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Ticker
WST

Price
247.78
Stock movement down
-7.38 (-2.89%)
Company name
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Healthcare >
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Market cap
17.83B
Ent value
18.25B
Price/Sales
5.91
Price/Book
5.84
Div yield
0.36%
Div growth
5.51%
Growth years
28
FCF payout
16.01%
Trailing P/E
36.25
Forward P/E
31.92
PEG
3.78
EPS growth
15.84%
1 year return (CAGR)
-28.12%
3 year return (CAGR)
-0.70%
5 year return (CAGR)
-3.67%
10 year return (CAGR)
16.08%
Last updated: 2026-02-13

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.88
Dividend yield0.36%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield0.44%
Average yield0.25%
Minimum yield0.15%
Discount to avg yield29.13%
Upside potential41.11%
Yield as % of max yield80.51%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.36%
Current yield distribution10.63%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.15%
Yield at 90%0.18%
Yield at 80%0.20%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.24%
Yield at 20%0.32%
Yield at 10%0.36%
Yield at 0% (Max)0.44%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth28 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share0.88
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date28 Jan 2026
EPS (TTM)6.76
EPS (1y forward)7.76
EPS growth (5y)15.84%
EPS growth (5y forward)9.60%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
WSTS&P500
DGR MR4.76%-13.74%
DGR TTM4.88%6.60%
DGR 3 years5.20%7.31%
DGR 5 years5.51%4.69%
DGR 10 years6.57%6.30%
DGR 15 years6.62%8.16%
Time since last change announced207 days
EPS growth (5y)15.84%
EPS growth (5y forward)9.60%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM12.34%16.01%
Average--
Forward11.33%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E36.25
Price to OCF25.69
Price to FCF47.02
Price to EBITDA23.20
EV to EBITDA23.75

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.91
Price to Book5.84
EV to Sales6.05

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count71.94M
EPS (TTM)6.76
FCF per share (TTM)5.21

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)3.02B
Gross profit (TTM)1.07B
Operating income (TTM)630.90M
Net income (TTM)491.70M
EPS (TTM)6.76
EPS (1y forward)7.76

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)35.59%
Operating margin (TTM)20.91%
Profit margin (TTM)16.30%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash628.50M
Net receivables652.50M
Total current assets1.82B
Goodwill110.60M
Intangible assets8.90M
Property, plant and equipment3.33B
Total assets4.11B
Accounts payable255.80M
Short/Current long term debt303.00M
Total current liabilities635.40M
Total liabilities1.05B
Shareholder's equity3.05B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)693.80M
Capital expenditures (TTM)314.70M
Free cash flow (TTM)379.10M
Dividends paid (TTM)60.70M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity16.11%
Return on Assets11.98%
Return on Invested Capital15.99%
Cash Return on Invested Capital12.33%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open256.18
Daily high258.74
Daily low247.03
Daily Volume735K
All-time high471.34
1y analyst estimate333.57
Beta1.19
EPS (TTM)6.76
Dividend per share0.88
Ex-div date28 Jan 2026
Next earnings date-

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
WSTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-47.43%-0.89%
Highest price drop-59.61%-56.47%
Date of highest drop8 Apr 20259 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-16.24%-10.86%
Avg time to new high19 days12 days
Max time to new high1444 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
WST (West Pharmaceutical Services Inc) company logo
Marketcap
17.83B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Proprietary Products and Contract-Manufactured Products. The Proprietary Products segment offers stoppers and seals for injectable packaging systems; syringe and cartridge components, including custom solutions for the needs of injectable drug applications, as well as administration systems that enhance the safe delivery of drugs through advanced reconstitution, mixing, and transfer technologies; and films, coatings, washing, and vision inspection and sterilization processes and services to enhance the quality of packaging products. This segment also provides drug containment solutions, including Crystal Zenith, a cyclic olefin polymer in the form of vials, syringes, and cartridges; and self-injection devices; and a range of integrated solutions, including analytical lab services, pre-approval primary packaging support and engineering development, regulatory expertise, and after-sales technical support. This segment serves biologic, generic, and pharmaceutical drug companies. The Contract-Manufactured Products segment is involved in the design, manufacture, and automated assembly of devices used in surgical, diagnostic, ophthalmic, injectable, and other drug delivery systems, as well as consumer products. This segment primarily serves pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies. It sells and distributes its products through its sales force and distribution network, contract sales agents, and regional distributors. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Employees
10600
SEC filings
CEO
Eric Green
Country
USA
City
Exton
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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