STE STERIS plc (Ireland) Ordinary Shares

NYSE · Health Care
$216.75
Price · May 1, 2026
Fundamentals as of Feb 6, 2026

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

Price
$216.75
Market Cap
$22.28B
P/E (TTM)
36.6
EPS (TTM)
$6.20
Revenue (TTM)
$5.46B
Div Yield
0.99%
ROE
9.5%
Debt/Equity
0.3
52W Range
$210 – $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 $5.46B
9-point trend, +109.0%
2017-03-31 2025-03-31
EPS $6.20
9-point trend, +384.4%
2017-03-31 2025-03-31
Free Cash Flow $778M
7-point trend, +122.4%
2019-03-31 2025-03-31
Margins 11.3%
7-point trend, +4.2%
2019-03-31 2025-03-31

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, -11.1%
36.6
27.6
P/S (TTM)
5-point trend, -22.0%
4.1
3.2
P/B
5-point trend, -19.5%
3.4
3.4
Price / FCF
5-point trend, -20.7%
28.6

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

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Gross Margin
5-point trend, +1.8%
44.0%
44.1%
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -10.1%
15.9%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -12.0%
11.3%
12.1%
ROA
5-point trend, -12.3%
5.8%
5.0%
ROE
5-point trend, -12.6%
9.5%
9.5%
ROIC
5-point trend, +1.3%
7.7%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, -27.2%
0.3
873.1
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -6.6%
2.0
2.5
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -28.9%
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, +75.7%
6.2%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +75.7%
8.9%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, +33.9%
62.7%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, +54.7%
62.5%

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, +33.9%
$6.20

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
STE
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, +6.2%
35.8%

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

Dividend Yield
0.99%
Payout Ratio
35.8%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
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
Feb. 23, 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 · 2026-05-01
Median target $291.00 +34.3%
Mean target $279.29 +28.9%

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

Avg Surprise
0.06%
Next Report
May 20, 2026
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
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 $22.28B 36.6 6.2% 11.3% 9.5% 44.0%
MDT $107.89B 23.3 3.6% 13.9% 9.5%
TRIB

