Growth Metrics

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 in Q1 2026, up 174.29% quarter-over-quarter from 0.09 in Q4 2025, and down 5.34% year-over-year from 0.26 in Q1 2025.

West Pharmaceutical Services' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 5.34% year-over-year to 0.25; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.13 (up 28.03% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.13, up 32.59% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.26 in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.29 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.12 and a median of 0.12 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 211.75% in 2023 and sank 375.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • West Pharmaceutical Services' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.04 in 2022, then surged by 211.75% to 0.11 in 2023, then tumbled by 67.06% to 0.04 in 2024, then surged by 141.47% to 0.09 in 2025, then surged by 174.29% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.25, 0.09, and 0.11 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.53
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 0.17
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 0.25
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn -
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn -
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn -
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 0.07
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 0.58
10 Repligen 6.39 Bn 5.41 Bn 108.28 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.09
Sep 30, 2025 0.11
Jun 30, 2025 0.15
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 -0.29
Jun 30, 2024 0.09
Mar 31, 2024 0.20
Dec 31, 2023 0.11
Sep 30, 2023 0.10
Jun 30, 2023 0.15
Mar 31, 2023 0.25
Dec 31, 2022 0.04
Sep 30, 2022 0.12
Jun 30, 2022 0.12
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 0.04
Sep 30, 2021 0.10
Jun 30, 2021 0.14
Mar 31, 2021 0.37
Dec 31, 2020 0.14
Sep 30, 2020 0.17
Jun 30, 2020 0.11
Mar 31, 2020 0.47
Dec 31, 2019 0.07
Sep 30, 2019 0.15
Jun 30, 2019 0.14
Mar 31, 2019 0.59
Dec 31, 2018 0.08
Sep 30, 2018 0.17
Jun 30, 2018 0.17
Mar 31, 2018 0.61
Dec 31, 2017 0.20
Sep 30, 2017 0.23
Jun 30, 2017 0.17
Mar 31, 2017 -0.57
Dec 31, 2016 0.40
Sep 30, 2016 0.44
Jun 30, 2016 0.21
Mar 31, 2016 -0.24
Dec 31, 2015 0.07
Sep 30, 2015 0.20
Jun 30, 2015 0.16
Mar 31, 2015 -0.24
Dec 31, 2014 0.07
Sep 30, 2014 0.20
Jun 30, 2014 0.18
Mar 31, 2014 -0.31
Dec 31, 2013 0.23
Sep 30, 2013 0.28
Jun 30, 2013 0.11
Mar 31, 2013 -0.15
Dec 31, 2012 0.18
Sep 30, 2012 0.27
Jun 30, 2012 0.40
Mar 31, 2012 -0.33
Dec 31, 2011 0.73
Sep 30, 2011 0.37
Jun 30, 2011 0.28
Mar 31, 2011 -0.55
Dec 31, 2010 0.22
Sep 30, 2010 0.17
Jun 30, 2010 0.32
Mar 31, 2010 -0.85
Dec 31, 2009 0.22
Sep 30, 2009 0.43