STE STERIS plc (Ireland) Ordinary Shares

NYSE · Health Care · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$214.40
Price · Jun 26, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 29, 2026

STE Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$214.40
Market Cap
$21.63B
P/E (TTM)
27.9
EPS (TTM)
$7.93
Revenue (TTM)
$5.94B
Div Yield
1.1%
ROE
11.3%
Debt/Equity
0.3
52W Range
$195 – $269

STE Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $5.94B
10-point trend, +127.2%
2017-03-31 2026-03-31
EPS $7.93
10-point trend, +519.5%
2017-03-31 2026-03-31
Free Cash Flow $972M
8-point trend, +178.0%
2019-03-31 2026-03-31
Margins 13.2%
8-point trend, +4.7%
2019-03-31 2026-03-31

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, -71.4%
27.9
26.5
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -36.4%
3.6
2.9
P/B
5-point trend, -18.7%
3.0
3.4
Price / FCF
5-point trend, -63.5%
22.2

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Gross Margin
5-point trend, +0.6%
44.2%
44.1%
Operating Margin
5-point trend, +100.0%
18.6%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, +147.7%
13.2%
12.1%
ROA
5-point trend, +176.4%
7.5%
5.0%
ROE
5-point trend, +142.5%
11.3%
9.5%
ROIC
5-point trend, +164.9%
9.1%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, -43.1%
0.3
873.1
Current Ratio
5-point trend, +2.6%
2.1
2.5
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, +10.2%
1.0

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +40.5%
8.7%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +40.5%
9.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +40.5%
13.8%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, +219.8%
27.9%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +220.8%
27.3%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, +219.8%
$7.93

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, -53.8%
30.9%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
1.1%
Payout Ratio
30.9%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
June 8, 2026$0.6300
Feb. 17, 2026$0.6300
Sept. 4, 2025$0.6300
June 10, 2025$0.5700
Feb. 20, 2025$0.5700
Nov. 19, 2024$0.5700
Sept. 5, 2024$0.5700
June 12, 2024$0.5200
Feb. 22, 2024$0.5200
Nov. 20, 2023$0.5200
Sept. 5, 2023$0.5200
June 13, 2023$0.4700
Feb. 23, 2023$0.4700
Nov. 21, 2022$0.4700
Sept. 6, 2022$0.4700
June 13, 2022$0.4300
Feb. 24, 2022$0.4300
Nov. 22, 2021$0.4300
Sept. 2, 2021$0.4300
May 27, 2021$0.4000

STE Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 15 analysts
  • Strong Buy 3 20.0%
  • Buy 7 46.7%
  • Hold 5 33.3%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

7 analysts · 2026-06-26
Median target $269.00 +25.5%
Mean target $256.86 +19.8%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.04%
Next Report
Aug 04, 2026
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $2.83 $2.88 -0.05%
Dec. 31, 2025 $2.53 $2.56 -0.03%
Sept. 30, 2025 $2.47 $2.37 0.10%
June 30, 2025 $2.34 $2.29 0.05%
March 31, 2025 $2.74 $2.62 0.12%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
STE $21.63B 27.9 8.7% 13.2% 11.3% 44.2%
MDT $106.66B 22.3 8.4% 13.2% 9.8%
TRIB

