Latest period
72.40M
YoY change
-1.4%
5Y CAGR
-0.8%
Peak year (2021)
76.30M
Latest annual
72.70M
Shares Outstanding history chart for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 72.70M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: -1.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 72.70M | -1.4% | -1.00M | ||
| 2024 | 73.70M | -2.1% | -1.60M | ||
| 2023 | 75.30M | -0.7% | -500,000 | ||
| 2022 | 75.80M | -0.7% | -500,000 | ||
| 2021 | 76.30M | +0.7% | +500,000 | ||
| 2020 | 75.80M | +0.5% | +400,000 | ||
| 2019 | 75.40M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 75.40M | -0.5% | -400,000 | ||
| 2017 | 75.80M | +1.1% | +800,000 | ||
| 2016 | 75.00M | +1.6% | +1.20M | ||
| 2015 | 73.80M | +1.4% | +1.00M | ||
| 2014 | 72.80M | +2.0% | +1.40M | ||
| 2013 | 71.40M | -0.6% | -400,000 | ||
| 2012 | 71.80M | -3.0% | -2.20M | ||
| 2011 | 74.00M | +0.8% | +600,000 | ||
| 2010 | 73.40M | +1.1% | +800,000 | ||
| 2009 | 72.60M | +0.6% | +400,000 | ||
| 2008 | 72.20M | -0.3% | -200,000 | ||
| 2007 | 72.40M | +7.7% | +5.20M | ||
| 2006 | 67.20M | +3.4% | +2.20M | ||
| 2005 | 65.00M | +5.5% | +3.40M | ||
| 2004 | 61.60M | +5.8% | +3.40M | ||
| 2003 | 58.20M | +0.7% | +400,000 | ||
| 2002 | 57.80M | +0.7% | +408,000 | ||
| 2001 | 57.39M | -0.4% | -244,000 | ||
| 2000 | 57.64M | -4.2% | -2.56M | ||
| 1999 | 60.19M | -8.8% | -5.82M | ||
| 1998 | 66.02M | -0.4% | -272,000 | ||
| 1997 | 66.29M | +0.9% | +616,000 | ||
| 1996 | 65.67M | -0.8% | -556,000 | ||
| 1995 | 66.23M | +3.1% | +2.01M | ||
| 1994 | 64.22M | +0.4% | +270,422 | ||
| 1993 | 63.95M | +1.4% | +905,578 | ||
| 1992 | 63.04M | +2.0% | +1.22M | ||
| 1991 | 61.82M | -3.0% | -1.89M | ||
| 1990 | 63.70M | -2.3% | -1.49M | ||
| 1989 | 65.20M | +0.2% | +150,121 | ||
| 1988 | 65.05M | +0.9% | +576,141 | ||
| 1987 | 64.47M | +0.5% | +319,645 | ||
| 1986 | 64.15M | +1.6% | +993,048 | ||
| 1985 | 63.16M | — | — |
- 202572.70M-1.4%
- 202473.70M-2.1%
- 202375.30M-0.7%
- 202275.80M-0.7%
- 202176.30M+0.7%
- 202075.80M+0.5%
- 201975.40M0.0%
- 201875.40M-0.5%
- 201775.80M+1.1%
- 201675.00M+1.6%
- 201573.80M+1.4%
- 201472.80M+2.0%
- 201371.40M-0.6%
- 201271.80M-3.0%
- 201174.00M+0.8%
- 201073.40M+1.1%
- 200972.60M+0.6%
- 200872.20M-0.3%
- 200772.40M+7.7%
- 200667.20M+3.4%
- 200565.00M+5.5%
- 200461.60M+5.8%
- 200358.20M+0.7%
- 200257.80M+0.7%
- 200157.39M-0.4%
- 200057.64M-4.2%
- 199960.19M-8.8%
- 199866.02M-0.4%
- 199766.29M+0.9%
- 199665.67M-0.8%
- 199566.23M+3.1%
- 199464.22M+0.4%
- 199363.95M+1.4%
- 199263.04M+2.0%
- 199161.82M-3.0%
- 199063.70M-2.3%
- 198965.20M+0.2%
- 198865.05M+0.9%
- 198764.47M+0.5%
- 198664.15M+1.6%
- 198563.16M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from West Pharmaceutical Services's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)
According to West Pharmaceutical Services's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 72.40M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 72.70M (2025) – edged down 1.4% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), West Pharmaceutical Services diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -0.8% – with a net decline across the window.
West Pharmaceutical Services diluted shares outstanding peaked at 76.30M in 2021; the latest annual figure is 72.70M in 2025 (4.7% below peak).
2021 marks the peak diluted shares outstanding at 76.30M, with the historical low of 57.39M recorded in 2001.
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding by Year
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding 2025: 72.70M
West Pharmaceutical Services diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 72.70M, edged down 1.4% below 2024.
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding 2024: 73.70M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for West Pharmaceutical Services came in at 73.70M, edged down 2.1% below 2023.
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding 2023: 75.30M
West Pharmaceutical Services posted diluted shares outstanding of 75.30M in 2023, edged down 0.7% below 2022.
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding 2022: 75.80M
In 2022, West Pharmaceutical Services reported diluted shares outstanding of 75.80M, edged down 0.7% below 2021.
West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Outstanding 2021: 76.30M
West Pharmaceutical Services diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 76.30M.
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