West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)Healthcare | Medical Instruments & Supplies | Exton, United States | NYSE
337.47 USD
-8.62
(-2.491%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 349.58 +12.11 (3.588%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:41 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:54 a.m. EDT
West Pharmaceutical Services presents a compelling long-term investment case anchored by robust fundamentals and a fortress balance sheet. Despite a recent two-year price correction, the company maintains strong revenue and earnings growth alongside healthy margins, supported by a net cash position and minimal debt. The current valuation reflects high expectations, yet the earnings beat and margin expansion narrative provide a solid foundation for recovery. Technically, the stock trades above key moving averages, and options flow highlights bullish positioning at strikes above the current price, suggesting traders anticipate further upside momentum. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.031806 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.060281 |
| AutoETS | 0.080503 |
| MSTL | 0.086507 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 4.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.467 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.85 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-07-28 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-07-28 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 10.585 |
| Revenue per Share | 46.302 |
| Market Cap | 23,749,707,776 |
| Trailing P/E | 43.15 |
| Forward P/E | 33.87 |
| Beta | 1.14 |
| Profit Margins | 16.98% |
| Website | https://www.westpharma.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside continuation with significant call open interest walls at 360 and 400 strikes, while recent volume spikes at 350 and 390 indicate active buying. Put activity remains concentrated at lower strikes (270-300) suggesting a floor, but the call skew suggests a bullish bias for the near-to-intermediate term.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.07% | 0.31% | 0.28% | 0.26% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | 0.22000 | 0.065193 |
| 2026-04-29 | 0.22000 | 0.074485 |
| 2026-01-28 | 0.22000 | 0.093264 |
| 2025-11-12 | 0.22000 | 0.080336 |
| 2025-07-30 | 0.21000 | 0.084266 |
| 2025-04-30 | 0.21000 | 0.099389 |
| 2025-02-07 | 0.21000 | 0.065309 |
| 2024-11-13 | 0.21000 | 0.061047 |
| 2024-07-31 | 0.20000 | 0.065323 |
| 2024-04-23 | 0.20000 | 0.051256 |
| 2024-01-30 | 0.20000 | 0.053179 |
| 2023-11-07 | 0.20000 | 0.060533 |
| 2023-07-25 | 0.19000 | 0.050381 |
| 2023-04-25 | 0.19000 | 0.053221 |
| 2023-01-24 | 0.19000 | 0.073549 |
| 2022-11-08 | 0.19000 | 0.084610 |
| 2022-07-19 | 0.18000 | 0.059962 |
| 2022-04-19 | 0.18000 | 0.048518 |
| 2022-01-18 | 0.18000 | 0.048366 |
| 2021-11-09 | 0.18000 | 0.043467 |
| 2021-07-20 | 0.17000 | 0.045614 |
| 2021-04-20 | 0.17000 | 0.053260 |
| 2021-01-19 | 0.17000 | 0.056644 |
| 2020-11-09 | 0.17000 | 0.059329 |
| 2020-07-28 | 0.16000 | 0.060537 |
| 2020-04-21 | 0.16000 | 0.096852 |
| 2020-01-21 | 0.16000 | 0.101516 |
| 2019-10-22 | 0.16000 | 0.115257 |
| 2019-07-23 | 0.15000 | 0.121684 |
| 2019-04-16 | 0.15000 | 0.131706 |
| 2019-01-22 | 0.15000 | 0.143609 |
| 2018-10-23 | 0.15000 | 0.131683 |
| 2018-07-17 | 0.14000 | 0.141600 |
| 2018-04-17 | 0.14000 | 0.153576 |
| 2018-01-17 | 0.14000 | 0.140902 |
| 2017-10-17 | 0.14000 | 0.150538 |
| 2017-07-17 | 0.13000 | 0.138770 |
| 2017-04-17 | 0.13000 | 0.163976 |
| 2017-01-13 | 0.13000 | 0.151392 |
| 2016-10-17 | 0.13000 | 0.179039 |
| 2016-07-18 | 0.12000 | 0.154939 |
| 2016-04-18 | 0.12000 | 0.167621 |
| 2016-01-15 | 0.12000 | 0.213409 |
| 2015-10-19 | 0.12000 | 0.214746 |
| 2015-07-20 | 0.11000 | 0.179270 |
| 2015-04-20 | 0.11000 | 0.195139 |
| 2015-01-16 | 0.11000 | 0.212110 |
| 2014-10-20 | 0.11000 | 0.244608 |
| 2014-07-21 | 0.10000 | 0.249750 |
