Steris (STE) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026)
Steris' FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.22 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 27.5% from 0.17 a year earlier but down 12.9% from the prior quarter.
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Steris (STE) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Steris reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.27, up 7.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at 0.25, down 12.0% from FY2025.
- FCF Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three fiscal years.
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.28 in FY2025 (-13.6%), 0.33 in FY2024 (-29.6%), 0.46 in FY2023 (+13.1%) and 0.41 in FY2022 (+38.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.17 (fiscal Q1 2026) to 2.23 (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 11.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 390.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 63.3%).
- Business Quant data shows STE's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.25 (Q4 2026), 0.31 (Q3 2026) and 0.31 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 265.71 Bn | 242.23 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 0.08 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 189.37 Bn | 163.23 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 0.89 |
| 3 | Danaher | 164.78 Bn | 144.43 Bn | 3.84 Bn | - |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 157.85 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 129.66 Bn | 94.91 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 0.71 |
| 6 | Stryker | 121.82 Bn | 108.01 Bn | 4.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.42 Bn | 58.86 Bn | 3.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.49 Bn | 42.69 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.38 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Steris | 24.59 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 710.80 Mn | 0.31 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.31 |
| 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 |
API Access
Steris FCF Payout 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();