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

Steris' (STE) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.98 in Q1 2026, up 215.07% year-on-year from 0.31 in Q1 2025, and up 267.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.58 in Q4 2025.

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

Steris' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.98 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 215.07% year-over-year to 0.98 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.25, a 9112.38% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.25, up 9112.38% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.98 in Q1 2026 per STE's latest filing, from 0.58 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.23 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 1.21 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.25 (2024), against an average of 0.2.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Payout Ratio was 390.05% in 2022; the steepest drop was 397.46% in 2022.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.78 in 2022, then rose by 28.76% to 0.56 in 2023, then jumped by 141.31% to 0.23 in 2024, then slumped by 353.55% to 0.58 in 2025, then surged by 267.6% to 0.98 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest STE FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.98 (Q1 2026), 0.58 (Q4 2025), and 0.31 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 1.20
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.81
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 0.44
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn -
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn -
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 0.00
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.14
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 0.98

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.98
Dec 31, 2025 -0.58
Sep 30, 2025 0.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.17
Mar 31, 2025 -0.85
Dec 31, 2024 0.23
Sep 30, 2024 0.38
Jun 30, 2024 0.26
Mar 31, 2024 1.22
Dec 31, 2023 -0.56
Sep 30, 2023 0.82
Jun 30, 2023 0.22
Dec 31, 2022 -0.78
Sep 30, 2022 2.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.37
Mar 31, 2022 -1.21
Dec 31, 2021 0.26
Sep 30, 2021 0.46
Jun 30, 2021 0.83
Mar 31, 2021 -0.84