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STERIS plc (Ireland) (STE) financials

For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, STERIS plc (Ireland) reported $6.17B of revenue and $826.90M of net income.

Revenue, TTM
$6.17B
Revenue growth, YoY
+8.1%
Net income, TTM
$826.90M
Net income growth, YoY
+20.1%
Net margin
13.4%
Free cash flow, TTM
$937.20M
EPS, diluted, TTM
$8.43
EPS growth, YoY
+21.1%
Cash
$531.10M
Total debt
$1.89B
P/E
29.75
P/S
3.99
Market cap
$24.60B
Annual revenue$5.94B
FY2017FY2026
Annual net income$782.30M
FY2017FY2026
Annual free cash flow$972.40M
FY2017FY2026

STE revenue and earnings growth

STE revenueQ2 2027$1.59B

Quarter YoY
+8.8%
QoQ
+6.4%
FY YoY
+8.7%
5Y CAGR
+13.8%

STE revenue was $1.59B in fiscal Q2 2027 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 8.8% from a year earlier and up 6.4% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $5.94B, up 8.7% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +13.8% over 5 years. It rose in each of the last 9 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 10 fiscal years on file.

STE net incomeQ2 2027$213.70M

Quarter YoY
+11.4%
QoQ
+6.8%
FY YoY
+27.3%
5Y CAGR
+14.5%

STE net income was $213.70M in fiscal Q2 2027 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 11.4% from a year earlier and up 6.8% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $782.30M, up 27.3% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +14.5% over 5 years. It rose in 6 of the last 9 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 10 fiscal years on file.

STE EPSQ2 2027$2.19

Quarter YoY
+12.9%
QoQ
+7.4%
FY YoY
+27.9%
5Y CAGR
+11.4%

STE diluted EPS was $2.19 in fiscal Q2 2027 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 12.9% from a year earlier and up 7.4% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $7.93, up 27.9% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +11.4% over 5 years.

STE free cash flowQ2 2027$212.90M

Quarter YoY
+5.8%
QoQ
-23.9%
FY YoY
+25.0%
5Y CAGR
+16.6%

STE free cash flow was $212.90M in fiscal Q2 2027 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 5.8% from a year earlier and down 23.9% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2026 it was $972.40M, up 25.0% from fiscal 2025. Compound annual growth was +16.6% over 5 years. It rose in 7 of the last 9 fiscal years. Fiscal 2026 is the highest of the 10 fiscal years on file.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Revenue$5.94B$5.46B$5.14B$4.54B$4.22B$3.11B$3.03B$2.78B$2.62B$2.61B
Cost of revenue$3.31B$3.06B$2.92B$2.56B$2.34B$1.76B$1.71B$1.61B$1.53B$1.59B
Gross profit$2.63B$2.40B$2.22B$1.98B$1.88B$1.34B$1.32B$1.17B$1.09B$1.03B
Research and development$112.90M$107.60M$103.70M$98.48M$86.66M$66.33M$65.55M$63.04M$60.78M$59.40M
Selling, general and admin$1.41B$1.33B$1.25B$1.09B$1.32B$731.32M$716.73M$669.94M$631.98M$682.04M
Operating income$1.10B$866.60M$836.10M$791.10M$477.81M$548.37M$537.05M$411.02M$399.88M$226.21M
Interest expense$60.70M$86.30M$144.40M$107.96M$89.49M$37.18M$40.28M$45.02M$50.63M$44.52M
Pre-tax income$1.05B$796.20M$702.80M$680.27M$366.80M$517.53M$498.75M$369.03M$354.98M$184.65M
Income tax$262.20M$184.70M$149.50M$124.07M$82.34M$120.66M$90.89M$64.28M$63.36M$74.02M
Net income$782.30M$614.60M$378.20M$107.03M$243.89M$397.40M$407.66M$303.72M$290.92M$109.97M
EPS, basic$7.97$6.24$3.83$1.07$2.50$4.66$4.81$3.59$3.42$1.29
EPS, diluted$7.93$6.20$3.81$1.07$2.48$4.63$4.76$3.55$3.39$1.28
Diluted shares98.7M99.1M99.4M100.2M98.3M85.9M85.6M85.5M85.7M86.1M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Cash and equivalents$439.60M$171.70M$207.00M$208.40M$348.32M$220.53M$319.58M$220.63M$201.53M$282.92M
Receivables$1.09B$1.04B$1.01B$864.99M$799.04M$609.41M$586.48M$564.83M$528.07M-
Inventory$631.80M$581.30M$674.53M$604.41M$575.00M$315.07M$263.54M$208.24M$205.73M-
Current assets$2.39B$2.00B$2.87B$2.01B$1.88B$1.21B$1.22B$1.05B$989.66M-
Goodwill$4.19B$4.10B$4.07B$3.88B$3.94B$3.03B$2.36B$2.32B$2.43B$2.23B
Total assets$10.74B$10.15B$11.06B$10.82B$11.42B$6.57B$5.44B$5.07B$5.20B-
Current liabilities$1.15B$1.02B$931.13M$861.84M$922.22M$577.92M$503.61M$465.20M$398.46M-
Short-term debt$118.90M$125.00M$85.94M$60.00M$142.88M$0$0---
Long-term debt$1.81B$1.92B$3.12B$3.02B$2.95B$1.65B$1.15B$1.18B$1.32B-
Total debt$1.93B$2.04B$3.21B$3.08B$3.09B$1.65B$1.15B$1.18B$1.32B-
Total liabilities$3.54B$3.53B$4.75B$4.73B$4.88B$2.68B$2.02B$1.89B$1.98B-
Shareholders' equity$7.18B$6.62B$6.32B$6.09B$6.54B$3.89B$3.42B$3.20B$3.22B$2.81B

