---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001604665-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLKP"
cik: "0001604665"
company_name: "Westlake Chemical Partners LP"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:23:09.070629+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Westlake Chemical Partners Q1 net income $14.2M, up from $4.9M; distribution $0.4714/unit

## Summary
- Net income attributable to Partnership of $14.2M ($0.40/unit) vs $4.9M in Q1 2025.
- Cash flow from operations $110.2M, up $64.4M YoY; MLP distributable cash flow $17.9M, up $13.2M.
- Quarterly distribution declared $0.4714/unit, payable June 1, 2026 to holders of record May 14, 2026.
- Coverage ratio improved to 1.08x for Q1 2026 vs trailing twelve-month coverage of 1.00x.
- CEO cites war with Iran and Strait of Hormuz closure boosting export demand and third-party ethylene prices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001604665-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLKP
- cik: 0001604665
- company_name: Westlake Chemical Partners LP
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000160466526000013/0001604665-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000160466526000013/wlkp-20260505.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001604665-26-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001604665-26-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001604665-26-000013.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 20b166bd5c028d06f1433551ec1822db133a509b
  claim: Westlake Chemical Partners LP reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $14.2 million, EPS $0.40 per limited partner unit.
  evidence_excerpt: Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE: WLKP) (the "Partnership") today reported net income attributable to the Partnership in the first quarter of 2026 of $14.2 million, or $0.40 per limited partner unit
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604665/000160466526000013/0001604665-26-000013-index.htm

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