| 2014-04-21 | 0.10000 | 0.229832 |
| 2014-01-17 | 0.10000 | 0.199084 |
| 2013-10-21 | 0.10000 | 0.217865 |
| 2013-07-22 | 0.09500 | 0.255686 |
| 2013-04-15 | 0.09500 | 0.306947 |
| 2013-01-18 | 0.09500 | 0.343954 |
| 2012-10-22 | 0.09500 | 0.353686 |
| 2012-07-16 | 0.09000 | 0.353357 |
| 2012-04-16 | 0.09000 | 0.450789 |
| 2012-01-13 | 0.09000 | 0.470097 |
| 2011-10-17 | 0.09000 | 0.485830 |
| 2011-07-18 | 0.08500 | 0.374862 |
| 2011-04-18 | 0.08500 | 0.379973 |
| 2011-01-14 | 0.08500 | 0.416463 |
| 2010-10-18 | 0.08500 | 0.472616 |
| 2010-07-19 | 0.08000 | 0.456230 |
| 2010-04-19 | 0.08000 | 0.368155 |
| 2010-01-15 | 0.08000 | 0.419177 |
| 2009-10-19 | 0.08000 | 0.385356 |
| 2009-07-20 | 0.07500 | 0.440399 |
| 2009-04-20 | 0.07500 | 0.451535 |
| 2009-01-16 | 0.07500 | 0.448967 |
| 2008-10-20 | 0.07500 | 0.349081 |
| 2008-07-21 | 0.07000 | 0.320733 |
| 2008-04-21 | 0.07000 | 0.302965 |
| 2008-01-18 | 0.07000 | 0.348519 |
| 2007-10-22 | 0.07000 | 0.360175 |
| 2007-07-16 | 0.06500 | 0.253017 |
| 2007-04-16 | 0.06500 | 0.274958 |
| 2007-01-22 | 0.06500 | 0.275599 |
| 2006-10-16 | 0.06500 | 0.308349 |
| 2006-07-17 | 0.06000 | 0.373483 |
| 2006-04-17 | 0.06000 | 0.358530 |
| 2006-01-13 | 0.06000 | 0.425230 |
| 2005-10-17 | 0.06000 | 0.438917 |
| 2005-07-18 | 0.05500 | 0.399564 |
| 2005-04-18 | 0.05500 | 0.470488 |
| 2005-01-14 | 0.05500 | 0.433071 |
| 2004-10-18 | 0.05500 | 0.514981 |
| 2004-07-19 | 0.05250 | 0.530169 |
| 2004-04-19 | 0.05250 | 0.538462 |
| 2004-01-16 | 0.05250 | 0.593053 |
| 2003-10-20 | 0.05250 | 0.631579 |
| 2003-07-21 | 0.05000 | 0.862069 |
| 2003-04-21 | 0.05000 | 0.947867 |
| 2003-01-17 | 0.05000 | 0.888889 |
| 2002-10-21 | 0.04750 | 1.135684 |
| 2002-07-22 | 0.04750 | 0.736434 |
| 2002-04-15 | 0.04750 | 0.634391 |
| 2002-01-18 | 0.04750 | 0.741608 |
| 2001-10-22 | 0.04750 | 0.801012 |
| 2001-07-16 | 0.04500 | 0.716275 |
| 2001-04-16 | 0.04500 | 0.731707 |
| 2001-01-22 | 0.04500 | 0.723618 |
| 2000-10-16 | 0.04500 | 0.784741 |
| 2000-07-17 | 0.04250 | 0.804734 |
| 2000-04-17 | 0.04250 | 0.708333 |
| 2000-01-14 | 0.04250 | 0.560825 |
| 1999-10-18 | 0.04250 | 0.458685 |
| 1999-07-19 | 0.04000 | 0.408293 |
| 1999-04-19 | 0.04000 | 0.489484 |
| 1999-01-15 | 0.04000 | 0.453901 |
| 1998-10-19 | 0.04000 | 0.538947 |
| 1998-07-20 | 0.03750 | 0.502092 |
| 1998-04-20 | 0.03750 | 0.493827 |
| 1998-01-16 | 0.03750 | 0.506329 |
| 1997-10-20 | 0.03750 | 0.468750 |
| 1997-07-21 | 0.03500 | 0.474576 |
| 1997-04-21 | 0.03500 | 0.502242 |
| 1997-01-17 | 0.03500 | 0.502242 |
| 1996-10-21 | 0.03500 | 0.518519 |
| 1996-07-22 | 0.03250 | 0.509804 |
| 1996-04-15 | 0.03250 | 0.568306 |
| 1996-01-22 | 0.03250 | 0.527919 |
| 1995-10-16 | 0.03250 | 0.504854 |
| 1995-07-17 | 0.03000 | 0.413793 |
| 1995-04-12 | 0.03000 | 0.440367 |
| 1995-01-11 | 0.03000 | 0.448598 |
| 1994-10-13 | 0.03000 | 0.436364 |
| 1994-07-14 | 0.02750 | 0.470588 |
| 1994-04-14 | 0.02750 | 0.458333 |
| 1994-01-12 | 0.02750 | 0.460733 |
| 1993-10-14 | 0.02750 | 0.463158 |
| 1993-07-15 | 0.02500 | 0.406091 |
| 1993-04-15 | 0.02500 | 0.439560 |
| 1993-01-13 | 0.02500 | 0.444444 |
| 1992-10-15 | 0.02500 | 0.470588 |
| 1992-07-16 | 0.02500 | 0.427807 |
| 1992-04-15 | 0.02500 | 0.516129 |
| 1992-01-15 | 0.02500 | 0.583942 |
| 1991-10-17 | 0.02500 | 0.606061 |
| 1991-07-18 | 0.02500 | 0.629921 |
| 1991-04-11 | 0.02500 | 0.640000 |
| 1991-01-16 | 0.02500 | 0.869565 |
| 1990-10-18 | 0.02500 | 0.816327 |
| 1990-07-12 | 0.02500 | 0.597015 |
| 1990-04-11 | 0.02500 | 0.571429 |
| 1990-01-18 | 0.02500 | 0.555556 |
| 1989-10-12 | 0.02000 | 0.363636 |
| 1989-07-13 | 0.02000 | 0.426667 |
| 1989-04-13 | 0.01875 | 0.444444 |
| 1989-01-11 | 0.01875 | 0.468750 |
| 1988-10-13 | 0.01875 | 0.571429 |
| 1988-07-14 | 0.01875 | 0.521739 |
| 1988-04-14 | 0.01750 | 0.523364 |
| 1988-01-13 | 0.01750 | 0.414815 |
| 1987-10-15 | 0.01750 | 0.370861 |
| 1987-07-15 | 0.01750 | 0.329412 |
| 1987-04-14 | 0.01625 | 0.320000 |