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 17
Annual Income Statement data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue 10-point trend, +127.2% $5.94B $5.46B $5.14B $4.54B $4.22B $3.11B $3.03B $2.78B $2.62B $2.61B
Cost of Revenue 10-point trend, +108.6% $3.31B $3.06B $2.92B $2.56B $2.34B $1.76B $1.71B $1.61B $1.53B $1.59B
Gross Profit 10-point trend, +155.9% $2.63B $2.40B $2.22B $1.98B $1.88B $1.34B $1.32B $1.17B $1.09B $1.03B
R&D Expense 10-point trend, +90.1% $113M $108M $104M $98M $87M $66M $66M $63M $61M $59M
SG&A Expense 10-point trend, +106.4% $1.41B $1.33B $1.25B $1.09B $1.32B $731M $717M $670M $632M $682M
Operating Expenses 10-point trend, +90.6% $1.52B $1.54B $1.38B $1.19B $1.41B $795M $783M $764M $693M $800M
Operating Income 10-point trend, +387.1% $1.10B $867M $836M $791M $478M $548M $537M $411M $400M $226M
Interest Expense 8-point trend, +224.2% · · $144M $108M $89M $37M $40M $45M $51M $45M
Other Non-op 10-point trend, +231.1% $10M $8M $11M $-3M $6M $6M $2M $3M $6M $3M
Pretax Income 10-point trend, +467.2% $1.05B $796M $703M $680M $367M $518M $499M $369M $355M $185M
Income Tax 10-point trend, +254.3% $262M $185M $150M $124M $82M $121M $91M $64M $63M $74M
Net Income 10-point trend, +611.4% $782M $615M $378M $107M $244M $397M $408M $304M $291M $110M
EPS (Basic) 10-point trend, +517.8% $7.97 $6.24 $3.83 $1.07 $2.50 $4.66 $4.81 $3.59 $3.42 $1.29
EPS (Diluted) 10-point trend, +519.5% $7.93 $6.20 $3.81 $1.07 $2.48 $4.63 $4.76 $3.55 $3.39 $1.28
Shares (Basic) 10-point trend, +14.9% 98,200,000 98,600,000 98,800,000 99,706,000 97,535,000 85,203,000 84,778,000 84,577,000 85,028,000 85,473,000
Shares (Diluted) 10-point trend, +14.6% 98,700,000 99,100,000 99,400,000 100,246,000 98,326,000 85,898,000 85,641,000 85,468,000 85,713,000 86,094,000
EBITDA 8-point trend, +149.2% $1.59B $1.34B $1.40B $821M $979M $768M $734M $637M · ·
Balance Sheet 27
Annual Balance Sheet data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Cash & Equivalents 9-point trend, -39.3% · $172M $207M $208M $348M $221M $320M $221M $202M $283M
Receivables 9-point trend, +106.9% $1.09B $1.04B $1.01B $865M $799M $609M $586M $565M $528M ·
Inventory 9-point trend, +207.1% $632M $581M $675M $604M $575M $315M $264M $208M $206M ·
Current Assets 9-point trend, +142.0% $2.39B $2.00B $2.87B $2.01B $1.88B $1.21B $1.22B $1.05B $990M ·
PP&E (Net) 9-point trend, +113.9% $2.16B $1.96B $1.77B $1.63B $1.55B $1.24B $1.11B $1.03B $1.01B ·
PP&E (Gross) 9-point trend, +121.7% $4.11B $3.69B $3.34B $3.05B $2.82B $2.39B $2.13B $1.99B $1.85B ·
Accum. Depreciation 9-point trend, +131.2% $1.94B $1.73B $1.57B $1.41B $1.27B $1.15B $1.02B $956M $841M ·
Goodwill 10-point trend, +88.0% $4.19B $4.10B $4.07B $3.88B $3.94B $3.03B $2.36B $2.32B $2.43B $2.23B
Intangibles 9-point trend, +122.8% $1.62B $1.85B $2.12B $2.08B $3.33B $898M $565M $605M $727M ·
Other Non-current Assets 9-point trend, +436.7% $211M $83M $66M $78M $71M $53M $52M $60M $39M ·
Total Assets 9-point trend, +106.5% $10.74B $10.15B $11.06B $10.82B $11.42B $6.57B $5.44B $5.07B $5.20B ·
Accounts Payable 9-point trend, +149.4% $339M $281M $252M $264M $226M $157M $149M $153M $136M ·
Accrued Liabilities 9-point trend, +138.9% $402M $368M $320M $298M $307M $221M $192M $188M $168M ·
Short-term Debt 7-point trend, +118900000.00 $119M $125M $86M $60M $143M $0 $0 · · ·
Current Liabilities 9-point trend, +187.4% $1.15B $1.02B $931M $862M $922M $578M $504M $465M $398M ·
Capital Leases 8-point trend, +119600000.00 $120M $125M $146M $140M $155M $130M $114M $0 · ·
Deferred Tax 2-point trend, -5.6% · · · · · · · $151M $160M ·
Other Non-current Liabilities 9-point trend, -34.0% $72M $62M $72M $76M $76M $88M $90M $88M $109M ·
Total Liabilities 9-point trend, +78.5% $3.54B $3.53B $4.75B $4.73B $4.88B $2.68B $2.02B $1.89B $1.98B ·
Long-term Debt 9-point trend, +37.8% $1.81B $1.92B $3.12B $3.02B $2.95B $1.65B $1.15B $1.18B $1.32B ·
Total Debt 8-point trend, +63.3% $1.93B $2.04B $3.21B $3.08B $3.09B $1.65B $1.15B $1.18B · ·
