Steris (STE) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Steris' (STE) quarterly Research & Development came in at $28.8 million in Q1 2026, up 4.35% year-on-year from $27.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.37% quarter-over-quarter from $29.5 million in Q4 2025.

Steris (STE) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steris' Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $28.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 4.35% year-over-year to $28.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $112.9 million, a 4.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $112.9 million, up 4.93% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development fell to $28.8 million in Q1 2026 per STE's latest filing, from $29.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $29.5 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $23.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $26.3 million (2023), against an average of $26.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 41.69% in 2022 and fell 6.17% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $25.5 million in 2022, then fell by 1.02% to $25.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.49% to $27.4 million in 2024, then grew by 7.66% to $29.5 million in 2025, then declined by 2.37% to $28.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest STE Research & Development figures stand at $28.8 million (Q1 2026), $29.5 million (Q4 2025), and $28.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 767.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 413.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 671.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 516.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 263.30 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 145.30 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn -461.27 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 345.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 28.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 29.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 28.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 27.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 27.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 25.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 26.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 24.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 23.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 25.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 24.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 24.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 24.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 18.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 18.19 Mn