earnings-call analysis

Westlake Corp (WLK) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 46.0 (C-), an C-range rating. It ranks 1797th of 1,866 covered companies, 128th of 135 in Basic Materials (sector average 62.3) and 35th of 35 in Specialty Chemicals. Scores as of 2026-10-26.

Its strongest lenses are Industry opportunity at 79 (Basic Materials average 70) and Stock selection at 70 (Basic Materials average 76). Its weakest lenses are Quality (profitability) at 14 (sector average 50) and Expansion (growth) at 17 (sector average 52).

Lens scores

WLK lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeWLKBasic Materials averageSpecialty Chemicals averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal79707988th
Stock selectionResearch signal70767828th
KPI momentumResearch signal57737718th
Catalyst watchResearch signal65717118th
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens32544916th
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens1752434th
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens1450458th
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens20526011th

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-08-04 (fiscal 2026 Q2). After it the composite moved from 73.8 to 73.1. MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Recent score changes after earnings events

The composite at the time of each event; today's composite is 46.0.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is -14.0%: its price is below the path its market, sector and industry moves explain (undervalued versus the model path). Factor sensitivity: market beta 1.72, sector beta -0.11, industry beta 2.19; the factor model explains 33% of its moves (R²).

Specialty Chemicals peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Sasol Ltd ADR (SSL)77.4A--6.9%
Avient Corp (AVNT)71.6B++3.1%
Ashland Inc (ASH)69.7B-7.7%
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile SA ADR (SQM)69.6B-24.0%
Innospec Inc (IOSP)69.5B+3.5%
Calumet Inc (CLMT)68.8B-20.7%
Quaker Houghton (KWR)68.0B-7.9%
PPG Industries Inc (PPG)67.7B-12.2%

Near WLK in the overall ranking

Westlake Corp financial statements · Basic Materials sector ranking · Specialty Chemicals industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

General information, not investment advice.