West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 17.88% for Q2 2026, down 136.0% year-on-year from 49.66% in Q2 2025, and down 27.96% on a QoQ basis from 24.82% in Q1 2026.

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 17.88% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 136.0% year-over-year to 17.88% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 20.79% (up 10.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.24%, up 188.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate declined to 17.88% in Q2 2026 per WST's latest filing, from 24.82% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for WST reached as high as 24.82% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 11.29% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 18.57% and a median of 19.34% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate sank 512 bps — and 2025, when it surged 894 bps.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 22.46% in 2022, then decreased by 9 bps to 20.51% in 2023, then climbed by 9 bps to 22.32% in 2024, then slipped by 8 bps to 20.62% in 2025, then dropped by 13 bps to 17.88% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 17.88%, 24.82%, and 20.62% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 21.94%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 194.87%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 17.87%
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 20.62%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 17.88%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn -60.95%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 18.75%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 24.26%
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn -183.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 17.88%
Jun 30, 2026 17.88%
Jun 30, 2026 17.88%
Mar 31, 2026 24.82%
Mar 31, 2026 24.82%
Mar 31, 2026 24.82%
Dec 31, 2025 20.62%
Dec 31, 2025 20.62%
Dec 31, 2025 20.62%
Sep 30, 2025 19.78%
Sep 30, 2025 19.78%
Sep 30, 2025 19.78%
Jun 30, 2025 19.24%
Jun 30, 2025 19.24%
Jun 30, 2025 19.24%
Mar 31, 2025 21.81%
Mar 31, 2025 21.81%
Mar 31, 2025 21.81%
Dec 31, 2024 22.32%
Dec 31, 2024 22.32%