West Pharmaceutical Services's latest dividend of $0.21 per share was on Nov 13, 2024 (ex-date). At an annualized rate of $0.81 per share, the stock yields 0.24%. The latest WST payment of $0.21 marks a dividend growth of 5%.
West Pharmaceutical Services's dividend yield of 0.24% is lower than the Healthcare sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Healthcare sector average of 1.89%, West Pharmaceutical Services's dividend yield is 87% lower. Historically WST's dividend yield has averaged at 0.2% in the last 5 years, which is in line with the current one.
West Pharmaceutical Services has a history of paying dividends since 1994. Our records of WST show that the company has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has an increase of 7% since twelve months ago. And with the price of the stock down by 7% from a year ago, the dividend yield has an increase of 12%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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Nov 13, 2024 | $0.21 | 0.24% |
Jul 31, 2024 | $0.2 | 0.2% |
Apr 23, 2024 | $0.2 | 0.15% |
Jan 30, 2024 | $0.2 | 0.15% |
Jul 25, 2023 | $0.19 | 0.2% |
Apr 25, 2023 | $0.19 | 0.21% |
Jan 24, 2023 | $0.19 | 0.29% |
Nov 8, 2022 | $0.19 | 0.33% |
Jul 19, 2022 | $0.18 | 0.24% |
Apr 19, 2022 | $0.18 | 0.19% |
Jan 18, 2022 | $0.18 | 0.19% |
Nov 9, 2021 | $0.18 | 0.17% |
Jul 20, 2021 | $0.17 | 0.18% |
Apr 20, 2021 | $0.17 | 0.21% |
Jan 19, 2021 | $0.17 | 0.22% |
Nov 9, 2020 | $0.17 | 0.23% |
Jul 28, 2020 | $0.16 | 0.24% |
Apr 21, 2020 | $0.16 | 0.38% |
Jan 21, 2020 | $0.16 | 0.39% |
Oct 22, 2019 | $0.16 | 0.44% |
Jul 23, 2019 | $0.15 | 0.49% |
Apr 16, 2019 | $0.15 | 0.52% |
Jan 22, 2019 | $0.15 | 0.56% |
Oct 23, 2018 | $0.15 | 0.5% |
Jul 17, 2018 | $0.14 | 0.57% |
Apr 17, 2018 | $0.14 | 0.6% |
Jan 17, 2018 | $0.14 | 0.54% |
Oct 17, 2017 | $0.14 | 0.57% |
Jul 17, 2017 | $0.13 | 0.56% |
Apr 17, 2017 | $0.13 | 0.64% |
Jan 13, 2017 | $0.13 | 0.58% |
Oct 17, 2016 | $0.13 | 0.67% |
Jul 18, 2016 | $0.12 | 0.62% |
Apr 18, 2016 | $0.12 | 0.66% |
Jan 15, 2016 | $0.12 | 0.82% |
Oct 19, 2015 | $0.12 | 0.81% |
Jul 20, 2015 | $0.11 | 0.72% |
Apr 20, 2015 | $0.11 | 0.76% |
Jan 16, 2015 | $0.11 | 0.81% |
West Pharmaceutical Services's payout ratio of 11.9% is below the Healthcare sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Healthcare sector average of 40.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services's payout ratio is 71% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
BAX Baxter International Inc | 3.53% | $1.04 | 495.2% |
MDT Medtronic plc | 3.43% | $2.78 | 84.5% |
JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 3.4% | $4.91 | 81.4% |
BDX Becton Dickinson & Co | 1.71% | $3.89 | 66.2% |
SYK Stryker Corp | 0.88% | $3.2 | 33.9% |
TFX Teleflex Inc | 0.76% | $1.36 | 26.9% |
WST West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | 0.24% | $0.81 | 11.9% |
Yes, West Pharmaceutical Services has paid four dividends in the last twelve months. WST has been paying dividends since 1994.
West Pharmaceutical Services's last regular dividend was on Nov 13, 2024 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.21 per share.
WST has paid dividend of $0.81 per share in the last year.
Currently West Pharmaceutical Services's dividend yield is 0.24%.
West Pharmaceutical Services pays dividends quarterly.
The dividend payout ratio of West Pharmaceutical Services is 11.9%.
West Pharmaceutical Services's dividend yield is less than the Healthcare sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.