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

Income Statement 17
Annual Income Statement data for STE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue 9-point trend, +109.0% $5.46B $5.14B $4.54B $4.22B $3.11B $3.03B $2.78B $2.62B $2.61B
Cost of Revenue 9-point trend, +92.7% $3.06B $2.92B $2.56B $2.34B $1.76B $1.71B $1.61B $1.53B $1.59B
Gross Profit 9-point trend, +134.1% $2.40B $2.22B $1.98B $1.88B $1.34B $1.32B $1.17B $1.09B $1.03B
R&D Expense 9-point trend, +81.2% $108M $104M $98M $87M $66M $66M $63M $61M $59M
SG&A Expense 9-point trend, +95.6% $1.33B $1.25B $1.09B $1.32B $731M $717M $670M $632M $682M
Operating Expenses 9-point trend, +92.0% $1.54B $1.38B $1.19B $1.41B $795M $783M $764M $693M $800M
Operating Income 9-point trend, +283.1% $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 9-point trend, +183.9% $8M $11M $-3M $6M $6M $2M $3M $6M $3M
Pretax Income 9-point trend, +331.2% $796M $703M $680M $367M $518M $499M $369M $355M $185M
Income Tax 9-point trend, +149.5% $185M $150M $124M $82M $121M $91M $64M $63M $74M
Net Income 9-point trend, +458.9% $615M $378M $107M $244M $397M $408M $304M $291M $110M
EPS (Basic) 9-point trend, +383.7% $6.24 $3.83 $1.07 $2.50 $4.66 $4.81 $3.59 $3.42 $1.29
EPS (Diluted) 9-point trend, +384.4% $6.20 $3.81 $1.07 $2.48 $4.63 $4.76 $3.55 $3.39 $1.28
Shares (Basic) 9-point trend, +15.3% 98,575,000 98,787,000 99,706,000 97,535,000 85,203,000 84,778,000 84,577,000 85,028,000 85,473,000
Shares (Diluted) 9-point trend, +15.1% 99,069,000 99,359,000 100,246,000 98,326,000 85,898,000 85,641,000 85,468,000 85,713,000 86,094,000
EBITDA 7-point trend, +110.7% $1.34B $1.40B $821M $979M $768M $734M $637M · ·
Balance Sheet 27
Annual Balance Sheet data for STE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Cash & Equivalents 9-point trend, -39.3% $172M $207M $208M $348M $221M $320M $221M $202M $283M
Receivables 8-point trend, +97.7% $1.04B $1.01B $865M $799M $609M $586M $565M $528M ·
Inventory 8-point trend, +182.6% $581M $675M $604M $575M $315M $264M $208M $206M ·
Current Assets 8-point trend, +102.2% $2.00B $2.87B $2.01B $1.88B $1.21B $1.22B $1.05B $990M ·
PP&E (Net) 8-point trend, +93.6% $1.96B $1.77B $1.63B $1.55B $1.24B $1.11B $1.03B $1.01B ·
PP&E (Gross) 8-point trend, +99.2% $3.69B $3.34B $3.05B $2.82B $2.39B $2.13B $1.99B $1.85B ·
Accum. Depreciation 8-point trend, +105.8% $1.73B $1.57B $1.41B $1.27B $1.15B $1.02B $956M $841M ·
Goodwill 9-point trend, +83.6% $4.10B $4.07B $3.88B $3.94B $3.03B $2.36B $2.32B $2.43B $2.23B
Intangibles 8-point trend, +155.1% $1.85B $2.12B $2.08B $3.33B $898M $565M $605M $727M ·
Other Non-current Assets 8-point trend, +110.7% $83M $66M $78M $71M $53M $52M $60M $39M ·
Total Assets 8-point trend, +95.1% $10.15B $11.06B $10.82B $11.42B $6.57B $5.44B $5.07B $5.20B ·
Accounts Payable 8-point trend, +106.7% $281M $252M $264M $226M $157M $149M $153M $136M ·
Accrued Liabilities 8-point trend, +118.8% $368M $320M $298M $307M $221M $192M $188M $168M ·
Short-term Debt 6-point trend, +125000000.00 $125M $86M $60M $143M $0 $0 · · ·
Current Liabilities 8-point trend, +156.5% $1.02B $931M $862M $922M $578M $504M $465M $398M ·
Capital Leases 7-point trend, +124637000.00 $125M $146M $140M $155M $130M $114M $0 · ·
Deferred Tax 2-point trend, -5.6% · · · · · · $151M $160M ·
Other Non-current Liabilities 8-point trend, -43.0% $62M $72M $76M $76M $88M $90M $88M $109M ·
Total Liabilities 8-point trend, +78.1% $3.53B $4.75B $4.73B $4.88B $2.68B $2.02B $1.89B $1.98B ·
Long-term Debt 8-point trend, +45.8% $1.92B $3.12B $3.02B $2.95B $1.65B $1.15B $1.18B $1.32B ·
Total Debt 7-point trend, +72.7% $2.04B $3.21B $3.08B $3.09B $1.65B $1.15B $1.18B · ·
Common Stock 8-point trend, +115.8% $4.42B $4.54B $4.49B $4.74B $2.00B $1.98B $2.00B $2.05B ·
Retained Earnings 8-point trend, +116.0% $2.48B $2.09B $1.91B $2.00B $1.94B $1.66B $1.34B $1.15B ·
AOCI 9-point trend, -21.4% $-292M $-329M $-321M $-210M $-61M $-235M $-160M $12M $-241M
Stockholders' Equity 8-point trend, +106.0% $6.60B $6.30B $6.08B $6.53B $3.88B $3.41B $3.18B $3.21B ·
Liabilities + Equity 8-point trend, +95.1% $10.15B $11.06B $10.82B $11.42B $6.57B $5.44B $5.07B $5.20B ·
Shares Outstanding 8-point trend, +16.0% 98,300,000 98,900,000 98,629,000 100,067,000 85,353,000 84,924,000 84,517,000 84,747,000 ·
Cash Flow 18
Annual Cash Flow data for STE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017
D&A 9-point trend, +153.1% $476M $565M $553M $553M $219M $197M $226M $178M $188M
Stock-based Comp 9-point trend, +205.4% $57M $57M $39M $58M $26M $24M $24M $22M $19M
Deferred Tax 9-point trend, -344.8% $-77M $-131M $-186M $-107M $4M $9M $-7M $-25M $31M
Amort. of Intangibles 9-point trend, +302.6% $276M $268M $260M $265M $87M $75M $99M $70M $69M
Restructuring 9-point trend, +28865.1% $62M $44M $485.0K $48.0K $-3M $3M $41M $103.0K $215.0K
Other Non-cash 7-point trend, +1064.3% $76M $105M $244M $-63M $43M $-48M $-8M · ·
Operating Cash Flow 9-point trend, +170.7% $1.15B $973M $757M $685M $690M $591M $540M $458M $424M
CapEx 9-point trend, +114.0% $370M $360M $362M $288M $239M $215M $190M $165M $173M
Investing Cash Flow 9-point trend, +472.9% $389M $-887M $-383M $-667M $-1.15B $-320M $-213M $-204M $-104M
