West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 18.37% for Q2 2026, up 1.50 percentage points from 16.87% a year earlier and up 1.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, West Pharmaceutical Services' Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.36%, down 0.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -2.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.18% in FY2024 (-3.50 pp), 20.69% in FY2023 (-1.83 pp), 22.52% in FY2022 (-8.11 pp) and 30.63% in FY2021 (+11.45 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.45 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 9.72 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 9.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WST's Return on Equity [ROE] at 17.13% (Q1 2026), 15.39% (Q4 2025) and 16.03% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 7.56% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 17.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -3.90% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.31% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 25.69 Bn | 23.31 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 18.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.80% |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();