Steris STE
NYSE STE
$216.88 -1.57 (-0.72%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 12:07 PM EDT

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

Steris (STE) posted Free Cash Flow of $279.6 million for Q2 2026, up 14.03% on a QoQ basis from $245.2 million in Q1 2026, and down 14.34% year-over-year from $326.4 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Steris has reported Free Cash Flow for 9 years, with the latest figure at $279.6 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 14.34% year-over-year to $279.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $925.6 million, a 1.85% 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 was $279.6 million for Q2 2026 at Steris, up from $245.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $326.4 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $21.1 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $174.3 million, with a median of $181.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 77.69% in 2022, then soared 198.27% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $113.8 million in 2022, then surged by 51.47% to $172.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 41.38% to $243.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 18.1% to $199.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 40.15% to $279.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $279.6 million (Q2 2026), $245.2 million (Q1 2026), and $199.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 184.42 Bn 178.82 Bn 7.27 Bn 1.99 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 124.16 Bn 118.94 Bn 1.96 Bn 948.40 Mn
3 Medtronic 118.41 Bn 109.59 Bn 6.34 Bn 1.29 Bn
4 Stryker 104.45 Bn 100.98 Bn 4.50 Bn 1.06 Bn
5 Boston Scientific 66.47 Bn 65.93 Bn 3.85 Bn 1.28 Bn
6 Edwards Lifesciences 49.71 Bn 45.46 Bn 1.35 Bn 585.00 Mn
7 Alcon 33.95 Bn 32.50 Bn 1.68 Bn 606.00 Mn
8 Dexcom 32.24 Bn 30.29 Bn 830.00 Mn 184.50 Mn
9 Steris 21.17 Bn 20.68 Bn 684.20 Mn 279.60 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 18.17 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.54 Bn 393.60 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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