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) 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

Against its own ten years

Low 35.9× High 137×
Ten-year median 61.5×
Current reading's percentile 47

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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