WST West Pharmaceutical Services
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S&P 500 CompaniesDividend Aristocrats
Healthcare · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is a healthcare company in the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus industry, with a market capitalization of $28.4 billion. Shares last traded at $407.78, 6.9% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 46.4%. WST trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.46, above the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus median of 28.34. Net profit margin is 18.8%, above the peer median of -6.9%. Revenue grew 6.3% year over year. The shares yield 0.2% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
WST Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $61M | $0.84 | 12% |
| 2024-12-31 | $59M | $0.80 | 12% |
| 2023-12-31 | $57M | $0.76 | 10% |
| 2022-12-31 | $54M | $0.71 | 9% |
| 2021-12-31 | $51M | $0.67 | 8% |
| 2020-12-31 | $48M | $0.63 | 14% |
| 2019-12-31 | $45M | $0.60 | 19% |
| 2018-12-31 | $42M | $0.56 | 20% |
| 2010-12-31 | $22M | $0.59 | 33% |
| 2009-12-31 | $20M | $0.55 | 28% |
| 2008-12-31 | $19M | $0.52 | 22% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
WST is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.02 | 2026-10-29 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.15 | 2026-07-23 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.92 | 2026-04-23 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.82 | 2026-02-17 |
| FY 2025 | $6.79 | 2026-02-17 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.92 | 2025-10-23 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus peers
WST vs 14 industry peers (Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus), by market cap. Data as of close
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | $116.8B | 32.25 | 4.44 | 13.8% | +5.32% |
| MMM | 3M | $92.2B | 26.07 | 3.65 | 14.0% | +2.35% |
| BSX | Boston Scientific | $64.3B | 18.39 | 3.05 | 16.6% | +5.62% |
| BDX | Becton Dickinson | $54.1B | 57.49 | 2.60 | 4.5% | +0.39% |
| RMD | ResMed | $32.8B | 20.56 | 5.71 | 27.8% | +1.35% |
| DXCM | DexCom | $31.6B | 31.90 | 6.19 | 19.4% | +2.99% |
| MDLN | Medline Inc. | $29.5B | — | 1.04 | — | +4.80% |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | $28.4B | 44.46 | 8.36 | 18.8% | -1.15% |
| SOLV | Solventum | $14.4B | 10.06 | 1.74 | 17.3% | +4.22% |
| GKOS | Glaukos Corp | $14.1B | — | 20.48 | -24.6% | +0.53% |
| PEN | Penumbra Inc | $12.7B | 80.67 | 9.02 | 11.2% | +0.42% |
| BAX | Baxter International | $12.5B | — | 1.08 | -6.2% | +5.47% |
| GMED | Globus Medical Inc | $10.7B | 19.92 | 3.39 | 17.0% | +1.81% |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | $10.7B | 28.39 | 3.49 | 12.3% | +2.58% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.