STERIS plc
STE Healthcare Medical Devices
STERIS plc’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $5.9 billion, up 8.73% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.30%, EPS grew 13.9%, free cash flow fell 14.4% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for three.
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STERIS plc (STE) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, STERIS plc (STE) trades at a EV/Sales of 3.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.2× (August 2015) to 7.2× (December 2021); the current reading is higher than 34% of that period. That is above the Medical Devices industry median of 2.2× and above the Healthcare sector median of 3.4×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.9× | (11.87%) |
| FY2025 | 4.4× | (8.22%) |
| FY2024 | 4.8× | (0.08%) |
| FY2023 | 4.8× | (22.39%) |
| FY2022 | 6.2× | 9.53% |
| FY2021 | 5.7× | 35.61% |
| FY2020 | 4.2× | (0.57%) |
| FY2019 | 4.2× | 24.87% |
| FY2018 | 3.4× | 23.79% |
| FY2017 | 2.7× | (3.64%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3.6× | (6.95%) |
| Mar 2026 | 3.9× | (14.00%) |
| Dec 2025 | 4.5× | (0.49%) |
| Sep 2025 | 4.6× | 0.26% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare | 1.4× |
| SNN Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. compare | 1.5× |
| GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare | 1.9× |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. compare | 3.0× |
| GMED Globus Medical, Inc. compare | 3.4× |
| BIO.B Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. compare | 3.6× |
| STE STERIS plc | 3.8× |
| DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare | 6.6× |
| PEN Penumbra, Inc. compare | 8.0× |
| Medical Devices industry median | 2.2× |
| Healthcare sector median | 3.4× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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