Common Stock 9-point trend, +109.0% $4.28B $4.42B $4.54B $4.49B $4.74B $2.00B $1.98B $2.00B $2.05B ·
Retained Earnings 9-point trend, +163.1% $3.02B $2.48B $2.09B $1.91B $2.00B $1.94B $1.66B $1.34B $1.15B ·
AOCI 10-point trend, +53.0% $-113M $-292M $-329M $-321M $-210M $-61M $-235M $-160M $12M $-241M
Stockholders' Equity 9-point trend, +124.1% $7.18B $6.60B $6.30B $6.08B $6.53B $3.88B $3.41B $3.18B $3.21B ·
Liabilities + Equity 9-point trend, +106.5% $10.74B $10.15B $11.06B $10.82B $11.42B $6.57B $5.44B $5.07B $5.20B ·
Shares Outstanding 9-point trend, +15.4% 97,800,000 98,300,000 98,900,000 98,600,000 100,067,000 85,353,000 84,924,000 84,517,000 84,747,000 ·
Cash Flow 18
Annual Cash Flow data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
D&A 10-point trend, +158.6% $486M $476M $565M $553M $553M $219M $197M $226M $178M $188M
Stock-based Comp 10-point trend, +228.3% $62M $57M $56M $39M $58M $26M $24M $24M $22M $19M
Deferred Tax 10-point trend, -154.0% $-17M $-76M $-131M $-186M $-107M $4M $9M $-7M $-25M $31M
Amort. of Intangibles 10-point trend, +290.9% $268M $276M $268M $260M $265M $87M $75M $99M $70M $69M
Restructuring 10-point trend, +1481.4% $3M $62M $44M $485.0K $48.0K $-3M $3M $41M $103.0K $215.0K
Other Non-cash 8-point trend, +451.0% $28M $76M $105M $244M $-63M $43M $-48M $-8M · ·
Operating Cash Flow 10-point trend, +216.3% $1.34B $1.15B $973M $757M $685M $690M $591M $540M $458M $424M
CapEx 10-point trend, +113.4% $369M $370M $360M $362M $288M $239M $215M $190M $165M $173M
Investing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -391.6% $-512M $389M $-887M $-383M $-667M $-1.15B $-320M $-213M $-204M $-104M
Net Debt Issued 3-point trend, +58.8% · · · · · $-35M $0 $-85M · ·
Stock Repurchased 10-point trend, +141.5% $236M $211M $12M $309M $56M $15M $51M $81M $65M $98M
Net Stock Activity 8-point trend, -189.0% $-236M $-211M $-12M $-309M $-56M $-15M $-51M $-81M · ·
Dividends Paid 10-point trend, +159.5% $242M $220M $201M $183M $163M $134M $123M $113M $103M $93M
Financing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -112.7% $-568M $-1.57B $-85M $-499M $116M $346M $-163M $-295M $-356M $-267M
Net Change in Cash 10-point trend, +686.2% $268M $-35M $-1M $-140M $128M $-99M $99M $19M $-81M $34M
Taxes Paid 10-point trend, +270.5% $289M $274M $271M $255M $138M $110M $92M $65M $86M $78M
Free Cash Flow 8-point trend, +178.0% $972M $778M $613M $395M $397M $450M $376M $350M · ·
Levered FCF 6-point trend, +59.7% · · $499M $322M $328M $422M $343M $313M · ·
Profitability 8
Annual Profitability data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Gross Margin 8-point trend, +4.7% 44.2% 44.0% 43.2% 43.6% 44.0% 43.2% 43.5% 42.2% · ·
Operating Margin 8-point trend, +25.5% 18.6% 15.9% 16.3% 5.4% 9.3% 17.6% 17.7% 14.8% · ·
Net Margin 8-point trend, +20.6% 13.2% 11.3% 7.4% 2.2% 5.3% 12.8% 13.5% 10.9% · ·
Pretax Margin 8-point trend, +32.8% 17.6% 14.6% 13.7% 3.2% 6.9% 16.7% 16.4% 13.3% · ·
EBITDA Margin 8-point trend, +16.8% 26.8% 24.6% 27.3% 16.6% 21.3% 24.7% 24.2% 22.9% · ·
ROA 8-point trend, +26.5% 7.5% 5.8% 3.5% 0.96% 2.7% 6.6% 7.8% 5.9% · ·
ROE 8-point trend, +19.1% 11.3% 9.5% 6.1% 1.7% 4.7% 10.9% 12.4% 9.5% · ·
ROIC 8-point trend, +16.3% 9.1% 7.7% 6.9% 2.0% 3.4% 7.6% 9.7% 7.8% · ·
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Current Ratio 8-point trend, -7.7% 2.1 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.3 · ·
Quick Ratio 8-point trend, -43.5% 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.8 1.7 · ·
Debt / Equity 8-point trend, -27.8% 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 · ·
LT Debt / Equity 8-point trend, -32.2% 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 · ·
Interest Coverage 6-point trend, -36.6% · · 5.8 2.5 4.8 14.7 13.3 9.1 · ·
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Asset Turnover 8-point trend, +5.0% 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 · ·
