West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Price to Earnings was 44.74 in Q2 2026, up 38.7% from 32.26 a year earlier and up 36.6% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at West Pharmaceutical Services came in at 40.13, down 16.5% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 48.07 in FY2024 (+10.2%), 43.61 in FY2023 (+46.5%), 29.77 in FY2022 (-43.4%) and 52.58 in FY2021 (-13.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 71.9%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 43.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, WST's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 32.74 (Q1 2026), 40.13 (Q4 2025) and 38.36 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 25.69 Bn | 23.31 Bn | 329.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 44.74 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.74 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.36 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 32.26 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.41 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 48.07 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.56 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.56 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.61 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.63 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 54.49 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.56 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.77 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.88 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.64 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.58 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.36 |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();