WST

Stock

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is 23.3% off its high — deeper than its 4.6% average pullback, but it has been through 270 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

Price $357.66 · as of Jul 9, 2026All-time high $466.47Drawdown -23.3%Severity Score™ 4.8
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Significant

Current Drawdown

-23.3%

Days in Drawdown

1651

Avg Max Drawdown

4.6%

Avg Length

47

Drawdown Severity Score™

4.8

WST - Price & High Water Mark

WST - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of June 28, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within WST's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

7.9xAbove Typical · 80th percentile
Low: 0.97xMedian: 3.8xHigh: 14.1x

20 years of daily history

43.8% below its highest Price to Sales reading · 8.7x typical multiple drawdown · high date September 8, 2021

EV to EBITDA

29.9xAbove Typical · 83rd percentile
Low: 7.1xMedian: 20.5xHigh: 50.6x

20 years of daily history

40.8% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · 5.9x typical multiple drawdown · high date October 12, 2020

How we measure valuation

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $357.66, which represents a 23.3% decline from its all-time high of $466.47. This drawdown has persisted for 1651 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.6% in depth, with an average duration of 47 days. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has gone through 270 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. was 54.8%, beginning in 1999. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1604 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. currently stands at 4.83. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 270 tracked pullbacks (68 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2021-12-31Ongoing1651 days-23.3%$466.47$357.66n/a
2021-09-092021-12-30113 days-14.1%$463.43$397.92$466.47
2021-09-072021-09-082 days-0.5%$459.39$456.89$463.43
2021-08-312021-09-012 days-0.0%$446.83$446.76$448.25
2021-08-232021-08-308 days-1.1%$444.68$439.74$446.83
2021-08-102021-08-123 days-1.4%$424.40$418.26$425.10
2021-08-052021-08-095 days-0.6%$423.54$421.08$424.40
2021-07-262021-07-283 days-0.9%$376.97$373.45$379.88
2021-07-132021-07-2311 days-2.1%$371.78$363.99$376.97
2021-06-292021-07-024 days-1.1%$359.13$355.08$361.64
2021-06-232021-06-286 days-0.4%$356.05$354.68$359.13
2021-06-012021-06-1717 days-5.0%$343.61$326.60$348.08
2021-05-262021-05-283 days-0.3%$341.49$340.53$343.61
2021-05-122021-05-2413 days-3.1%$331.46$321.16$335.71
2021-05-042021-05-074 days-0.4%$326.18$324.92$329.94
2021-04-222021-04-298 days-1.1%$320.20$316.76$320.91
2021-01-112021-04-1594 days-16.3%$303.75$254.27$307.30
2020-10-132021-01-0787 days-13.4%$297.78$257.95$300.32
2020-10-082020-10-092 days-0.5%$288.94$287.51$294.44
2020-09-032020-10-0634 days-8.8%$284.31$259.24$286.59
2020-09-012020-09-022 days-0.8%$280.31$278.12$284.31
2020-08-042020-08-3128 days-5.1%$275.05$261.15$280.31
2020-07-302020-08-035 days-0.3%$266.15$265.41$275.05
2020-07-282020-07-292 days-1.0%$263.44$260.90$266.15
2020-07-162020-07-172 days-0.4%$237.97$237.12$243.62
2020-07-102020-07-156 days-2.9%$232.75$225.96$237.97
2020-07-072020-07-093 days-1.4%$231.00$227.71$232.75
2020-07-012020-07-022 days-1.0%$224.11$221.96$226.64
2020-06-262020-06-305 days-1.4%$220.35$217.17$224.11
2020-05-192020-06-2538 days-8.1%$215.46$198.03$220.35
2020-05-122020-05-143 days-3.0%$207.42$201.13$207.52
2020-04-282020-05-0710 days-4.8%$195.18$185.79$195.31
2020-02-202020-04-2363 days-26.2%$172.25$127.10$184.90
2020-02-182020-02-192 days-0.8%$172.06$170.73$172.25
2020-02-072020-02-115 days-0.8%$158.07$156.80$159.87
2020-01-172020-02-0318 days-1.7%$155.92$153.25$156.01
2020-01-072020-01-104 days-1.6%$149.88$147.48$150.28
2019-12-242020-01-0210 days-0.6%$148.88$148.02$149.41
2019-11-292019-12-2022 days-3.7%$147.93$142.50$148.52
2019-11-182019-11-2710 days-2.6%$147.84$143.93$147.93
2019-09-062019-11-1571 days-8.3%$147.54$135.33$147.84
2019-08-302019-09-046 days-1.5%$144.71$142.48$145.49
2019-08-282019-08-292 days-0.1%$143.85$143.78$144.71
2019-08-222019-08-276 days-1.8%$143.52$140.96$143.85
2019-08-202019-08-212 days-0.5%$143.37$142.72$143.52
2019-08-142019-08-196 days-1.9%$142.67$140.00$143.37
2019-08-122019-08-132 days-1.1%$141.54$139.94$142.67
2019-07-302019-08-068 days-3.4%$136.09$131.43$136.13
2019-07-012019-07-2525 days-3.0%$122.93$119.26$130.67
2019-05-012019-06-2859 days-7.4%$121.60$112.57$122.93
2019-04-292019-04-302 days-1.1%$121.49$120.14$121.60
2018-10-042019-04-26205 days-24.9%$121.29$91.11$121.49
2018-01-302018-07-26177 days-18.6%$99.88$81.27$108.45
2016-09-062016-12-0894 days-15.9%$81.21$68.32$81.55
2014-01-172014-10-31287 days-22.5%$48.20$37.34$48.87
2008-09-222012-06-131361 days-45.1%$22.49$12.34$22.91
2007-06-052008-08-05428 days-30.1%$22.26$15.57$22.28
2007-01-052007-04-26111 days-19.9%$22.22$17.80$22.26
2006-05-112006-07-2475 days-15.3%$16.00$13.56$16.68
2005-09-302006-01-18111 days-22.2%$12.47$9.70$12.61
1999-07-232003-12-121604 days-54.8%$7.15$3.24$7.19
1997-10-311998-12-24420 days-25.0%$6.00$4.50$6.01
1995-09-061997-06-02636 days-26.6%$5.03$3.69$5.06
1994-02-101994-08-16187 days-17.1%$4.11$3.41$4.13
1993-02-161993-07-13147 days-18.0%$3.81$3.12$3.86
1992-08-051993-02-11191 days-15.2%$3.71$3.15$3.73
1989-10-051992-05-18957 days-50.5%$3.27$1.62$3.29
1987-06-081989-08-03788 days-43.1%$3.04$1.73$3.09
1986-05-291987-01-22239 days-28.5%$2.36$1.69$2.37

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) is trading at $357.66 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 23.3% below its high of $466.47. The drawdown has lasted 1,651 days. Severity score: 4.8 (Significant).

WST Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$357.66

High-water mark

$466.47

Current drawdown

-23.3%

Days in drawdown

1,651

This WST page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. drawdowns.

What History Says About WST

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has dropped 25%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 760 days with an average max drop of -38.1%.

The current drawdown of -23.3% has lasted 1,651 days, which is 2.2x the average duration of comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Jul 1999 to Dec 2003-54.8%1604 days
Oct 1989 to May 1992-50.5%957 days
Sep 2008 to Jun 2012-45.1%1361 days
Jun 1987 to Aug 1989-43.1%788 days
Jun 2007 to Aug 2008-30.1%428 days
May 1986 to Jan 1987-28.5%239 days

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