STERIS Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 5/6
STERIS has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 21.6%, while the Medical Equipment industry saw earnings growing at 13.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.7% per year. STERIS's return on equity is 10.9%, and it has net margins of 13.2%.
Key information
21.61%
Earnings growth rate
20.18%
EPS growth rate
| Medical Equipment Industry Growth | 8.90% |
| Revenue growth rate | 9.66% |
| Return on equity | 10.91% |
| Net Margin | 13.18% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2026 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 11
STE: Lower Discount Rate And Stable Assumptions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have maintained their $279.29 price target for STERIS, supported by a slightly lower discount rate and minor adjustments to long-term revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions. Valuation Changes Fair Value: Maintained at $279.29 per share, with no change in the updated analysis.Narrative Update • Apr 26
STE: Share Repurchases And Stable Assumptions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reiterated a $279.29 price target for STERIS, citing largely unchanged assumptions on growth, margins, discount rate and future P/E as the basis for maintaining their current valuation framework. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, STERIS repurchased 200,000 shares for US$51.96 million, representing 0.2% of its shares under an existing buyback program (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 11
STE: Completed Buyback And Stable Assumptions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts kept their fair value estimate for STERIS steady at about $279 per share, while slightly updating assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. This reflects fine tuning of their models rather than a shift in the core outlook.Narrative Update • Mar 28
STE: Completed Buyback And Refined Assumptions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have reduced their price target on STERIS by about $2 to reflect slightly updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and forward P/E, while maintaining the overall thesis. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, STERIS repurchased 200,000 shares for US$51.96 million, accounting for 0.2% of its shares.Analysis Article • Mar 24
Is There Now An Opportunity In STERIS plc (NYSE:STE)?
STERIS plc ( NYSE:STE ) received a lot of attention from a substantial price movement on the NYSE over the last few...Narrative Update • Mar 11
STE: Completed Share Repurchases And Stable Assumptions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have kept their STERIS price target steady at $281.25, with only minor tweaks to assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E that do not materially change their overall view of the stock's valuation. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, STERIS repurchased 200,000 shares for US$51.96 million, representing 0.2% of shares.Narrative Update • Feb 25
STE: Completed Share Repurchases And Steady Assumptions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have slightly trimmed their fair value estimate for STERIS to about $281 from roughly $282, reflecting modest tweaks to assumptions on the discount rate, long term revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, STERIS repurchased 200,000 shares for US$51.96 million, representing 0.2% of its shares.Narrative Update • Feb 10
STE: Modest Assumption Tweaks Will Support A More Upbeat Fair View
Analysts have slightly adjusted their price target for STERIS to US$281.63, reflecting updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. Together, these factors suggest a modest recalibration of expectations rather than a major shift in outlook.Seeking Alpha • Feb 06
STERIS: A Bump In The Road For A Reliable Name
Summary STERIS offers a resilient, high-quality business model with some premium valuation, benefiting from hard-to-replicate sterilization networks and stable healthcare procedure volumes. Recent quarterly results included on-target 8% organic revenue growth but margin pressure from tariffs, with management raising tariff impact guidance by $10 million. STE stands to gain from stricter ethylene oxide (EtO) regulations, as compliance costs favor large, established players and will drive more outsourcing to its facilities. While not deeply undervalued, STE provides credible GARP appeal, stable cash flows, and less execution risk versus more volatile medtech peers. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaNarrative Update • Jan 27
STE: Share Repurchases And Stable Outlook Will Support A Fair View
Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for STERIS steady at about $281.63 per share, while making only very small tweaks to assumptions such as the discount rate and future P/E, reflecting largely unchanged views on the company’s long term earnings power. What's in the News From July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025, STERIS repurchased 400,000 shares, representing 0.41% of its shares, for $98.64 million under its existing buyback program (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 10
STE: Share Repurchases And Steady Guidance Will Support A Fair Outlook
Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for STERIS essentially unchanged at about US$281.63, citing only very small tweaks to assumptions such as the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that do not materially affect their overall price target view. What's in the News STERIS repurchased 400,000 shares from July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025, representing 0.41% of shares for US$98.64 million, as part of its ongoing buyback program.Analysis Article • Jan 09
Here's Why STERIS (NYSE:STE) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks...Analysis Article • Dec 26
Earnings Tell The Story For STERIS plc (NYSE:STE)
With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 36.4x STERIS plc ( NYSE:STE ) may be sending very bearish signals at the...Narrative Update • Dec 23
STE: Share Repurchases And Steady Guidance Will Support A Fair Future Outlook
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on STERIS to $281.63, reflecting slightly higher long term growth and profitability expectations, despite largely unchanged model assumptions. What's in the News STERIS completed a share repurchase tranche between July 1 and September 30, 2025, buying back 400,000 shares, or 0.41% of shares outstanding, for $98.64 million (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Dec 09
STE: Modest Buybacks And Steady Guidance Will Support A Balanced Outlook
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on STERIS to approximately $282 per share from about $281.60, reflecting slightly lower perceived risk and a steady outlook for revenue growth, profit margins, and long term valuation multiples. What's in the News Completed a share repurchase program totaling 1,307,158 shares, or about 1.32% of shares outstanding, for $298.64 million under the buyback announced on May 3, 2023 (company filing).Narrative Update • Nov 25
STE: Stable Outlook And Share Buybacks Will Shape Near-Term Performance
Analysts have raised their price target for STERIS from $278.38 to $281.63. This change reflects modest expectations for improved revenue growth, even though there have been minor adjustments to other key financial metrics.Narrative Update • Nov 07
STE: Marginal Profit Margin Gains And Steady Outlook Will Influence Value
Analysts have raised their price target for STERIS from $272.38 to $278.38. They cite marginal improvements in projected profit margins, even though revenue growth expectations have been slightly reduced.Analysis Article • Oct 27
Is STERIS (NYSE:STE) A Risky Investment?
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...Narrative Update • Sep 05
Healthcare Demand And Facility Expansion Will Create Value
With STERIS’s discount rate and future P/E both virtually unchanged, analyst valuation perspectives remain steady, resulting in an unchanged consensus price target of $272.38. What's in the News STERIS completed $200 million in share repurchases, totaling 907,158 shares (0.92%) under its current buyback program; no additional shares were repurchased in the latest quarter.Analysis Article • Aug 28
Calculating The Fair Value Of STERIS plc (NYSE:STE)
Key Insights STERIS' estimated fair value is US$227 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity With US$249 share price...Analysis Article • Aug 07
STERIS (NYSE:STE) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
The board of STERIS plc ( NYSE:STE ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend by 11% on the 26th of...Analysis Article • Jul 06
Is There Now An Opportunity In STERIS plc (NYSE:STE)?
STERIS plc ( NYSE:STE ) saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in the past couple of months on the NYSE. The...Seeking Alpha • Mar 22
Steris: AST Recovery Is Ongoing; Upgrading To 'Strong Buy'
Summary Upgraded Steris to 'strong buy' with a fair value of $254 per share due to strong recovery in its Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST) business. AST segment showed 9.5% organic growth, with management confident in further recovery despite challenges from rising labor costs and raw material inflation. For FY25, Steris guides for 6% revenue growth and 3.1% adjusted EPS growth, with significant contributions expected from Healthcare Products and AST segments. Key risks include weak capital equipment sales due to economic conditions, but overall, Steris's differentiated AST portfolio supports a positive long-term outlook. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Nov 18
Steris Q2: Anticipating HSD Growth In AST, Upgrade To 'Buy'
Summary I am upgrading STERIS to a 'Buy' with a fair value of $240 per share due to the recent stock price pullback and solid growth prospects. STERIS reported 7.2% organic revenue growth and 5.4% adjusted EPS growth, with strong performance in the Applied Sterilization Technologies segment. Despite high interest rates, I anticipate a gradual recovery in the biotech industry, driving future double-digit revenue growth in STERIS' AST business. Key risks include potential legal liabilities from EtO emissions and weak near-term growth in healthcare capital equipment revenue. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Sep 16
Steris: Dental Divestiture, Surgical Instrumentation Acquisition, But Overvalued
Summary I reiterate a 'Hold' rating for Steris stock with a fair value of $220 per share, citing strong healthcare growth and overvaluation concerns. The divestiture of the dental business and acquisition of Surgical Instrumentation assets will allow Steris to focus on core healthcare and AST businesses. Steris reported 5.4% organic revenue growth and 7% adjusted EPS growth, driven by a 7.2% increase in AST business and strong healthcare performance. Despite strategic moves, cautious outlook on healthcare capital equipment spending due to high-interest rates supports maintaining a 'Hold' rating. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
