Basis: Latest stored market observation. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the free cash flow yield high or low?
The free cash flow yield of 1.74% is in line with its 5-year average of 1.63%, around the middle of its 5-year range (0.81%–2.79%).
As of Tuesday, August 11, 2026. 10.17% below its 12-month average of 1.94%.
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
1.74%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG TTM
1.94%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 3Y
1.69%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 5Y
1.63%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 10Y
1.61%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 15Y
1.67%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 20Y
1.71%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
-10.17%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
+2.97%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
+7.01%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
+8.36%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
+4.01%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
+1.91%
SECTOR MEDIAN · HEALTHCARE
4.57%
median of 72 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-61.97%
vs the sector median at left
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Market Cap
$24.79B
Free Cash Flow Yield
1.74%
TTM Avg
1.94%
3Y Avg
1.69%
5Y Avg
1.63%
Market Cap
$24.48B
Free Cash Flow Yield
7.62%
TTM Avg
6.29%
3Y Avg
4.40%
5Y Avg
4.17%
Market Cap
$26.24B
Free Cash Flow Yield
4.59%
TTM Avg
6.15%
3Y Avg
5.61%
5Y Avg
7.02%
Market Cap
$26.53B
Free Cash Flow Yield
4.37%
TTM Avg
5.84%
3Y Avg
5.19%
5Y Avg
7.00%
Market Cap
$21.72B
Free Cash Flow Yield
4.63%
TTM Avg
4.69%
3Y Avg
5.68%
5Y Avg
5.74%
Market Cap
$29.07B
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.98%
TTM Avg
3.15%
3Y Avg
3.26%
5Y Avg
2.91%
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) | $24.79B | 1.74% | 1.94% | 1.69% | 1.63% |
| Incyte Corporation (INCY)vs › | $24.48B | 7.62% | 6.29% | 4.40% | 4.17% |
| Moderna, Inc. (MRNA)vs › | $25.26B | N/A | 8.49% | 9.09% | 9.09% |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX)vs › | $26.24B | 4.59% | 6.15% | 5.61% | 7.02% |
| BioNTech SE (BNTX)vs › | $23.30B | 2.63% | 4.62% | 16.28% | 19.17% |
| Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH)vs › | $26.53B | 4.37% | 5.84% | 5.19% | 7.00% |
| STERIS plc (STE)vs › | $23.06B | 4.24% | 4.03% | 3.23% | 2.73% |
| United Therapeutics Corporation (UTHR)vs › | $21.72B | 4.63% | 4.69% | 5.68% | 5.74% |
| Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD)vs › | $29.07B | 2.98% | 3.15% | 3.26% | 2.91% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALNY)vs › | $29.97B | 1.77% | 1.03% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
FCF Yield
1.74%
Earnings Yield
2.23%
Dividend Yield
0.25%
Formula: FCF Yield = (Free Cash Flow / Market Cap) × 100
How FCF Yield is used:
FCF vs earnings: Differences between FCF yield and earnings yield can reflect capital expenditures, working capital changes, and other non-cash accounting items.
FCF Yield measures free cash flow relative to market capitalization. It compares cash generation after capital expenditures with the equity value of the company.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 1.74% |
