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Westlake Chemical Partners LP — Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Summary

  • Financial Performance:

    • Net income attributable to the Partnership for the third quarter of 2026 was $16.2 million ($0.46 per unit), an increase from $14.7 million ($0.42 per unit) in the third quarter of 2025.
    • Cash flows from operating activities for the third quarter of 2026 were $122.2 million, up $17.0 million compared to $105.2 million in the third quarter of 2025.
    • MLP distributable cash flow for the third quarter of 2026 was $18.0 million, an increase of $3.1 million compared to $14.9 million in the third quarter of 2025.
    • For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, net income attributable to the Partnership was $44.6 million ($1.27 per unit), compared to $34.2 million ($0.97 per unit) in the prior year period.
    • Total net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2026, were $314.5 million, compared to $308.9 million in the same period in 2025.
    • EBITDA for the third quarter of 2026 was $128.3 million, compared to $126.1 million in the third quarter of 2025.
    • Total assets as of September 30, 2026, were $1,225.2 million, down from $1,256.5 million as of December 31, 2025.
    • Long-term debt payable to Westlake remained constant at $399.7 million as of September 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025.
  • Guidance and Future Outlook:

    • Management expects earnings and cash flows to continue benefiting from the stability provided by the ethylene sales agreement with Westlake.
    • The trailing twelve-month coverage ratio for MLP distributable cash flow was 1.09x for the third quarter of 2026, an improvement from 1.04x at the end of the second quarter.
    • Since the IPO in July 2014, the cumulative coverage ratio is approximately 1.05x.
  • Business Segments and Product Lines:

    • The Partnership operates ethylene production facilities and owns a 22.8% interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo LP, which includes three ethylene production facilities in Calvert City, Kentucky, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, and an ethylene pipeline.
    • Net sales to Westlake Corporation for the third quarter of 2026 were $261.9 million, down from $276.5 million in the third quarter of 2025.
    • Net co-products, ethylene, and other sales to third parties for the third quarter of 2026 were $52.5 million, up from $32.4 million in the third quarter of 2025.
    • The OpCo Ethylene Sales Agreement provides that 95% of OpCo's ethylene production is sold to Westlake for a cash margin of $0.10 per pound, net of operating costs, maintenance capital expenditures, and reserves for future turnaround expenditures.
  • Other Key Points:

    • The Board of Directors approved a quarterly distribution of $0.4714 per common unit for the third quarter of 2026, payable on December 1, 2026, to unitholders of record as of November 13, 2026.
    • This marks the 49th consecutive quarterly distribution.
    • Distributions declared per unit remained flat at $0.4714 for the third quarter of 2026 compared to the third quarter of 2025.
    • Total distributions declared for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, were $49.8 million, compared to $49.8 million in the same period of 2025.
    • Additions to property, plant, and equipment for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, were $29.7 million, compared to $70.0 million in the prior year period.
    • The Partnership made investments of $42.0 million with Westlake under the Investment Management Agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, with no such investments in the prior year period.
Company
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals