West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services' (WST) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 7.55% in Q1 2026, down 77.0% year-on-year from 32.83% in Q1 2025, and down 65.26% quarter-over-quarter from 21.74% in Q4 2025.

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

West Pharmaceutical Services has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.55% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.55%, down 77.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.73% (down 550.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.25%, down 550.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 7.55% for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, down from 21.74% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 54.65% in Q4 2022 to a low of 6.75% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 13.87% (2022), against an average of 17.8%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 3684 bps in 2023 and surged 3683 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • West Pharmaceutical Services' FCF Margin stood at 54.65% in 2022, then slumped by 67 bps to 17.81% in 2023, then surged by 207 bps to 54.65% in 2024, then tumbled by 60 bps to 21.74% in 2025, then plunged by 65 bps to 7.55% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 7.55% (Q1 2026), 21.74% (Q4 2025), and 16.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 29.18%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 11.58%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 4.30%
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 36.36%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 7.55%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -13.60%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 8.91%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 11.56%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 2.81%
10 Aptargroup 7.72 Bn 7.52 Bn 351.91 Mn 5.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.55%
Dec 31, 2025 21.74%
Sep 30, 2025 16.64%
Jun 30, 2025 13.29%
Mar 31, 2025 8.32%
Dec 31, 2024 54.65%
Sep 30, 2024 -6.75%
Jun 30, 2024 24.08%
Mar 31, 2024 10.43%
Dec 31, 2023 17.81%
Sep 30, 2023 17.97%
Jun 30, 2023 12.44%
Mar 31, 2023 7.81%
Dec 31, 2022 54.65%
Sep 30, 2022 16.17%
Jun 30, 2022 13.87%
Mar 31, 2022 11.86%
Dec 31, 2021 40.59%
Sep 30, 2021 17.66%
Jun 30, 2021 12.09%