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West Pharmaceutical Services WST Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$844.9M+21.1%
Gross profit$296.4M+27.8%
Operating income$177.1M+65.5%
Net income$138.8M+54.6%
EPS (diluted)$1.92+56.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$521.4M+29.0%
Total debt$321.0M+4.4%
Total equity$3.0B+11.5%
Total assets$4.1B+13.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$89.9M-30.5%
CapEx$42.7M-40.1%
Free cash flow$47.2M-18.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$23.17B+11.6%
Enterprise value$22.97B+11.1%
P/E42.7×-1.7×
P/S7.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.3%+1.7pp
Operating margin20.3%+1.2pp
Net margin16.8%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.1%+1.7pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio2.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from West Pharmaceutical Services’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: West Pharmaceutical Services’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is West Pharmaceutical Services's free cash flow margin?
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) reported free cash flow margin of 14.2% in Q1 2026.
How has West Pharmaceutical Services's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
West Pharmaceutical Services's free cash flow margin increased by 34.2% year-over-year, from 10.6% to 14.2%.
What is the long-term trend for West Pharmaceutical Services's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), West Pharmaceutical Services's free cash flow margin has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 48.7% to 50%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.