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

West Pharmaceutical Services' (WST) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 5.34% year-on-year from 0.26 in Q1 2025, and up 174.29% quarter-over-quarter from 0.09 in Q4 2025.

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

West Pharmaceutical Services has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.25, down 5.34% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.13 (up 28.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.12 (2022), against an average of 0.12.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 211.75% in 2023 and slumped 375.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • West Pharmaceutical Services' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.04 in 2022, then jumped by 211.75% to 0.11 in 2023, then plunged by 67.06% to 0.04 in 2024, then jumped by 141.47% to 0.09 in 2025, then jumped by 174.29% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.09 (Q4 2025), and 0.11 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.53
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 0.03
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 0.17
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 0.25
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn -
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn -
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 0.07
10 Aptargroup 7.72 Bn 7.52 Bn 351.91 Mn 0.58

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