Growth Metrics

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 5.34% to 0.25 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13 through Mar 2026, up 28.03% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13 for FY2025, 32.59% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.25 for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.26 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.29 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.12 (2022), against an average of 0.12.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 211.75% in 2023 and later plummeted 375.98% in 2024.
  • Tracing WST's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.04 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 211.75% to 0.11 in 2023, then crashed by 67.06% to 0.04 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 141.47% to 0.09 in 2025, then skyrocketed by 174.29% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.25, 0.09, and 0.11 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.