# West Pharmaceutical Services - West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Common Stock (WST)

Stock code WST · Yahoo ticker WST · Sector: Healthcare

Overall fundamentals score: 63/100 (Okay). Top 28% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 80/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 83/100 | Strong |

## Every measure

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST): Overall score: 63/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 80/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 22% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +5%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +2%/yr - Okay
Net Profit Margin 19% - Strong
Quarterly Momentum +12% - Strong

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.1× - Strong
Current Ratio 2.8× - Strong
Interest Coverage 98.5× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 0% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 45.1× - Weak
P/B Ratio 9.7× - Weak
PEG Ratio 18.1 - Weak

Risk: 83/100 (Strong)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -2.6 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +8.6% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is West Pharmaceutical Services's fundamentals score?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) scores 63/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 28% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is West Pharmaceutical Services strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does West Pharmaceutical Services rank against its sector?

West Pharmaceutical Services ranks #17 of 60 scored Healthcare stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does West Pharmaceutical Services pay dividends?

Yes. West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has a dividend yield of 0.2%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 10% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy West Pharmaceutical Services shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy WST. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), in plain English?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is a Healthcare company (Medical Instruments & Supplies). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 63/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 45 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 45.1×). It also pays back about 0.2% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wst-west-pharmaceutical-services

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/wst-west-pharmaceutical-services
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.