Steris (STE) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026)
Steris (STE) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 43.89% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 43.81% in Q4 2025, and up 58.0% on a YoY basis from 27.78% in Q1 2025.
Steris (STE) Gross Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Steris' Gross Margin history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 43.89% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 58.0% year-over-year to 43.89%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 44.25% (up 24.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 44.25%, up 24.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 43.89% for Q1 2026 at Steris, roughly flat from 43.81% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 47.21% in Q1 2022 to a low of 41.07% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 44.02% across 5 years, with a median of 44.11% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin surged 408 bps in 2022, then slumped 457 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 42.99% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 43.15% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 44.53% in 2024, then decreased by 2 bps to 43.81% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 43.89% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 43.89% (Q1 2026), 43.81% (Q4 2025), and 44.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 56.20% |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 63.29% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 63.83% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 69.46% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 78.01% |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 45.22% |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 62.95% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 38.53% |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 43.89% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 72.39% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 43.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 43.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 45.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 45.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 44.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.13% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 44.02% |