Growth Metrics

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services has reported Return on Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.17% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity changed 0.0% to 0.17% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.17% through Mar 2026, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.16% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.17% for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.28% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.15% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.19% (2023), against an average of 0.2%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: grew 6bps in 2022 and later fell -10bps in 2023.
  • Tracing WST's Return on Equity over 5 years: stood at 0.22% in 2022, then decreased by -9bps to 0.2% in 2023, then dropped by -12bps to 0.18% in 2024, then dropped by -12bps to 0.15% in 2025, then grew by 11bps to 0.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.15%, and 0.16% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.