West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. WST
- Market cap
- $26.3B
- P/E
- 47.1×
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) trades at a price to free cash flow of 60.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 35.9× (February 2026) to 137× (January 2017); the current reading is higher than 47% of that period. That is above the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 25.7× and above the Healthcare sector median of 19.5×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 42.8× | (51.24%) |
| FY2024 | 87.7× | 39.05% |
| FY2023 | 63.1× | 57.56% |
| FY2022 | 40.0× | (62.50%) |
| FY2021 | 107× | 50.09% |
| FY2020 | 71.1× | 53.42% |
| FY2019 | 46.4× | 16.24% |
| FY2018 | 39.9× | (29.36%) |
| FY2017 | 56.5× | (57.02%) |
| FY2016 | 131× | 137.89% |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 58.7× | 47.71% |
| Mar 2026 | 39.7× | (7.11%) |
| Dec 2025 | 42.8× | (15.25%) |
| Sep 2025 | 50.5× | 8.68% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| SOLV Solventum Corporation compare | n/m |
| MDLN Medline Inc. compare | 12.9× |
| BAX Baxter International Inc. compare | 14.8× |
| COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare | 15.8× |
| BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company compare | 15.8× |
| ALC Alcon compare | 19.7× |
| RMD ResMed Inc. compare | 19.9× |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 60.6× |
| RGEN Repligen Corporation compare | 175× |
| Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median | 25.7× |
| Healthcare sector median | 19.5× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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