West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Return on Sales [ROS] was 20.53% in Q2 2026, up 0.48 percentage points from 20.05% a year earlier but down 0.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, West Pharmaceutical Services' Return on Sales [ROS] was 20.45% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.03%, down 0.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +0.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 19.70% in FY2024 (-3.22 pp), 22.92% in FY2023 (-2.51 pp), 25.43% in FY2022 (-1.14 pp) and 26.57% in FY2021 (+7.62 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 15.33% (Q1 2025) and 29.61% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.05 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 7.57 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 6.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WST's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 20.96% (Q1 2026), 19.45% (Q4 2025) and 20.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 33.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 25.69 Bn | 23.31 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 20.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.21% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.68% |
West Pharmaceutical Services Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();