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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |