Steris (STE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2019 - 2026)
Steris (STE) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.53% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.21 percentage points from 6.31% a year earlier and up 0.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Steris (STE) Return on Assets [ROA] (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026), Steris posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.52%, up 1.71 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +0.91 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.81% in FY2025 (+2.34 pp), 3.47% in FY2024 (+2.52 pp), 0.95% in FY2023 (-1.75 pp) and 2.70% in FY2022 (-3.91 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q2 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 5.27 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 5.71 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 7.36% (Q4 2026), 6.77% (Q3 2026) and 6.63% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 15.41% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | Steris | 20.49 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 7.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.09% |
Steris Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=STE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();