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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Westlake (WLK)

Westlake swings to $40 million Q1 loss; 2025 HIP outlook set to low end of range

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Westlake reported a first-quarter 2025 net loss of $40 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.8 billion, compared with net income of $174 million, or $1.34 per share, a year earlier. EBITDA fell to $288 million from $546 million, driven by higher North American feedstock and energy costs and planned and unplanned plant outages. The company also said 2025 Housing and Infrastructure Products revenue and EBITDA margin are now expected toward the low ends of prior ranges, and it cut its 2025 capital spending target by 10% to $900 million.

Key points

  • Q1 2025 net loss of $40 million ($0.31 per diluted share) versus net income of $174 million ($1.34 per share) in Q1 2024
  • EBITDA of $288 million, down from $546 million a year earlier; PEM segment EBITDA was $73 million versus $253 million
  • 2025 HIP revenue expected toward the low end of $4.4 billion to $4.6 billion, and EBITDA margin toward the low end of 20% to 22%
  • 2025 capital spending target reduced 10% to $900 million; cash, equivalents and fixed income investments of $2.5 billion as of March 31, 2025

The filing

CompanyWestlake (WLK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 2, 2025, 7:25 AM ET
Accession number0001262823-25-000026

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 02, 2025.

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