West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $117.6 million for Q2 2026, up 22.6% from $95.9 million a year earlier and up 18.2% from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, West Pharmaceutical Services reported Selling, General & Administrative of $426.8 million, up 21.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $393.6 million, up 16.3% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $338.5 million in FY2024 (-4.2%), $353.4 million in FY2023 (+11.5%), $316.9 million in FY2022 (-12.7%) and $362.8 million in FY2021 (+20.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 34.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 27.9%).
- Business Quant data shows WST's Selling, General & Administrative at $99.5 million (Q1 2026), $107 million (Q4 2025) and $102.7 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.03 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 617.90 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 561.20 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 25.69 Bn | 23.31 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 117.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 117.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 99.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 107.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 102.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 95.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 88.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 85.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 83.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 83.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 86.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 90.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 89.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 88.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 86.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 85.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 81.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 83.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 98.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 91.90 Mn |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();