Steris (STE) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)

Steris' (STE) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $245.2 million in Q1 2026, up 29.12% year-on-year from $189.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 22.91% quarter-over-quarter from $199.5 million in Q4 2025.

Steris (STE) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steris' Free Cash Flow history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $245.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 29.12% year-over-year to $245.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $972.4 million, a 24.99% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $972.4 million, up 24.99% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $245.2 million in Q1 2026 per STE's latest filing, from $199.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $326.4 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $21.1 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $172.3 million (2023), against an average of $168.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 77.69% in 2022 and jumped 198.27% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $113.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 51.47% to $172.3 million in 2023, then soared by 41.38% to $243.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 18.1% to $199.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 22.91% to $245.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest STE Free Cash Flow figures stand at $245.2 million (Q1 2026), $199.5 million (Q4 2025), and $201.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 2.09 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 112.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 245.20 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 245.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 245.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 199.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 199.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 201.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 201.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 326.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 326.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 189.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 189.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 243.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 243.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 148.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 148.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 195.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 195.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 163.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 163.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 172.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 172.31 Mn