Net Debt Issued 3-point trend, +58.8% · · · · $-35M $0 $-85M · ·
Stock Repurchased 9-point trend, +116.7% $211M $12M $309M $56M $15M $51M $81M $65M $98M
Net Stock Activity 7-point trend, -159.3% $-211M $-12M $-309M $-56M $-15M $-51M $-81M · ·
Dividends Paid 9-point trend, +135.9% $220M $201M $183M $163M $134M $123M $113M $103M $93M
Financing Cash Flow 9-point trend, -488.7% $-1.57B $-85M $-499M $116M $346M $-163M $-295M $-356M $-267M
Net Change in Cash 9-point trend, -203.6% $-35M $-1M $-140M $128M $-99M $99M $19M $-81M $34M
Taxes Paid 9-point trend, +250.7% $274M $271M $255M $138M $110M $92M $65M $86M $78M
Free Cash Flow 7-point trend, +122.4% $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 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Gross Margin 7-point trend, +4.2% 44.0% 43.2% 43.6% 44.0% 43.2% 43.5% 42.2% · ·
Operating Margin 7-point trend, +7.3% 15.9% 16.3% 5.4% 9.3% 17.6% 17.7% 14.8% · ·
Net Margin 7-point trend, +3.0% 11.3% 7.4% 2.2% 5.3% 12.8% 13.5% 10.9% · ·
Pretax Margin 7-point trend, +9.8% 14.6% 13.7% 3.2% 6.9% 16.7% 16.4% 13.3% · ·
EBITDA Margin 7-point trend, +7.4% 24.6% 27.3% 16.6% 21.3% 24.7% 24.2% 22.9% · ·
ROA 7-point trend, -2.0% 5.8% 3.5% 0.96% 2.7% 6.6% 7.8% 5.9% · ·
ROE 7-point trend, +0.0% 9.5% 6.1% 1.7% 4.7% 10.9% 12.4% 9.5% · ·
ROIC 7-point trend, -1.2% 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 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Current Ratio 7-point trend, -13.6% 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.3 · ·
Quick Ratio 7-point trend, -39.5% 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.8 1.7 · ·
Debt / Equity 7-point trend, -16.9% 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 · ·
LT Debt / Equity 7-point trend, -21.9% 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 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Asset Turnover 7-point trend, -4.9% 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 · ·
Inventory Turnover 7-point trend, -37.3% 4.9 4.6 4.4 5.8 6.1 7.5 7.8 · ·
Receivables Turnover 7-point trend, +4.5% 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 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Book Value / Share 7-point trend, +78.7% $67.18 $63.73 $61.62 $65.28 $45.47 $39.96 $37.60 · ·
Revenue / Share 7-point trend, +69.3% $55.11 $51.72 $49.46 $46.63 $36.18 $35.39 $32.55 · ·
Cash Flow / Share 7-point trend, +83.6% $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 9-point trend, +104.6% $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $1
Dividend Paid / Share 9-point trend, +104.6% $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $1
EPS (TTM) 7-point trend, +74.6% $6.20 $3.81 $1.07 $2.48 $4.63 $4.76 $3.55 · ·
Growth Rates 6
Annual Growth Rates data for STE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue YoY 4-point trend, -82.6% 6.2% 13.3% 7.4% 35.9% · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 2-point trend, -51.1% 8.9% 18.2% · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 4-point trend, +235.1% 62.7% 256.1% -56.9% -46.4% · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 2-point trend, +667.9% 35.7% -6.3% · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 4-point trend, +261.8% 62.5% 253.4% -56.1% -38.6% · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 2-point trend, +2314.1% 36.1% -1.6% · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 17
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for STE
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017
Revenue TTM 7-point trend, +96.2% $5.46B $5.14B $4.54B $4.22B $3.11B $3.03B $2.78B · ·
Net Income TTM 7-point trend, +102.4% $615M $378M $107M $244M $397M $408M $304M · ·
Market Cap 7-point trend, +105.9% $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 7-point trend, +1.4% 36.6 59.0 178.8 97.5 41.1 29.4 36.1 · ·
P/S 7-point trend, +4.9% 4.1 4.3 4.2 5.7 5.2 3.9 3.9 · ·
P/B 7-point trend, -0.9% 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.7 4.2 3.5 3.4 · ·
P / Tangible Book 3-point trend, -78.1% 34.1 198.2 155.6 · · · · · ·
P / Cash Flow 7-point trend, -3.2% 19.4 22.8 24.9 35.3 23.6 20.1 20.1 · ·
P / FCF 7-point trend, -7.4% 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 7-point trend, -4.8% 0.99% 0.90% 0.97% 0.67% 0.82% 1.0% 1.0% · ·
Earnings Yield 7-point trend, -1.1% 2.7% 1.7% 0.56% 1.0% 2.4% 3.4% 2.8% · ·
Payout Ratio 7-point trend, -3.3% 35.8% 53.0% 171.4% 66.9% 33.7% 30.2% 37.0% · ·
Annual Payout 7-point trend, +95.4% $220M $201M $183M $163M $134M $123M $113M · ·

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

Income Statement
2025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-312021-03-31
Revenue $5.46B$5.14B$4.54B$4.22B$3.11B
Gross Margin % 44.0%43.2%43.6%44.0%43.2%
Operating Margin % 15.9%16.3%5.4%9.3%17.6%
Net Income $615M$378M$107M$244M$397M
Diluted EPS $6.20$3.81$1.07$2.48$4.63
Balance Sheet
2025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-312021-03-31
Debt / Equity 0.30.50.50.50.4
Current Ratio 2.03.12.32.02.1
Quick Ratio 1.01.11.10.91.4
Cash Flow
2025-03-312024-03-312023-03-312022-03-312021-03-31
Free Cash Flow $778M$613M$395M$397M$450M

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