# Westlake (WLK) — Dividends

WLK · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/wlk/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.12 |
| Forward yield | 3.35% |
| Growth streak | 5 years |

Westlake pays a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 25, 2026 and was paid on September 10, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $2.12 per share, a yield of about 3.35% at a share price of $63.29.

Raises in the table have come with the payment that goes ex-dividend in August. The rate went from $0.30 to $0.36 in August 2022, a 20% raise, then to $0.50 in August 2023, up about 39%, and to $0.53 in August 2024, up 6%. The August 2025 and August 2026 payments stayed at $0.53, so the rate has now been the same for nine straight payments. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown about 77%. Payments by calendar year rose from $1.32 in 2022 to $1.72 in 2023, $2.06 in 2024 and $2.12 in 2025. The source gives a growth streak of five years.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in late November 2026 and be paid around December 10. Past raises have come with the August payment, not the November one.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | $0.53 |
| May 27, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | $0.53 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 | $0.53 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | $0.53 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | $0.53 |
| May 20, 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | $0.53 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | $0.53 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | $0.53 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Sep 5, 2024 | $0.53 |
| May 20, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 | $0.50 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | $0.50 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Dec 6, 2023 | $0.50 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Sep 12, 2023 | $0.50 |
| May 22, 2023 | Jun 8, 2023 | $0.36 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $0.36 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | $0.36 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Sep 6, 2022 | $0.36 |
| May 20, 2022 | Jun 7, 2022 | $0.30 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | $0.30 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Dec 8, 2021 | $0.30 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Westlake (WLK) pay a dividend?

Yes. Westlake pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.53 per share.

### What is WLK's dividend yield?

Westlake paid $2.12 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 3.35% at the last price of $63.33. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is WLK's most recent ex-dividend date?

Westlake's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 25, 2026, payable on Sep 10, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has WLK been raising its dividend?

Yes — Westlake has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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