For the quarter ended December 2025, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) reported revenue of $805 million, up 7.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.04, compared to $1.82 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $794.26 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.83, the EPS surprise was +11.21%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how West Pharmaceutical performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Change in Organic Revenue: 3.3% versus 1.8% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Net Sales- Contract-Manufactured Products: $143.2 million compared to the $144.45 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.2% year over year.
- Net Sales- Proprietary Products: $661.8 million versus $648.56 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.8% change.
- Gross Profit- Proprietary Products: $285.7 million compared to the $257.16 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Gross Profit- Contract-Manufactured Products: $18.2 million compared to the $25.76 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical have returned -10.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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