| 2026-08-10 | 1.74% |
| 2026-08-07 | 1.73% |
| 2026-08-06 | 1.76% |
| 2026-08-05 | 1.75% |
| 2026-08-04 | 1.76% |
| 2026-08-03 | 1.76% |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.80% |
| 2026-07-30 | 1.80% |
| 2026-07-29 | 1.82% |
| 2026-07-28 | 1.82% |
| 2026-07-27 | 1.85% |
| 2026-07-24 | 1.87% |
| 2026-07-23 | 1.72% |
| 2026-07-22 | 1.76% |
| 2026-07-21 | 1.76% |
| 2026-07-20 | 1.80% |
| 2026-07-17 | 1.77% |
| 2026-07-16 | 1.75% |
| 2026-07-15 | 1.76% |
| 2026-07-14 | 1.77% |
| 2026-07-13 | 1.76% |
| 2026-07-10 | 1.79% |
| 2026-07-09 | 1.77% |
| 2026-07-08 | 1.79% |
| 2026-07-07 | 1.78% |
| 2026-07-06 | 1.77% |
| 2026-07-02 | 1.73% |
| 2026-07-01 | 1.73% |
| 2026-06-30 | 1.76% |
| 2026-06-29 | 1.78% |
| 2026-06-26 | 1.80% |
| 2026-06-25 | 1.83% |
| 2026-06-24 | 1.86% |
| 2026-06-23 | 1.88% |
| 2026-06-22 | 1.92% |
| 2026-06-18 | 1.93% |
| 2026-06-17 | 1.96% |
| 2026-06-16 | 1.92% |
| 2026-06-15 | 1.91% |
| 2026-06-12 | 1.92% |
| 2026-06-11 | 1.91% |
| 2026-06-10 | 1.91% |
| 2026-06-09 | 1.89% |
| 2026-06-08 | 1.98% |
| 2026-06-05 | 2.01% |
| 2026-06-04 | 1.99% |
| 2026-06-03 | 2.00% |
| 2026-06-02 | 2.03% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.00% |
| 2026-05-29 | 1.96% |
| 2026-05-28 | 1.97% |
| 2026-05-27 | 2.02% |
| 2026-05-26 | 2.00% |
| 2026-05-22 | 2.00% |
| 2026-05-21 | 2.00% |
| 2026-05-20 | 2.07% |
| 2026-05-19 | 2.08% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.08% |
| 2026-05-15 | 2.09% |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.11% |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.09% |
| 2026-05-12 | 2.03% |
| 2026-05-11 | 1.96% |
| 2026-05-08 | 1.94% |
| 2026-05-07 | 1.96% |
| 2026-05-06 | 2.02% |
| 2026-05-05 | 2.04% |
| 2026-05-04 | 2.11% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2.10% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.13% |
| 2026-04-29 | 2.14% |
| 2026-04-28 | 2.17% |
| 2026-04-27 | 2.09% |
| 2026-04-24 | 2.07% |
| 2026-04-23 | 2.04% |
| 2026-04-22 | 2.35% |
| 2026-04-21 | 2.35% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2.32% |
| 2026-04-17 | 2.36% |
| 2026-04-16 | 2.39% |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.42% |
| 2026-04-14 | 2.41% |
| 2026-04-13 | 2.48% |
| 2026-04-10 | 2.51% |
| 2026-04-09 | 2.49% |
| 2026-04-08 | 2.43% |
| 2026-04-07 | 2.49% |
| 2026-04-06 | 2.51% |
| 2026-04-02 | 2.53% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2.55% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.57% |
| 2026-03-30 | 2.63% |
| 2026-03-27 | 2.65% |
| 2026-03-26 | 2.60% |
| 2026-03-25 | 2.61% |
| 2026-03-24 | 2.63% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2.67% |
| 2026-03-20 | 2.72% |
| 2026-03-19 | 2.68% |
| 2026-03-18 | 2.70% |
| 2026-03-17 | 2.69% |
| 2026-03-16 | 2.68% |
| 2026-03-13 | 2.74% |
| 2026-03-12 | 2.79% |
| 2026-03-11 | 2.71% |
| 2026-03-10 | 2.76% |
| 2026-03-09 | 2.60% |
| 2026-03-06 | 2.62% |
| 2026-03-05 | 2.64% |
| 2026-03-04 | 2.59% |
| 2026-03-03 | 2.57% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2.57% |
| 2026-02-27 | 2.54% |
| 2026-02-26 | 2.59% |
| 2026-02-25 | 2.60% |
| 2026-02-24 | 2.63% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2.64% |
| 2026-02-20 | 2.68% |
| 2026-02-19 | 2.65% |
| 2026-02-18 | 2.60% |
| 2026-02-17 | 2.65% |
