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STERIS plc (STE) stock

STENYSEOrthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & SuppliesFiscal year ends March 31
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 21/303% below fair value
$256.27−0.85 (-0.33%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $24.99BP/E 30.4Yield 0.96%

Steris statistics

115 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date
Sep 4, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$24.99B
$522.32M
Enterprise Value
$26.36B
$447.89M
PE Ratio
30.40
30.23
PS Ratio
4.05
3.10
PB Ratio
3.44
3.20
P/TBV Ratio
15.80
5.08
P/FCF Ratio
26.66
27.06
P/OCF Ratio
19.37
23.00

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
4.28
2.87
EV / EBITDA
15.83
18.87
EV / EBIT
22.53
24.41
EV / FCF
28.13
28.81

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
98M
44M
Shares Change (YoY)
-0.71%
3.25%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-0.41%
0.18%
Float
97M
38M
Shares Held by Insiders
0.34%
10.5%
Shares Held by Institutions
97.4%
60.2%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
2M
–
Short Interest Change
-9.04%
-2.57%
Short % of Float
2.24%
5.09%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
2.24%
3.88%
Days to Cover
2.94
3.94

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$269.44
–
52-Week Low
$195.14
–
20-Day Moving Average
$235.80
–
50-Day Moving Average
$222.06
–
200-Day Moving Average
$224.16
–
Average True Range (14)
$6.62
–
Price Change (1 Week)
3.37%
-0.73%
Price Change (1 Month)
17.7%
-0.65%
Price Change (3 Months)
8.56%
-6.51%
Price Change (6 Months)
21.4%
0.80%
Price Change (YTD)
1.08%
1.08%
Price Change (1 Year)
-2.93%
-2.00%
Price Change (3 Years)
28.6%
11.1%
Price Change (5 Years)
10.7%
-45.3%
Price Change (10 Years)
295.4%
59.1%
Average Volume (10 Days)
989,003
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
870,968
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
726,082
–
Relative Volume
0.82
0.81
Relative Strength Index (14)
74.1
50.1
Volatility (1 Year)
26.3%
64.2%
Beta (5 Years)
0.75
1.05

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
44.6%
55.9%
Operating Margin
19.0%
-5.12%
Pretax Margin
18.2%
-2.65%
Profit Margin
13.4%
-9.65%
EBITDA Margin
27.0%
-2.82%
FCF Margin
15.2%
0.40%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
11.6%
-16.6%
Return on Assets (ROA)
7.83%
-12.4%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
10.0%
-2.94%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
12.3%
-7.90%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
2.05
2.48
Quick Ratio
1.27
1.52
Debt / Equity
0.26
0.42
Debt / EBITDA
1.14
2.19
Debt / FCF
2.02
3.62
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.82
1.53
Interest Coverage
20.53
-1.68

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
8.13%
9.42%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
20.1%
13.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)
21.3%
15.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-2.50%
7.73%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
9.38%
7.08%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
13.8%
11.8%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
95.0%
3.11%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
11.4%
7.64%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.58
0.59
Inventory Turnover
4.90
2.20
Revenue Per Employee
$362.70K
$330.60K
Profits Per Employee
$48.64K
-$41.63K
Employee Count
17,000
186
WACC
8.27%
9.78%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$6.17B
$106.73M
Gross Profit
$2.75B
$62.29M
Operating Income
$1.17B
-$3.39M
Pretax Income
$1.12B
-$1.98M
Net Income
$826.90M
-$6.40M
EBITDA
$1.66B
-$1.98M
EPS (Diluted)
$8.43
-$0.07

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$531.10M
$38.97M
Total Debt
$1.89B
$96.00M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$1.36B
$3.85M
Net Cash Per Share
-$13.97
$0.23
Equity (Book Value)
$7.26B
$63.44M
Book Value Per Share
$74.43
$2.93
Tangible Book Value
$1.58B
$11.04M
Working Capital
$1.27B
$56.85M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$1.29B
-$483.87K
Capital Expenditures
-$352.50M
-$3.64M
Free Cash Flow
$937.20M
-$387.37K
FCF Per Share
$9.61
-$0.01

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
3.31%
-4.61%
FCF Yield
3.75%
0.25%
Dividend Yield
0.96%
0.79%
Buyback Yield
1.36%
0.77%
Shareholder Yield
2.32%
1.01%
Dividend Per Share
$2.46
$0.72
Dividend Growth (YoY)
10.3%
4.80%
Years of Dividend Growth
9
0
Payout Ratio
30.5%
24.3%
FCF Payout Ratio
26.9%
22.0%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$57.00M
$5.33M
Income Tax
$294.10M
$1.63M
Effective Tax Rate
26.2%
18.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$118.82
$40.11
Graham Upside
-53.6%
-57.0%
Altman Z-Score
5.87
2.54
Piotroski F-Score
9
5
Beneish M-Score
-2.68
-2.64
Lynch Fair Value
$95.78
–
Lynch Upside
-62.6%
-46.0%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodSTES&P 500DifferenceSTE per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+19.5%-2.4%+21.9 pts
3 months+7.9%-1.2%+9.1 pts
Year to date+2.0%+12.3%−10.3 pts
1 year-3.1%+12.4%−15.5 pts
3 years+32.3%+78.8%−46.6 pts+9.8%+21.4%
5 years+15.9%+75.2%−59.2 pts+3.0%+11.9%
10 years+338.3%+311.1%+27.2 pts+15.9%+15.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M STE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.0% from the previous report, or 2.24% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20262,180,676-9.0%742,6242.9
Oct 15, 20262,397,345-16.1%672,7993.6
Sep 30, 20262,857,327+2.5%688,4334.2
Sep 15, 20262,788,451+14.1%609,3174.6
Aug 31, 20262,443,665+5.5%598,7094.1
Aug 14, 20262,316,345-26.7%801,2172.9
Jul 31, 20263,159,401+29.5%701,7444.5
Jul 15, 20262,439,561+4.2%747,4053.3
Jun 30, 20262,340,486+16.2%1,000,4652.3
Jun 15, 20262,013,638+11.5%782,4972.6
May 29, 20261,805,984-16.9%801,7262.3
May 15, 20262,173,072+16.5%916,0692.4

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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