Steris (STE) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026)

Steris (STE) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 15.44% in Q1 2026, up 15.77% quarter-over-quarter from 13.33% in Q4 2025, and up 261.0% on a YoY basis from 4.28% in Q1 2025.

Steris (STE) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steris' FCF Margin history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.44% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 261.0% year-over-year to 15.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.38% (up 213.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 16.38%, up 213.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 15.44% for Q1 2026 at Steris, up from 13.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 23.46% in Q2 2025 to a low of 1.93% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 12.57% across 5 years, with a median of 12.83% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Margin tumbled 595 bps in 2022, then jumped 818 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 10.23% in 2022, then increased by 30 bps to 13.28% in 2023, then surged by 34 bps to 17.77% in 2024, then slipped by 25 bps to 13.33% in 2025, then gained by 16 bps to 15.44% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 15.44% (Q1 2026), 13.33% (Q4 2025), and 13.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 152.92 Bn 146.27 Bn 6.27 Bn 8.20%
2 Stryker 119.50 Bn 116.62 Bn 3.81 Bn 6.89%
3 Medtronic 102.71 Bn 94.54 Bn 5.76 Bn 25.51%
4 Boston Scientific 69.72 Bn 68.51 Bn 3.61 Bn 3.29%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 49.24 Bn 45.57 Bn 1.29 Bn -1.28%
6 GE HealthCare Technologies 29.74 Bn 27.67 Bn 1.98 Bn 3.98%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 6.68%
8 Dexcom 28.96 Bn 27.84 Bn 750.30 Mn 37.67%
9 Steris 20.31 Bn 19.88 Bn 697.10 Mn 15.44%
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.27 Bn 16.86 Bn 1.51 Bn 15.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 15.44%
Dec 31, 2025 13.33%
Sep 30, 2025 13.78%
Jun 30, 2025 23.46%
Mar 31, 2025 12.83%
Dec 31, 2024 17.77%
Sep 30, 2024 11.20%
Jun 30, 2024 15.29%
Mar 31, 2024 11.51%
Dec 31, 2023 13.28%
Sep 30, 2023 5.07%
Jun 30, 2023 18.13%
Mar 31, 2023 11.27%
Dec 31, 2022 10.23%
Sep 30, 2022 1.93%
Jun 30, 2022 11.01%
Mar 31, 2022 8.15%
Dec 31, 2021 13.50%
Sep 30, 2021 7.88%
Jun 30, 2021 4.24%