STERIS plc STE
- Market cap
- $20.4B
- P/E
- 25.4×
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STERIS plc (STE) Return on assets
STERIS plc's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.62%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (7.49%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.96% (fiscal 2023) to 7.75% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Medical Devices industry median of −19.7% and above the Healthcare sector median of −30.9%.
Return on assets, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7.49% | 1.69 |
| FY2025 | 5.80% | 2.34 |
| FY2024 | 3.46% | 2.50 |
| FY2023 | 0.96% | (1.75) |
| FY2022 | 2.71% | (3.90) |
| FY2021 | 6.61% | (1.14) |
| FY2020 | 7.75% | 1.84 |
| FY2019 | 5.91% | 0.16 |
| FY2018 | 5.75% | 3.61 |
| FY2017 | 2.14% | (0.84) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare | 14.5% |
| PEN Penumbra, Inc. compare | 8.80% |
| STE STERIS plc | 7.62% |
| GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare | 5.45% |
| PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare | 4.21% |
| ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. compare | 3.53% |
| BIO Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. compare | 2.17% |
| BIO.B Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. compare | 2.17% |
| SNN Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Medical Devices industry median | −19.7% |
| Healthcare sector median | −30.9% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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