Steris (STE) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Steris' Free Cash Flow was $279.6 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 14.3% from $326.4 million a year earlier but up 14.0% from the prior quarter.
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Steris (STE) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Steris' Free Cash Flow was $925.6 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), it came in at $972.4 million, up 25.0% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $778 million in FY2025 (+26.9%), $613 million in FY2024 (+55.2%), $394.98 million in FY2023 (-0.6%) and $397.25 million in FY2022 (-11.8%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between $21.06 million (fiscal Q2 2023) and $326.4 million (fiscal Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 36.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 198.3%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 77.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, STE's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $245.2 million (Q4 2026), $199.5 million (Q3 2026) and $201.3 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 948.40 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 633.00 Mn |
| 10 | Steris | 20.49 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 279.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 279.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 245.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 199.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 201.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 326.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 189.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 243.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 148.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 195.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 163.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 172.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 62.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 214.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 144.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 113.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 115.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 98.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 163.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94.37 Mn |
API Access
Steris Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();