West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Payables (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Payables came in at $249.4 million for Q3 2026, down 2.5% from $255.8 million a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, West Pharmaceutical Services' Payables was $253.7 million, up 6.0% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $239.3 million in FY2024 (-36.4%), $376.4 million in FY2023 (+73.0%), $217.6 million in FY2022 (-21.3%) and $276.4 million in FY2021 (+28.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payables since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Payables increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 73.0%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 38.8%).
- Business Quant data shows WST's Payables at $252.7 million (Q2 2026), $252.3 million (Q1 2026) and $253.7 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 267.71 Bn | 244.23 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.69 Bn | 165.56 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.75 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.18 Bn | 145.83 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 161.07 Bn | 141.36 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 279.50 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.65 Bn | 96.90 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 125.25 Bn | 111.44 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.97 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.85 Bn | 59.29 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 60.52 Bn | 43.72 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 199.70 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 59.08 Bn | 56.23 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.11 Bn |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 29.14 Bn | 26.93 Bn | 347.40 Mn | 249.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 249.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 252.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 252.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 253.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 255.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 239.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 228.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 239.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 224.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 344.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 373.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 376.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 275.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 220.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 236.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 217.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 188.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 264.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 292.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 276.40 Mn |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services Payables 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=payables&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();