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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) pays a $0.87 annual dividend ($0.22 quarterly), yielding 0.24% at $366.00/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-29. 37+ consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.24%
Annual Dividend: $0.87 per share
Payout Ratio: 11.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-29
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Healthcare
Years of Dividend History: 40
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. dividend comes from a company that has spent over a century making containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs, including stoppers, seals, syringes, and self-injection devices used by biologic and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. WST currently yields 0.24%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.87 per share paid quarterly, and the next ex-dividend date is July 29, 2026. Growth investors will find more to like here than pure income seekers: with a beta of 1.125, this is not a low-volatility income play. WST is a Dividend Aristocrat, making it a fit for investors who prioritize a long, unbroken increase streak over yield size.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. pays out 11.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves the vast majority of earnings retained, which means the dividend has substantial room before earnings pressure would threaten it. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. dividend safety is further supported by the company's position supplying containment systems to biologic, generic, and pharmaceutical drug companies, markets with recurring demand for injectable packaging. The most significant data-supported pressure point is the stock's beta of 1.125, which means WST stock moves more than the broader market, and a sharp earnings decline in a downturn could narrow that comfortable payout cushion.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.7% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.345 to $0.85 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.9% in 2025, which means even at its slowest, WST has kept pace with or exceeded typical inflation rates.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.2% | $0.73 (2022) | $0.85 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.5% | $0.65 (2020) | $0.85 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.6% | $0.45 (2015) | $0.85 (2025) |
WST suits dividend investors who value a long, documented increase streak over current income. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 0.24%, which matches exactly its 5-year average, so there is no valuation-driven yield expansion on offer here. What investors get instead is 37 consecutive years of dividend increases, Dividend Aristocrat status, and a payout ratio of 11.1% that leaves the dividend well protected by current earnings. The trade-off is straightforward: income is minimal in dollar terms today, and the 6.7% annual growth rate, while steady, will take years to build a meaningful yield on cost. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. stock rewards patience over immediate income.
WST is a Dividend Aristocrat with 37 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | $0.2200 |
| 2026-04-29 | $0.2200 |
| 2026-01-28 | $0.2200 |
| 2025-11-12 | $0.2200 |
| 2025-07-30 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-04-30 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-02-07 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-11-13 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-07-31 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-04-23 | $0.2000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6600 |
| 2025 | $0.8500 |
| 2024 | $0.8100 |
| 2023 | $0.7700 |
| 2022 | $0.7300 |
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