Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Q3 2026: EPS Beats by 31%, Cash Flow Climbs
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Maintenance capex fell to $15.1 million from $24.2 million a year ago, lifting distributable cash flow to $18.0 million and pushing trailing twelve-month distribution coverage to 1.09x. It arrived alongside the 49th straight quarterly payout of $0.4714 per unit, payable December 1. Revenue missed expectations, but the $0.10 per pound contracted ethylene margin with the parent keeps the cash flow floor intact.
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Westlake Chemical Partners delivered a third-quarter earnings beat that stood out for its cash-flow story rather than its top line. GAAP earnings came in at $0.46 per limited partner unit, clearing the $0.35 consensus estimate by more than 31%. Revenue of $314.46 million, while up about 1.8% from a year earlier, fell short of the $336.33 million analysts had expected, partly because sales to parent Westlake Corporation declined even as third-party ethylene and co-product sales nearly doubled to $52.52 million.
The cleaner story was in capital spending. Maintenance capital expenditures dropped to $15.14 million from $24.15 million in the same period a year ago, and that reduction flowed directly into MLP distributable cash flow, which rose to $17.98 million. Trailing twelve-month distribution coverage improved to 1.09x, up from 1.04x at the end of Q2 2026, giving the partnership more breathing room on its payout obligations.
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That payout remains unchanged and unbroken. The partnership declared its 49th consecutive quarterly distribution of $0.4714 per unit, payable December 1 to unitholders of record as of November 13. The streak underscores the structural advantage the partnership carries: an ethylene sales agreement with Westlake Corporation that locks in a $0.10 per pound cash margin on 95% of OpCo's ethylene production, net of operating costs, maintenance capital expenditures, and turnaround reserves.
Net income rose 10.69% year over year, and operating cash flow climbed 16.08% over the same period. CEO Jean-Marc Gilson noted that net income, EBITDA, and MLP distributable cash flow all increased sequentially from the second quarter, and pointed to the Westlake ethylene sales agreement as the key anchor for earnings and cash flow stability going forward. Risks flagged by management include third-party ethylene margin volatility, feedstock and energy cost swings, turnaround timing, and broader demand uncertainty tied to the Middle East conflict.
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