Earnings and Dividends per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Earnings and Dividends Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Income Attributable To Common Stockholders

Diluted earnings per share include the effects of certain stock options and performance stock units.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Net income attributable to Westlake Corporation	$	756	$	242
Less:
Net income attributable to participating securities	(4)		(1)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	752	$	241

Reconciliation Of Denominator For Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the denominator for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations shown in the consolidated statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Weighted average common shares—basic	128,071,355		127,955,532
Plus incremental shares from:
Assumed exercise of options and vesting of performance stock units	853,744		527,841
Weighted average common shares—diluted	128,925,099		128,483,373
Earnings per common share attributable to Westlake Corporation:
Basic	$	5.87	$	1.88
Diluted	$	5.83	$	1.87

Dividends Per Share

Dividends per Share

Dividends per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Dividends per common share	$	0.2975	$	0.2700