WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC (WST) closed fiscal year 2025 with 72.0 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.86 USD per share.
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC (WST) closed fiscal year 2025 with 72.0 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.86 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 300 k shares on a net basis. Since 2009 the share count has grown by 9.1 %. The dividend per share was 0.86 USD, up 4.9 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 61.2 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 18 fiscal years, from 2008 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 66.0M | 66.6M | 67.4M | 68.6M | 70.2M | 71.3M | 72.3M | 73.1M | 73.9M | 74.1M | 74.1M | 74.0M | 74.2M | 74.1M | 73.5M | 72.3M | 72.0M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 29,900k | 600k | 800k | 1,200k | 1,600k | 1,100k | 1,000k | 800k | 800k | 200k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 200k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | 45.30 % | 0.90 % | 1.19 % | 1.75 % | 2.28 % | 1.54 % | 1.38 % | 1.09 % | 1.08 % | 0.27 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.27 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | -100k | 0.00k | -100k | -600k | -1,200k | -300k |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.14 % | 0.00 % | -0.13 % | -0.82 % | -1.66 % | -0.42 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 29,900k | 600k | 800k | 1,200k | 1,600k | 1,100k | 1,000k | 800k | 800k | 200k | 0.00k | -100k | 200k | -100k | -600k | -1,200k | -300k |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 45.30 % | 0.90 % | 1.19 % | 1.75 % | 2.28 % | 1.54 % | 1.38 % | 1.09 % | 1.08 % | 0.27 % | 0.00 % | -0.14 % | 0.27 % | -0.13 % | -0.82 % | -1.66 % | -0.42 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 27.69 % | 33.23 % | 30.73 % | 30.86 % | 23.78 % | 22.90 % | 33.89 % | 24.93 % | 25.95 % | 20.35 % | 18.66 % | 13.89 % | 7.72 % | 9.23 % | 9.61 % | 12.00 % | 12.40 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 20.1M | 21.7M | 23.2M | 24.9M | 26.7M | 29.1M | 32.4M | 35.8M | 39.1M | 42.1M | 45.1M | 48.1M | 51.1M | 54.1M | 57.0M | 59.1M | 61.2M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.56 % | 1.57 % | 1.86 % | 1.37 % | 0.80 % | 0.76 % | 0.74 % | 0.59 % | 0.55 % | 0.60 % | 0.41 % | 0.24 % | 0.15 % | 0.32 % | 0.22 % | 0.25 % | 0.31 % |
Figures in USD