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Operating cash flow$1.34B$1.15B$973.30M$756.95M$684.81M$689.64M$590.56M$539.50M$457.63M$424.09M
Capital expenditures$369.00M$370.10M$360.30M$361.97M$287.56M$239.26M$214.52M$189.72M$165.46M$172.90M
Free cash flow$972.40M$778.00M$613.00M$394.98M$397.25M$450.38M$376.04M$349.79M$292.18M$251.19M
Investing cash flow-$512.50M$388.80M-$887.40M-$383.33M-$666.56M-$1.15B-$319.74M-$213.22M-$203.83M-$104.25M
Financing cash flow-$568.20M-$1.57B-$85.20M-$498.72M$115.83M$345.62M-$163.15M-$294.79M-$356.18M-$267.10M
Dividends paid$241.80M$219.90M$200.60M$183.50M$163.17M$133.84M$123.03M$112.50M$102.93M$93.19M
Share repurchases$235.50M$211.30M$11.80M$308.56M$55.78M$14.65M$51.24M$81.49M$65.48M$97.51M
Stock-based compensation$61.70M$57.40M$56.50M$38.95M$57.66M$25.97M$23.81M$23.96M$22.19M$18.79M
Depreciation and amortization$486.50M$476.20M$565.20M$552.90M$553.10M$219.24M$197.24M$225.92M$178.33M$188.14M

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Mar 31, 2026
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Revenue growth, YoY8.7%6.2%13.3%7.4%35.9%2.5%8.9%6.2%0.3%-
Net income growth, YoY27.3%62.5%253.4%-56.1%-38.6%-2.5%34.2%4.4%164.6%-
EPS growth, YoY27.9%62.7%256.1%-56.9%-46.4%-2.7%34.1%4.7%164.8%-
Gross margin44.2%44.0%43.2%43.7%44.6%43.2%43.6%42.2%41.7%39.3%
Operating margin18.6%15.9%16.3%17.4%11.3%17.6%17.7%14.8%15.3%8.7%
Net margin13.2%11.3%7.4%2.4%5.8%12.8%13.5%10.9%11.1%4.2%
Free cash flow margin16.4%14.3%11.9%8.7%9.4%14.5%12.4%12.6%11.2%9.6%
Return on equity10.9%9.3%6.0%1.8%3.7%10.2%11.9%9.5%9.0%3.9%
Return on assets7.3%6.1%3.4%1.0%2.1%6.0%7.5%6.0%5.6%-
Current ratio2.091.963.082.332.042.102.432.272.48-
Debt to equity0.270.310.510.510.470.420.340.370.41-

Source: XBRL data STERIS plc (Ireland) files with the SEC, latest filing dated Nov 5, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

STE peers

CompanyRevenueGrowthNet incomeNet marginMarket cap
STE$6.17B+8.1%$826.90M13.4%$24.60B
ISRG$11.58B+20.5%$2.96B25.5%$156.96B
EW$6.67B+13.4%$1.02B15.3%$58.73B
ZBH$8.57B+7.0%$767.30M9.0%$19.98B
MAS$7.67B+0.9%$926.00M12.1%$15.85B
SNN$6.16B+6.1%$625.00M10.1%$13.04B
ALGN$4.16B+4.4%$491.87M11.8%$11.70B
AIT$5.06B+8.5%$424.12M8.4%$10.35B
POOL$5.45B+2.9%$395.95M7.3%$7.56B

STE FAQ

9 questions
  • What is STE revenue?
    STERIS plc (Ireland) (STE) reported $6.17B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026. That is up 8.1% from the year before. Revenue for fiscal 2026 was $5.94B.
  • Is STE profitable?
    Yes. STERIS plc (Ireland) earned $826.90M in net income for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a net margin of 13.4%.
  • How much cash and debt does STE have?
    STERIS plc (Ireland) reported $531.10M in cash and cash equivalents and $1.89B of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is STE revenue growing?
    STERIS plc (Ireland)'s revenue changed +8.7% in fiscal 2026, to $5.94B. Its compound annual growth rate was +13.8% over 5 years.
  • What is STE gross margin?
    STERIS plc (Ireland)'s gross profit was $2.75B on $6.17B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a gross margin of 44.6%.
  • What is STE free cash flow?
    STERIS plc (Ireland) generated $937.20M of free cash flow for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, which is operating cash flow of $1.29B less capital expenditures.
  • What is STE earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were $8.43 for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did STE last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from STERIS plc (Ireland)'s 10-Q filed on Nov 5, 2026, covering the period ended Sep 30, 2026.
  • Where does this STE financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data STERIS plc (Ireland) files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.