West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services' Shares Outstanding came in at 70.8 million for Q2 2026, down 1.9% from 72.2 million a year earlier and down 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, West Pharmaceutical Services' Shares Outstanding was 72.3 million, down 1.0% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 73 million in FY2024 (-1.7%), 74.3 million in FY2023 (-0.1%), 74.4 million in FY2022 (unchanged) and 74.4 million in FY2021 (+0.7%).
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 0.7%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 2.0%).
- Business Quant data shows WST's Shares Outstanding at 72 million (Q1 2026), 72.3 million (Q4 2025) and 72.2 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 371.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 705.30 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 354.10 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 383.50 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.40 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 274.79 Mn |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.08 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 70.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 70.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 72.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 72.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 72.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 72.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 72.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 73.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 72.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 74.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 74.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 74.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 74.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 74.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 74.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 74.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 74.10 Mn |
API Access
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();