401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $521M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 4,527
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 97th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $115,049
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing
$521M in assets, 4,527 participants
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.'s West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $521M in total assets and 4,527 participants in its 2024 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.
- #17,013 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in Pennsylvania
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 4,527 participants in Pennsylvania, 5.5x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $521M.
- #17,013
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- +10.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 5.2×
- 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$520,825,192 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (4,527 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $59M in the plan year 2023 filing to $50M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $471M in the plan year 2023 filing to $521M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 4,447 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,527 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 231210010 · West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $521M · 4,527 · 97th
- PART $521M
- TYPE 4,527
- NET 97th
- BOOK 401(k)
- VS-ST near Vedder Price P.C. Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan
- BOY ind #17013
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
Pennsylvania filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $471M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $521M |
| Net Income | $50M |
| Employer EIN | 231210010 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1988-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan $19.7B · 90,495
- The Cigna Group 401(k) Plan $14.2B · 63,634
- The Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan $11.1B · 18,066
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan $10.3B · 36,150
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan $10.2B · 54,604
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 Vedder Price P.C. Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan in IL ($520M); by covered participants it is Kohler Co. 401(k) Savings Plan for Administrative Associates in WI (4,526 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($521M here).
- Vedder Price P.C. Profit Sharing and Retirement Plan (IL) $520M · 606
- Acuity Brands, Inc. 401(k) Plan (GA) $521M · 2,180
- Jane Street Group, LLC 401(k) Plan (NY) $521M · 1,550
- Milbank Retirement Savings Plan (NY) $521M · 999
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,527 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Kohler Co. 401(k) Savings Plan for Administrative Associates (WI) 4,526 · 1 off
- Icu Medical, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) 4,529 · 2 off
- Engineered Floors, LLC 401(k) Plan (GA) 4,523 · 4 off
- My Hr Pros 401(k) Plan (AR) 4,531 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.