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) Return on assets

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 14.1%, up 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.68% (fiscal 2015) to 21.7% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 0.00% and above the Healthcare sector median of −30.9%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 12.5% (0.71)
FY2024 13.2% (2.75)
FY2023 15.9% (0.97)
FY2022 16.9% (4.76)
FY2021 21.7% 8.19
FY2020 13.5% 2.29
FY2019 11.2% 0.42
FY2018 10.8% 2.35
FY2017 8.42% 0.00
FY2016 8.42% 2.74

Against its own ten years

Low 5.68% High 21.7%
Ten-year median 12.5%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
RMD ResMed Inc. compare 17.8%
WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 14.1%
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 9.78%
COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare 4.55%
MDLN Medline Inc. compare 3.58%
ALC Alcon compare 2.06%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company compare 1.78%
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 1.42%
BAX Baxter International Inc. compare −5.21%
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 0.00%
Healthcare sector median −30.9%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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