| 1987-01-26 | 0.01625 | 0.368794 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.41991472 |
| Address1 | 530 Herman O. West Drive |
| All Time High | 475.35 |
| All Time Low | 0.6875 |
| Ask | 363.16 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 422,750 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 718,269 |
| Average Volume | 718,269 |
| Average Volume10Days | 422,750 |
| Beta | 1.138 |
| Bid | 323.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 42.474 |
| City | Exton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 337.47 |
| Current Ratio | 2.822 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 345.305 |
| Day Low | 336.13 |
| Debt To Equity | 10.585 |
| Display Name | West Pharmaceutical Services |
| Dividend Date | 1,785,888,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.25 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,808,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,808,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.181 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.168 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,809,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,672,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,672,200 |
| Ebitda | 912,200,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.2742 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 25.905 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 7.103 |
| Enterprise Value | 23,630,407,680 |
| Eps Current Year | 8.95851 |
| Eps Forward | 9.96476 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.82 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,785,283,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 349.36 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -11.889984 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.03403362 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 41.99147 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 386.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -48.53 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12572539 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 223.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 113.64 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.50770676 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 223.83 - 386.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 322,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.25 |
| Float Shares | 69,862,019 |
| Forward Eps | 9.96476 |
| Forward P E | 33.866344 |
| Free Cashflow | 277,937,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 10,800 |
| Fullday Change | -8.62 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.49068 |
| Fullday Price | 349.58 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.36786 |
| Gross Profits | 1,223,800,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00644 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.02046 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 70,375,762 |
| Industry | Medical Instruments & Supplies |
| Industry Disp | Medical Instruments & Supplies |
| Industry Key | medical-instruments-supplies |
| Ir Website | http://www.westpharma.com/en/Investors/Pages/default.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,785,283,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.22 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,380,240,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Proprietary Products and Contract-Manufactured Products. The Proprietary Products segment offers stoppers and seals for injectable packaging systems; syringe and cartridge components, including custom solutions for the needs of injectable drug applications, as well as administration systems that enhance the safe delivery of drugs through advanced reconstitution, mixing, and transfer technologies; and films, coatings, washing, and vision inspection and sterilization processes and services to enhance the quality of packaging products. This