Growth Metrics

Steris (STE) Debt Ratio (2018 - 2026)

Steris' quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.18 in Q4 2025, down 17.09% year-on-year from 0.22 in Q4 2024, and down 1.65% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18 in Q3 2025.

Steris has reported Debt Ratio for 8 years, with the latest figure at 0.18 in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Debt Ratio fell 17.09% year-over-year to 0.18; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.18 (down 17.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.2, down 30.5% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 stood at 0.18, down from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.3 in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.18 in Q4 2025.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.25, with a median of 0.27 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio jumped 57.69% in 2021 and tumbled 30.5% in 2025.
  • Tracing STE's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.28 in 2021, then grew by 0.32% to 0.28 in 2022, then increased by 2.09% to 0.29 in 2023, then fell by 25.3% to 0.22 in 2024, then dropped by 17.09% to 0.18 in 2025.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.18 (Q4 2025), 0.18 (Q3 2025), and 0.18 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 152.82 Bn 146.17 Bn 6.27 Bn 0.31
2 Stryker 115.07 Bn 112.19 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.32
3 Medtronic 95.25 Bn 87.08 Bn 5.76 Bn 0.31
4 Boston Scientific 71.38 Bn 70.17 Bn 3.61 Bn 0.25
5 Edwards Lifesciences 51.08 Bn 47.41 Bn 1.29 Bn 0.04
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 0.25
7 Dexcom 28.84 Bn 27.72 Bn 750.30 Mn -
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.56 Bn 26.49 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.27
9 Steris 20.71 Bn 20.30 Bn 697.10 Mn 0.18
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 16.17 Bn 15.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 0.33

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.18
Dec 31, 2025 0.18
Sep 30, 2025 0.18
Jun 30, 2025 0.18
Mar 31, 2025 0.20
Dec 31, 2024 0.22
Sep 30, 2024 0.22
Jun 30, 2024 0.23
Mar 31, 2024 0.29
Dec 31, 2023 0.29
Sep 30, 2023 0.30
Jun 30, 2023 0.27
Mar 31, 2023 0.28
Dec 31, 2022 0.28
Sep 30, 2022 0.29
Jun 30, 2022 0.27
Mar 31, 2022 0.27
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 0.29
Jun 30, 2021 0.28
Mar 31, 2021 0.25
Dec 31, 2020 0.26
Sep 30, 2020 0.19
Jun 30, 2020 0.20
Mar 31, 2020 0.21
Dec 31, 2019 0.21
Sep 30, 2019 0.23
Jun 30, 2019 0.23
Mar 31, 2019 0.23
Mar 31, 2018 0.25