Steris (STE) Debt to Equity (2018 - 2026)
Steris (STE) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.27 in Q1 2026, up 1.34% quarter-over-quarter from $0.26 in Q4 2025, and down 13.28% on a YoY basis from $0.31 in Q1 2025.
Steris (STE) Debt to Equity (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Steris' Debt to Equity history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.27 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 13.28% year-over-year to $0.27; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.27 (down 13.28% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $0.27, down 13.28% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity was $0.27 for Q1 2026 at Steris, up from $0.26 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.56 in Q3 2023 to a low of $0.26 in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.41 across 5 years, with a median of $0.47 in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt to Equity advanced 11.26% in 2022, then plunged 39.09% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.51 in 2022, then increased by 1.72% to $0.51 in 2023, then tumbled by 34.63% to $0.34 in 2024, then decreased by 21.31% to $0.26 in 2025, then increased by 1.34% to $0.27 in 2026.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.27 (Q1 2026), $0.26 (Q4 2025), and $0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 152.92 Bn | 146.27 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 0.65 |
| 2 | Stryker | 119.50 Bn | 116.62 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 0.64 |
| 3 | Medtronic | 102.71 Bn | 94.54 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 0.57 |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 69.72 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.42 |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.24 Bn | 45.57 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 0.06 |
| 6 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 29.74 Bn | 27.67 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.95 |
| 7 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 0.71 |
| 8 | Dexcom | 28.96 Bn | 27.84 Bn | 750.30 Mn | - |
| 9 | Steris | 20.31 Bn | 19.88 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 0.27 |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.27 Bn | 16.86 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.59 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.52 |