West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' (WST) Payout Ratio was 0.11 for Q2 2026, down 10.4% from 0.12 a year earlier and down 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at West Pharmaceutical Services was 0.12, up 3.3% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has increased for four consecutive years.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.12 in FY2024 (+24.9%), 0.10 in FY2023 (+4.0%), 0.09 in FY2022 (+19.6%) and 0.08 in FY2021 (-44.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 40.8%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 45.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.11 (Q1 2026), 0.12 (Q4 2025) and 0.12 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.52 Bn | 24.14 Bn | 329.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.08 |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services 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=payout-ratio&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "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=payout-ratio&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();