West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' (WST) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.19 for Q2 2026, up 31.1% from 0.15 a year earlier but down 42.0% from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at West Pharmaceutical Services was 0.14, down 18.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.13, down 39.0% from FY2024.
- In prior years, West Pharmaceutical Services' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.21 in FY2024 (+55.5%), 0.14 in FY2023 (+11.7%), 0.12 in FY2022 (-20.3%) and 0.15 in FY2021 (-4.2%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.09 in Q4 2025 to a high of 0.53 in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 111.5%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 57.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.33 (Q1 2026), 0.09 (Q4 2025) and 0.11 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 0.10 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.55 |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 0.71 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.08 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 0.19 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.10 |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "WST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();