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STERIS plc

STE

NYSE·Healthcare·Medical - Specialties·Mkt cap $20.7B

$217.59

+2.49%

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52-Week Range

$195.14 - $269.44

P/E

30.35

Fwd P/E

19.49

Beta

0.92

Div Yield

1.19%

Avg Vol

795.1K

Shares Out

98.1M

Mkt Cap

$20.7B

Price action

Price chart

Down 10.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global sterilization facility network
  • Comprehensive infection prevention portfolio
  • Advanced medical equipment engineering
  • Extensive healthcare industry experience

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Medical Devices peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing healthcare infection control standards

Value

Premium valuation to Medical Devices peers

Momentum

Stable

-2.9% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.19% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 11, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.83 vs $2.86 consensus (-1.1% surprise). Revenue of $1.6B vs $1.6B expected (-0.4%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-1.1%

Next: Aug 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+6%

+33%

+9%

+10%

+9%

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

$1.1B

$1.3B

$1.3B

$1.4B

$1.5B

$1.4B

$1.5B

$1.5B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

43.8%

Operating

18.1%

Profit

12.9%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$269.50

+23.9% vs $217.59

Low $269.00
Median $269.50
High $270.00

Latest: Piper Sandler · $270.00 · May 21, 2026

2 analysts covering

vs Industry

How STE stacks vs Medical - Specialties

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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