West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Treasury Stock (2009 - 2026)
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) recorded Treasury Shares of 5.5 million in Q3 2026, up 61.8% from 3.4 million a year earlier and up 12.2% from the prior quarter.
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Treasury Stock (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, West Pharmaceutical Services reported Treasury Shares of 3.3 million, up 10.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Treasury Shares has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Treasury Shares came in at 3 million in FY2024 (+66.7%), 1.8 million in FY2023 (+50.0%), 1.2 million in FY2022 (+9.1%) and 1.1 million in FY2021 (-15.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Treasury Shares in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Treasury Shares has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 38.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Treasury Shares in the last five years was growth of 115.4% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 20.0% in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 4.9 million (Q2 2026), 4.4 million (Q1 2026) and 3.3 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Treasury Stock (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 267.71 Bn | 244.23 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 26.41 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.69 Bn | 165.56 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 17.91 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.18 Bn | 145.83 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 12.33 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 161.07 Bn | 141.36 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.65 Bn | 96.90 Bn | 6.34 Bn | - |
| 6 | Stryker | 125.25 Bn | 111.44 Bn | 4.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.85 Bn | 59.29 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 4.32 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 60.52 Bn | 43.72 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.81 Bn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 59.08 Bn | 56.23 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 12.06 Bn |
| 10 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 29.14 Bn | 26.93 Bn | 347.40 Mn | 1.73 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 979.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 825.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 637.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 466.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 501.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 369.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 370.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 383.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 366.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 347.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 229.50 Mn |
West Pharmaceutical Services Treasury Stock 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=treasury-shares&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "treasury-shares", "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=treasury-shares&ticker=WST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();