Growth Metrics

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

West Pharmaceutical Services has reported Return on Sales over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales rose 4.0% to 0.16% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16% through Mar 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.16% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.16% for Q1 2026 at West Pharmaceutical Services, up from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Sales peaked at 0.24% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.12% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.17% (2024), against an average of 0.18%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: decreased -7bps in 2022 and later rose 4bps in 2023.
  • Tracing WST's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.14% in 2022, then increased by 30bps to 0.18% in 2023, then fell by -6bps to 0.17% in 2024, then decreased by -7bps to 0.16% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 0.16% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.16%, 0.16%, and 0.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.