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

252.70 1.42 −0.56%
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) Return on assets

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STERIS plc's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.83%, up 0.3 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 −17.3% and above the Healthcare sector median of −29.3%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

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

Low 0.96% High 7.75%
Ten-year median 5.78%
Current reading's percentile 92

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare 14.4%
GMED Globus Medical, Inc. compare 10.5%
PEN Penumbra, Inc. compare 8.33%
STE STERIS plc 7.83%
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare 5.78%
PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare 3.49%
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. compare 3.26%
SNN Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. compare 0.00%
GKOS Glaukos Corporation compare −17.2%
Medical Devices industry median −17.3%
Healthcare sector median −29.3%
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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