Growth Metrics

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

West Pharmaceutical Services has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% to 0.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16% through Mar 2026, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.15% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.16% for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.26% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.14% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.18% (2023), against an average of 0.18%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 6bps in 2022 and later decreased -7bps in 2023.
  • Tracing WST's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.22% in 2022, then decreased by -17bps to 0.18% in 2023, then dropped by -12bps to 0.16% in 2024, then decreased by -12bps to 0.14% in 2025, then grew by 12bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.16%, 0.14%, and 0.15% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.