New Narrative • Aug 20
Robust Revenue Growth And Expanding Margins In The Medical Equipment Sector
Strong start to the fiscal year and gross margin improvements suggest underappreciated growth momentum and potential for expanding net margins.Seeking Alpha • Aug 13
Steris: Q2 Numbers Solidify Buy Thesis
Summary STE's Q1 FY'25 numbers were in line with expectations, with upsides in the healthcare and AST divisions. The company shows consistent free cash flow production and stable earnings on its capital base. I've revised our estimate on the intrinsic worth of the business to $270 per share, reiterating a buy. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaRevenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How STERIS makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
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| 31 Mar 26 | 5,936 | 782 | 1,408 | 113 |
| 31 Dec 25 | 5,828 | 709 | 1,383 | 112 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 5,702 | 689 | 1,366 | 110 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 5,571 | 648 | 1,343 | 108 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 5,460 | 610 | 1,323 | 108 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 5,398 | 617 | 1,299 | 107 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 5,326 | 591 | 1,269 | 105 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 5,235 | 561 | 1,256 | 105 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 5,139 | 551 | 1,227 | 104 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 4,683 | 1,036 | 1,045 | 100 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 4,601 | 1,012 | 1,043 | 100 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 4,563 | 576 | 1,050 | 98 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 4,536 | 557 | 1,070 | 98 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 4,784 | -28 | 1,360 | 101 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 4,777 | -8 | 1,361 | 101 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 4,773 | 377 | 1,369 | 95 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 4,223 | 285 | 1,117 | 87 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 4,248 | 279 | 1,081 | 79 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 3,848 | 250 | 950 | 71 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 3,407 | 286 | 793 | 68 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 3,108 | 397 | 696 | 66 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 3,057 | 433 | 683 | 66 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 3,022 | 424 | 679 | 66 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 3,003 | 413 | 685 | 66 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 3,031 | 408 | 709 | 66 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 2,976 | 393 | 676 | 64 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 2,898 | 336 | 683 | 63 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 2,840 | 319 | 665 | 62 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 2,782 | 304 | 645 | 63 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 2,730 | 269 | 637 | 65 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 2,696 | 316 | 622 | 65 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 2,651 | 303 | 618 | 63 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 2,620 | 291 | 616 | 61 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 2,585 | 243 | 650 | 59 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 2,570 | 144 | 630 | 58 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 2,582 | 120 | 640 | 59 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 2,613 | 110 | 652 | 59 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 2,616 | 142 | 523 | 58 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 2,588 | 167 | 560 | 58 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 2,431 | 135 | 569 | 57 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 2,233 | 111 | 544 | 57 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 2,042 | 94 | 629 | 57 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 1,897 | 113 | 514 | 57 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,870 | 135 | 468 | 55 |
Quality Earnings: STE has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: STE's current net profit margins (13.2%) are higher than last year (11.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: STE's earnings have grown significantly by 21.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: STE's earnings growth over the past year (28.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (21.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: STE earnings growth over the past year (28.2%) exceeded the Medical Equipment industry 14.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: STE's Return on Equity (10.9%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/27 15:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
STERIS plc is covered by 18 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Michael Polark | Baird |
| Erin Wilson Wright | BofA Global Research |
| David Turkaly | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |