West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 19.71% for Q2 2026, up 142.0% year-on-year from 8.14% in Q2 2025, and up 5.78% on a QoQ basis from 18.63% in Q1 2026.

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 19.71% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 142.0% year-over-year to 19.71% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 19.71% (up 142.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.71%, down 17.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 19.71% in Q2 2026 per WST's latest filing, from 18.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WST reached as high as 28.36% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 16.56% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 21.11% and a median of 20.22% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 653 bps — and 2023, when it sank 783 bps.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.9% in 2022, then declined by 13 bps to 21.66% in 2023, then fell by 15 bps to 18.33% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 16.56% in 2025, then rose by 19 bps to 19.71% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 19.71%, 18.63%, and 16.56% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 28.56%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 18.58%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.71%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 19.71%
Mar 31, 2026 18.63%
Dec 31, 2025 16.56%
Sep 30, 2025 17.32%
Jun 30, 2025 18.28%
Mar 31, 2025 17.85%
Dec 31, 2024 18.33%
Sep 30, 2024 18.63%
Jun 30, 2024 20.16%
Mar 31, 2024 20.98%
Dec 31, 2023 21.66%
Sep 30, 2023 20.29%
Jun 30, 2023 20.52%
Mar 31, 2023 22.31%
Dec 31, 2022 24.90%
Sep 30, 2022 27.35%
Jun 30, 2022 28.36%
Mar 31, 2022 28.18%
Dec 31, 2021 28.56%
Sep 30, 2021 27.60%