segment also provides drug containment solutions in the form of vials, syringes, and cartridges; and self-injection devices; and a range of integrated solutions, including analytical lab services, pre-approval primary packaging support and engineering development, regulatory expertise, and after-sales technical support. This segment serves biologic, generic, and pharmaceutical drug companies. The Contract-Manufactured Products segment is involved in the design, manufacture, and automated assembly of devices used in surgical, diagnostic, ophthalmic, injectable, and other drug delivery systems, as well as consumer products. This segment primarily serves pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies. It sells and distributes its products through its sales force and distribution network, contract sales agents, and regional distributors. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. |
| Long Name | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 23,749,707,776 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_313784 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 564,899,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 24,356,347,470 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 15 |
| Open | 344.51 |
| Operating Cashflow | 662,200,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22469 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.1114 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.99 |
| Phone | 610 594 2900 |
| Post Market Change | 12.109985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.5884628 |
| Post Market Price | 349.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,494 |
| Previous Close | 346.09 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.670326 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.9453316 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.138905 |
| Profit Margins | 0.1698 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.819 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -8.62 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.49068 |
| Regular Market Day High | 345.305 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 336.13 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 336.13 - 345.305 |
| Regular Market Open | 344.51 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 346.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 337.47 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,331 |
| Regular Market Volume | 492,703 |
| Return On Assets | 0.11377 |
| Return On Equity | 0.19087 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.138 |
| Revenue Per Share | 46.302 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 70,375,762 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.030199999 |
| Shares Short | 2,123,261 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,360,270 |
| Short Name | West Pharmaceutical Services, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0353 |
| Short Ratio | 2.79 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | PA |
| Symbol | WST |
| Target High Price | 459.0 |
| Target Low Price | 340.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 404.73334 |
| Target Median Price | 410.0 |
| Total Cash | 435,800,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.192 |
| Total Debt | 316,500,000 |
| Total Revenue | 3,326,799,872 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.87 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.002513797 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.82 |
| Trailing P E | 43.15473 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.9693 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 291.60074 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 45.869263 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1573016 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 492,703 |
| Website | https://www.westpharma.com |
| Zip | 19,341-1147 |