Growth Metrics

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.19% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.19% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.19% through Mar 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.18% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.19% for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 0.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.28% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.17% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.2% (2023), against an average of 0.21%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: rose 7bps in 2022 and later dropped -8bps in 2023.
  • Tracing WST's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.25% in 2022, then dropped by -13bps to 0.22% in 2023, then fell by -15bps to 0.18% in 2024, then dropped by -10bps to 0.17% in 2025, then rose by 13bps to 0.19% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.19%, 0.17%, and 0.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.