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

Steris (STE) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 18.77% quarter-over-quarter from 0.31 in Q4 2025, and up 9472.45% on a YoY basis from 0.0 in Q1 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 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 9472.45% year-over-year to 0.25; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.25 (up 9112.38% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.25, up 9112.38% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.25 for Q1 2026 at Steris, down from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.23 in Q3 2022 to a low of 1.21 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio sank 3944.17% in 2022, then jumped 9472.45% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.78 in 2022, then surged by 138.03% to 0.3 in 2023, then tumbled by 246.07% to 0.44 in 2024, then surged by 171.24% to 0.31 in 2025, then retreated by 18.77% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.31 (Q4 2025), and 0.31 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 1.20
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 0.81
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 0.40
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn -
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn -
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn -
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 0.08
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 0.25
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.31
Sep 30, 2025 0.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.17
Mar 31, 2025 0.00
Dec 31, 2024 -0.44
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
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 0.03