STERIS plc

NYSE:STE Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.5b

STERIS Valuation

Is STE undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of STE when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: STE ($207.49) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($360.83)

Significantly Below Fair Value: STE is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for STE?

Key metric: As STE is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for STE. This is calculated by dividing STE's market cap by their current earnings.
What is STE's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio34.6x
EarningsUS$591.38m
Market CapUS$20.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does STE's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for STE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average56.9x
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings
19.7x8.1%US$21.3b
BAX Baxter International
124.5x40.5%US$15.1b
PODD Insulet
44.4x2.0%US$18.7b
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories
39x10.3%US$33.8b
STE STERIS
34.6x11.5%US$20.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: STE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the peer average (56.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does STE's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Medical Equipment Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MHUA Meihua International Medical Technologies
0.9xn/aUS$8.08m
PAVM PAVmed
0.4x-90.0%US$6.39m
RTSL Rapid Therapeutic Science Laboratories
0.3xn/aUS$18.99k
No more companies available in this PE range
STE 34.6xIndustry Avg. 35.2xNo. of Companies9PE020406080100+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: STE is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the US Medical Equipment industry average (35.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is STE's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

STE PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.6x
Fair PE Ratio29.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: STE is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst STE forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$207.49
US$249.39
+20.2%
6.1%US$265.00US$230.00n/a8
Dec ’25US$219.06
US$249.39
+13.8%
6.1%US$265.00US$230.00n/a8
Nov ’25US$225.18
US$249.02
+10.6%
6.0%US$265.00US$230.00n/a8
Oct ’25US$235.78
US$245.27
+4.0%
6.3%US$265.00US$230.00n/a8
Sep ’25US$241.10
US$245.69
+1.9%
5.4%US$265.00US$230.00n/a8
Aug ’25US$241.01
US$241.94
+0.4%
6.8%US$265.00US$215.00n/a8
Jul ’25US$218.54
US$241.94
+10.7%
6.8%US$265.00US$215.00n/a8
Jun ’25US$222.88
US$241.94
+8.6%
6.8%US$265.00US$215.00n/a8
May ’25US$205.04
US$239.86
+17.0%
6.9%US$265.00US$215.00n/a7
Apr ’25US$221.03
US$239.86
+8.5%
6.9%US$265.00US$215.00n/a7
Mar ’25US$232.77
US$240.43
+3.3%
7.0%US$265.00US$215.00n/a7
Feb ’25US$223.61
US$238.33
+6.6%
7.6%US$265.00US$215.00n/a6
Jan ’25US$219.85
US$238.33
+8.4%
7.6%US$265.00US$215.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$203.51
US$240.83
+18.3%
6.9%US$265.00US$215.00US$219.066
Nov ’24US$212.95
US$242.50
+13.9%
7.0%US$265.00US$215.00US$225.186
Oct ’24US$219.42
US$242.00
+10.3%
7.0%US$265.00US$220.00US$235.785
Sep ’24US$230.87
US$244.67
+6.0%
6.8%US$265.00US$220.00US$241.106
Aug ’24US$224.01
US$226.00
+0.9%
9.0%US$254.00US$200.00US$241.015
Jul ’24US$224.98
US$225.17
+0.08%
7.2%US$240.00US$200.00US$218.546
Jun ’24US$202.42
US$225.17
+11.2%
7.2%US$240.00US$200.00US$222.886
May ’24US$192.11
US$216.40
+12.6%
6.5%US$240.00US$197.00US$205.045
Apr ’24US$191.28
US$220.00
+15.0%
4.8%US$240.00US$210.00US$221.035
Mar ’24US$188.52
US$220.00
+16.7%
4.8%US$240.00US$210.00US$232.775
Feb ’24US$214.49
US$227.00
+5.8%
6.2%US$250.00US$210.00US$223.615
Jan ’24US$184.69
US$221.00
+19.7%
9.3%US$250.00US$190.00US$219.855
Dec ’23US$192.31
US$221.00
+14.9%
9.3%US$250.00US$190.00US$203.515

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

STERIS plc is covered by 25 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel OwczarskiAvondale Partners
Michael PolarkBaird
Erin Wilson WrightBofA Global Research