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
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STERIS plc (STE) Price to free cash flow
As of 5 November 2026, STERIS plc (STE) trades at a price to free cash flow of 26.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.8× (June 2015) to 61.8× (April 2022); the current reading is higher than 22% of that period. That is below the Medical Devices industry median of 28.8× and above the Healthcare sector median of 21.1×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 22.1× | (22.18%) |
| FY2025 | 28.4× | (19.35%) |
| FY2024 | 35.2× | (24.41%) |
| FY2023 | 46.6× | (21.21%) |
| FY2022 | 59.1× | 64.22% |
| FY2021 | 36.0× | 15.31% |
| FY2020 | 31.2× | 2.91% |
| FY2019 | 30.3× | 15.32% |
| FY2018 | 26.3× | 13.42% |
| FY2017 | 23.2× | (40.40%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 21.8× | (0.70%) |
| Jun 2026 | 22.0× | (0.62%) |
| Mar 2026 | 22.1× | (16.88%) |
| Dec 2025 | 26.6× | 5.93% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| SNN Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. compare | 7.1× |
| PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare | 14.1× |
| GMED Globus Medical, Inc. compare | 14.5× |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.2× |
| GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare | 19.9× |
| STE STERIS plc | 26.4× |
| DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare | 28.8× |
| PEN Penumbra, Inc. compare | 63.1× |
| GKOS Glaukos Corporation compare | 360× |
| Medical Devices industry median | 28.8× |
| Healthcare sector median | 21.1× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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