West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. WST
370.44
(3.16)
(0.85%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $26.3B
- P/E
- 47.1×
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) Gross margin
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 36.8%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (35.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 31.8% (fiscal 2018) to 41.5% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is below the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 54.6% and below the Healthcare sector median of 53.7%.
Gross margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 35.9% | 1.40 |
| FY2024 | 34.5% | (3.77) |
| FY2023 | 38.3% | (1.08) |
| FY2022 | 39.4% | (2.16) |
| FY2021 | 41.5% | 5.76 |
| FY2020 | 35.8% | 2.84 |
| FY2019 | 32.9% | 1.16 |
| FY2018 | 31.8% | (0.31) |
| FY2017 | 32.1% | (1.16) |
| FY2016 | 33.2% | 0.67 |
Quarterly
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 37.7% | 2.66 |
| Mar 2026 | 35.1% | (2.67) |
| Dec 2025 | 37.8% | 1.17 |
| Sep 2025 | 36.6% | 0.85 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 31.8%
High 41.5%
Ten-year median
34.5%
Current reading's percentile
73
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare | 65.9% |
| RMD ResMed Inc. compare | 61.1% |
| ALC Alcon compare | 56.9% |
| SOLV Solventum Corporation compare | 54.7% |
| RGEN Repligen Corporation compare | 53.5% |
| BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company compare | 46.7% |
| MDLN Medline Inc. compare | 46.3% |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 36.8% |
| BAX Baxter International Inc. compare | 30.1% |
| Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median | 54.6% |
| Healthcare sector median | 53.7% |
| Market median | 46.3% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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