Inventory Turnover 8-point trend, -29.7% 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.4 5.8 6.1 7.5 7.8 · ·
Receivables Turnover 8-point trend, +9.1% 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.5 5.2 5.3 5.1 · ·
Per Share 7
Annual Per Share data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Book Value / Share 8-point trend, +95.4% $73.45 $67.18 $63.73 $61.62 $65.28 $45.47 $39.96 $37.60 · ·
Revenue / Share 8-point trend, +84.8% $60.14 $55.11 $51.72 $49.46 $46.63 $36.18 $35.39 $32.55 · ·
Cash Flow / Share 8-point trend, +115.3% $13.59 $11.59 $9.80 $7.55 $6.96 $8.03 $6.90 $6.31 · ·
Cash / Share 3-point trend, -1.0% · · · · · $2.58 $3.76 $2.61 · ·
Dividend / Share 10-point trend, +125.7% $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $1
Dividend Paid / Share 10-point trend, +125.7% $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $1
EPS (TTM) 8-point trend, +123.4% $7.93 $6.20 $3.81 $1.07 $2.48 $4.63 $4.76 $3.55 · ·
Growth Rates 10
Annual Growth Rates data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -75.7% 8.7% 6.2% 13.3% 7.4% 35.9% · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -48.6% 9.4% 8.9% 18.2% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 13.8% · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 5-point trend, +160.1% 27.9% 62.7% 256.1% -56.9% -46.4% · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +1609.9% 95.0% 35.7% -6.3% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 5Y 11.4% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, +170.6% 27.3% 62.5% 253.4% -56.1% -38.6% · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, +5836.0% 94.1% 36.1% -1.6% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 14.5% · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 12.6% · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 17
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for STE
Metric Trend 2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue TTM 8-point trend, +113.4% $5.94B $5.46B $5.14B $4.54B $4.22B $3.11B $3.03B $2.78B · ·
Net Income TTM 8-point trend, +157.6% $782M $615M $378M $107M $244M $397M $408M $304M · ·
Market Cap 8-point trend, +99.9% $21.63B $22.28B $22.23B $18.87B $24.19B $16.26B $11.89B $10.82B · ·
Enterprise Value 3-point trend, +50.1% · · · · · $17.69B $12.72B $11.78B · ·
P/E 8-point trend, -22.7% 27.9 36.6 59.0 178.8 97.5 41.1 29.4 36.1 · ·
P/S 8-point trend, -6.3% 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.2 5.7 5.2 3.9 3.9 · ·
P/B 8-point trend, -11.6% 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.7 4.2 3.5 3.4 · ·
P / Tangible Book 4-point trend, -89.8% 15.8 34.1 198.2 155.6 · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 8-point trend, -19.6% 16.1 19.4 22.8 24.9 35.3 23.6 20.1 20.1 · ·
P / FCF 8-point trend, -28.1% 22.2 28.6 36.3 47.8 60.9 36.1 31.6 30.9 · ·
EV / EBITDA 3-point trend, +24.6% · · · · · 23.0 17.3 18.5 · ·
EV / FCF 3-point trend, +16.6% · · · · · 39.3 33.8 33.7 · ·
EV / Revenue 3-point trend, +34.4% · · · · · 5.7 4.2 4.2 · ·
Dividend Yield 8-point trend, +7.7% 1.1% 0.99% 0.90% 0.97% 0.67% 0.82% 1.0% 1.0% · ·
Earnings Yield 8-point trend, +29.6% 3.6% 2.7% 1.7% 0.56% 1.0% 2.4% 3.4% 2.8% · ·
Payout Ratio 8-point trend, -16.5% 30.9% 35.8% 53.0% 171.4% 66.9% 33.7% 30.2% 37.0% · ·
Annual Payout 8-point trend, +114.9% $242M $220M $201M $183M $163M $134M $123M $113M · ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-31
Revenue $5.94B$5.46B$5.14B$4.54B$4.22B
Gross Margin % 44.2%44.0%43.2%43.6%44.0%
Operating Margin % 18.6%15.9%16.3%5.4%9.3%
Net Income $782M$615M$378M$107M$244M
Diluted EPS $7.93$6.20$3.81$1.07$2.48
Balance Sheet
2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-31
Debt / Equity 0.30.30.50.50.5
Current Ratio 2.12.03.12.32.0
Quick Ratio 1.01.01.11.10.9
Cash Flow
2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-31
Free Cash Flow $972M$778M$613M$395M$397M

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