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.

Revenue
+8.79%
EPS
+12.8%
Free cash flow
+43.6%
Total debt
−0.21%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

252.80 1.32 −0.52%
Market cap
$24.8B
P/E
30.0×
Fwd P/E
25.1×
Dividend yield
1.02%
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
5.10
Beneish M
−2.68
Dividend safety
86/100

STERIS plc (STE) Free cash flow margin

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STERIS plc's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 20.9%, up 4.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (16.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.77% (fiscal 2016) to 16.6% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Medical Devices industry median of −3.88% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 16.6% 2.14
FY2025 14.4% 2.35
FY2024 12.1% 3.04
FY2023 9.03% (0.42)
FY2022 9.45% (5.06)
FY2021 14.5% 1.97
FY2020 12.5% (0.23)
FY2019 12.8% 1.54
FY2018 11.2% 1.43
FY2017 9.80% 4.03

Against its own ten years

Low 5.77% High 16.6%
Ten-year median 11.6%
Current reading's percentile 100

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
GMED Globus Medical, Inc. compare 24.4%
DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare 21.5%
STE STERIS plc 20.9%
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. compare 13.0%
PEN Penumbra, Inc. compare 12.8%
PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare 10.3%
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare 8.73%
GKOS Glaukos Corporation compare 5.22%
SNN Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. compare 0.00%
Medical Devices industry median −3.88%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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