| 2026-02-13 | 2.08% |
| 2026-02-12 | 2.14% |
| 2026-02-11 | 2.12% |
| 2026-02-10 | 2.14% |
| 2026-02-09 | 2.09% |
| 2026-02-06 | 2.09% |
| 2026-02-05 | 2.25% |
| 2026-02-04 | 2.20% |
| 2026-02-03 | 2.26% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2.20% |
| 2026-01-30 | 2.26% |
| 2026-01-29 | 2.24% |
| 2026-01-28 | 2.21% |
| 2026-01-27 | 2.17% |
| 2026-01-26 | 2.16% |
| 2026-01-23 | 2.20% |
| 2026-01-22 | 2.10% |
| 2026-01-21 | 2.04% |
| 2026-01-20 | 2.08% |
| 2026-01-16 | 2.01% |
| 2026-01-15 | 1.87% |
| 2026-01-14 | 1.90% |
| 2026-01-13 | 1.92% |
| 2026-01-12 | 1.91% |
| 2026-01-09 | 1.89% |
| 2026-01-08 | 1.89% |
| 2026-01-07 | 1.87% |
| 2026-01-06 | 1.86% |
| 2026-01-05 | 1.87% |
| 2026-01-02 | 1.89% |
| 2025-12-31 | 1.90% |
| 2025-12-30 | 1.88% |
| 2025-12-29 | 1.89% |
| 2025-12-26 | 1.90% |
| 2025-12-24 | 1.88% |
| 2025-12-23 | 1.88% |
| 2025-12-22 | 1.90% |
| 2025-12-19 | 1.91% |
| 2025-12-18 | 1.94% |
| 2025-12-17 | 1.94% |
| 2025-12-16 | 1.96% |
| 2025-12-15 | 1.92% |
| 2025-12-12 | 1.95% |
| 2025-12-11 | 1.91% |
| 2025-12-10 | 1.95% |
| 2025-12-09 | 1.96% |
| 2025-12-08 | 1.94% |
| 2025-12-05 | 1.86% |
| 2025-12-04 | 1.85% |
| 2025-12-03 | 1.83% |
| 2025-12-02 | 1.91% |
| 2025-12-01 | 1.90% |
| 2025-11-28 | 1.88% |
| 2025-11-26 | 1.88% |
| 2025-11-25 | 1.86% |
| 2025-11-24 | 1.90% |
| 2025-11-21 | 1.92% |
| 2025-11-20 | 2.02% |
| 2025-11-19 | 2.02% |
| 2025-11-18 | 2.00% |
| 2025-11-17 | 1.99% |
| 2025-11-14 | 2.00% |
| 2025-11-13 | 1.96% |
| 2025-11-12 | 1.90% |
| 2025-11-11 | 1.88% |
| 2025-11-10 | 1.89% |
| 2025-11-07 | 1.92% |
| 2025-11-06 | 1.89% |
| 2025-11-05 | 1.84% |
| 2025-11-04 | 1.82% |
| 2025-11-03 | 1.86% |
| 2025-10-31 | 1.85% |
| 2025-10-30 | 1.87% |
| 2025-10-29 | 1.83% |
| 2025-10-28 | 1.84% |
| 2025-10-27 | 1.82% |
| 2025-10-24 | 1.75% |
| 2025-10-23 | 1.70% |
| 2025-10-22 | 1.71% |
| 2025-10-21 | 1.69% |
| 2025-10-20 | 1.72% |
| 2025-10-17 | 1.75% |
| 2025-10-16 | 1.77% |
| 2025-10-15 | 1.80% |
| 2025-10-14 | 1.81% |
| 2025-10-13 | 1.80% |
| 2025-10-10 | 1.81% |
| 2025-10-09 | 1.79% |
| 2025-10-08 | 1.76% |
| 2025-10-07 | 1.78% |
| 2025-10-06 | 1.76% |
| 2025-10-03 | 1.73% |
| 2025-10-02 | 1.73% |
| 2025-10-01 | 1.74% |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.80% |
| 2025-09-29 | 1.82% |
| 2025-09-26 | 1.81% |
| 2025-09-25 | 1.86% |
| 2025-09-24 | 1.82% |
| 2025-09-23 | 1.88% |
| 2025-09-22 | 1.87% |
| 2025-09-19 | 1.85% |
| 2025-09-18 | 1.85% |
| 2025-09-17 | 1.84% |
| 2025-09-16 | 1.83% |
| 2025-09-15 | 1.83% |
| 2025-09-12 | 1.86% |
| 2025-09-11 | 1.79% |
| 2025-09-10 | 1.85% |
| 2025-09-09 | 1.87% |
| 2025-09-08 | 1.87% |
| 2025-09-05 | 1.88% |
| 2025-09-04 | 1.91% |
| 2025-09-03 | 1.90% |
| 2025-09-02 | 1.94% |
| 2025-08-29 | 1.91% |
| 2025-08-28 | 1.93% |
| 2025-08-27 | 1.92% |
| 2025-08-26 | 1.93% |
| 2025-08-25 | 1.91% |
| 2025-08-22 | 1.91% |
| 2025-08-21 | 1.95% |
| 2025-08-20 | 1.92% |
| 2025-08-19 | 1.91% |
| 2025-08-18 | 1.94% |
| 2025-08-15 | 1.92% |
| 2025-08-14 | 1.92% |
| 2025-08-13 | 1.92% |
| 2025-08-12 | 1.97% |
| 2025-08-11 | 1.97% |
| 2025-08-08 | 1.96% |
| 2025-08-07 | 1.96% |
| 2025-08-06 | 1.99% |
| 2025-08-05 | 1.98% |
| 2025-08-04 | 1.98% |
| 2025-08-01 | 1.98% |
| 2025-07-31 | 1.98% |
| 2025-07-30 | 1.90% |
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