Steris STE
NYSE STE
$215.02 -3.42 (-1.57%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Steris (STE) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)

Steris (STE) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.22 for Q2 2026, down 12.87% on a QoQ basis from 0.25 in Q1 2026, and up 27.54% year-over-year from 0.17 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Steris (STE) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steris has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.22 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 27.54% year-over-year to 0.22 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.27, a 7.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.25, down 12.02% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.22 for Q2 2026 at Steris, down from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.23 in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.17 in Q2 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.44, with a median of 0.31 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio surged 390.05% in 2022, then slumped 63.34% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2022, then retreated by 27.7% to 0.3 in 2023, then dropped by 22.63% to 0.23 in 2024, then surged by 34.49% to 0.31 in 2025, then fell by 29.22% to 0.22 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.22 (Q2 2026), 0.25 (Q1 2026), and 0.31 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 183.04 Bn 177.44 Bn 7.27 Bn 0.55
2 Intuitive Surgical 125.02 Bn 119.81 Bn 1.96 Bn -
3 Medtronic 117.84 Bn 109.02 Bn 6.34 Bn 0.71
4 Stryker 105.50 Bn 102.02 Bn 4.50 Bn 0.32
5 Boston Scientific 66.27 Bn 65.73 Bn 3.85 Bn -
6 Edwards Lifesciences 49.60 Bn 45.35 Bn 1.35 Bn -
7 Alcon 33.70 Bn 32.24 Bn 1.68 Bn -
8 Dexcom 32.06 Bn 30.11 Bn 830.00 Mn -
9 Steris 21.02 Bn 20.54 Bn 684.20 Mn 0.22
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 18.20 Bn 17.79 Bn 1.54 Bn 0.12
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.22
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.31
Sep 30, 2025 0.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.17
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 0.23
Sep 30, 2024 0.38
Jun 30, 2024 0.26
Mar 31, 2024 0.31
Dec 31, 2023 0.30
Sep 30, 2023 0.82
Jun 30, 2023 0.22
Mar 31, 2023 0.32
Dec 31, 2022 0.41
Sep 30, 2022 2.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.37
Mar 31, 2022 0.44
Dec 31, 2021 0.26
Sep 30, 2021 0.46