401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$471M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,447
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$105,902
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#17,901
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
4.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$470,946,877 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,447 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 231210010 · West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $471M · 4,447 · 97th

  • EBSA $471M
  • PART 4,447
  • TYPE 97th
  • NET 401(k)
  • BOOK near Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan
  • VS-ST ind #17901

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mapfre U.S.a. Corp. Profit Sharing & 401(k) Savings PlanMapfre U.S.a. Corp. Profit S…$472MWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanWest Pharmaceutical Services…$471MHolland & Hart Retirement Savings PlanHolland & Hart Retirement Sa…$471MAlro Steel Corporation and Subsidiaries Retirement/401(k) PlanAlro Steel Corporation and S…$470MThe Kleinfelder Group, Inc. 401(k) PlanThe Kleinfelder Group, Inc. …$470M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$412M
Net Assets (End of Year)$471M
Net Income$59M
Employer EIN231210010
Plan Effective Date1988-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$521M 26.301986883207935% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M 202220232024 $412M $521M ▲ +26.3%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.470946877 · Participants: 4447West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan in CO ($471M); by covered participants it is Freeman 401(k) Plan in TX (4,447 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,447 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

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).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Freeman 401(k) Plan in TX (4,447 participants, $618M in assets).

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.