West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 13.42% for Q2 2026, up 0.92 percentage points from 12.51% a year earlier and up 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, West Pharmaceutical Services' Return on Assets [ROA] was 12.11%, down 0.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -0.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 12.79% in FY2024 (-2.67 pp), 15.46% in FY2023 (-0.85 pp), 16.31% in FY2022 (-4.70 pp) and 21.01% in FY2021 (+8.21 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.20 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.54 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 6.50 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WST's Return on Assets [ROA] at 12.61% (Q1 2026), 11.44% (Q4 2025) and 11.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 15.41% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.08 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 13.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.38% |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();