West Pharmaceutical Services (WPS) Stock Overview
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. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$231.60 |
| 52 Week High | US$331.60 |
| 52 Week Low | US$168.95 |
| Beta | 1.07 |
| 1 Month Change | 11.35% |
| 3 Month Change | 23.88% |
| 1 Year Change | -13.42% |
| 3 Year Change | -8.46% |
| 5 Year Change | -6.61% |
| Change since IPO | 1,437.08% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| WPS | DE Life Sciences | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 7.1% | 15.0% | 2.7% |
| 1Y | -13.4% | -13.4% | 14.5% |
Return vs Industry: WPS exceeded the German Life Sciences industry which returned -15.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WPS underperformed the German Market which returned 15% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WPS volatility | |
|---|---|
| WPS Average Weekly Movement | 9.2% |
| Life Sciences Industry Average Movement | 6.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 12.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: WPS's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: WPS's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 10,600 | Eric Green | www.westpharma.com |
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.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| WPS fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €16.73b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €415.42m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €2.52b |
Is WPS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WPS income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$2.96b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.92b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.04b |
| Other Expenses | US$556.40m |
| Earnings | US$487.70m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 6.78 |
| Gross Margin | 35.27% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.48% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 6.9% |
How did WPS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does WPS pay a reliable dividends?
See WPS dividend history and benchmarks| West Pharmaceutical Services dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Nov 12 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Nov 19 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 38 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 45 days |
Does WPS pay a reliable dividends?
See WPS dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/03 22:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Luke Sergott | Barclays |
| Lawrence Marsh | Barclays |