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

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DateValue
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