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 invested capital

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.4%, up 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.22% (fiscal 2015) to 26.4% (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 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 14.1% (0.71)
FY2024 14.8% (5.28)
FY2023 20.1% (2.85)
FY2022 23.0% (3.42)
FY2021 26.4% 9.34
FY2020 17.1% 3.71
FY2019 13.3% 1.37
FY2018 12.0% 0.60
FY2017 11.4% 0.67
FY2016 10.7% 2.48

Against its own ten years

Low 8.22% High 26.4%
Ten-year median 14.1%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
RMD ResMed Inc. compare 21.4%
MDLN Medline Inc. compare 19.9%
WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 15.4%
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 13.4%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company compare 3.89%
COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare 3.17%
ALC Alcon compare 2.38%
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 2.18%
BAX Baxter International Inc. compare −1.27%
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 0.00%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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