West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' (WST) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 20.96% in Q1 2026, up 563.0% year-on-year from 3.16% in Q1 2025, and up 7.75% quarter-over-quarter from 19.45% in Q4 2025.
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
West Pharmaceutical Services has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 20.96% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.96%, up 563.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.34% (up 120.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.03%, down 67.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 20.96% for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 19.45% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 29.61% in Q2 2022 to a low of 15.33% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.31% (2024), against an average of 21.65%.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 688 bps in 2022 and surged 563 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- West Pharmaceutical Services' Operating Margin stood at 18.3% in 2022, then gained by 20 bps to 21.98% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 21.31% in 2024, then dropped by 9 bps to 19.45% in 2025, then gained by 8 bps to 20.96% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 20.96% (Q1 2026), 19.45% (Q4 2025), and 20.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 30.87% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 1.97% |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 5.74% |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 34.92% |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 20.96% |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 4.04% |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | -2.87% |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 13.65% |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 2.44% |
| 10 | Aptargroup | 7.72 Bn | 7.52 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 10.94% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.68% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.20% |