401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$471M
Total assets: 4,447
Participants: 97th
Percentile by assets: $105,902
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$471M in assets, 4,447 participants

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $471M in total assets and 4,447 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#17,901 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 4,447 participants in Pennsylvania, 5.4x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $471M.

$471M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 4,447
covered participants: 97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $105,902
avg assets per participant

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$103M in the plan year 2022 filing to $59M in the plan year 2023 filing.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $412M in the plan year 2022 filing to $471M in the plan year 2023 filing.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 4,149 in the plan year 2022 filing to 4,447 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Pennsylvania

Industry

Manufacturing

Participants vs Pennsylvania filers

In Pennsylvania, the average filing covers about 822 participants across 5,751 plans. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 4,447 participants - 5.4x that state average ($471M EOY assets).

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$412M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$471M
Net Income	$59M
Employer EIN	231210010
Plan Effective Date	1988-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.)

Total plan assets by year, all West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	5,299	$412M
2023	1	4,447	$471M
2024	1	4,527	$521M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan $17.4B · 93,136
Cigna 401(k) Plan $13.0B · 66,760
The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan $9.8B · 18,200
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan $9.3B · 61,697
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.0B · 25,184

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Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan (CO) $471M · 1,093
Alro Steel Corporation and Subsidiaries Retirement/401(k) Plan (MI) $470M · 2,948
The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $470M · 2,474
Mapfre U.S.a. Corp. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Savings Plan (MA) $472M · 2,120

Frequently Asked Questions

How did West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2023, from $412M to $471M. Reported net income was $59M.

How have West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 26.3%, from $412M to $521M.

Where does West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan in CO ($471M, 1,093 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's numbers.

By total assets, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania. Compare plans
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 26.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 231210010.