Steris (STE) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2018 - 2026)
Steris' (STE) Dividend Coverage Ratio was 3.26 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.2% from 3.16 a year earlier but down 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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Steris (STE) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Dividend Coverage Ratio at Steris was 3.24, up 15.8% from FY2025.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased for three consecutive fiscal years.
- By fiscal year, Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 2.79 in FY2025 (+48.2%), 1.89 in FY2024 (+223.2%), 0.58 in FY2023 (-61.0%) and 1.49 in FY2022 (-49.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio spans a low of -6.71 in fiscal Q2 2023 and a high of 4.02 in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Dividend Coverage Ratio has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 14.4% over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividend Coverage Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 231.0%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 52.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 3.56 (Q4 2026), 3.12 (Q3 2026) and 3.10 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 9.92 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.84 |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.60 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Steris | 20.49 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 3.26 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.26 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.12 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.10 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.60 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.66 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.83 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.74 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.24 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.66 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.64 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.71 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.59 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.34 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.63 |
API Access
Steris Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "STE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();