Steris (STE) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Steris' (STE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.57% in Q1 2026, up 200.0% year-on-year from 3.86% in Q1 2025, and up 10.75% quarter-over-quarter from 10.45% in Q4 2025.

Steris (STE) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Steris' Return on Capital Employed history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.57% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 200.0% year-over-year to 11.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.57%, a 200.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 11.85%, up 281.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 11.57% in Q1 2026 per STE's latest filing, from 10.45% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.08% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 1.9% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.09% (2024), against an average of 8.45%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1116 bps in 2023 and sank 398 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.9% in 2022, then jumped by 588 bps to 13.06% in 2023, then decreased by 28 bps to 9.43% in 2024, then climbed by 11 bps to 10.45% in 2025, then climbed by 11 bps to 11.57% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest STE Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.57% (Q1 2026), 10.45% (Q4 2025), and 10.22% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 11.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.57%
Dec 31, 2025 10.45%
Sep 30, 2025 10.22%
Jun 30, 2025 9.92%
Mar 31, 2025 9.57%
Dec 31, 2024 9.43%
Sep 30, 2024 9.09%
Jun 30, 2024 8.45%
Mar 31, 2024 8.10%
Dec 31, 2023 13.06%
Sep 30, 2023 13.08%
Jun 30, 2023 8.37%
Mar 31, 2023 7.95%
Dec 31, 2022 1.90%
Sep 30, 2022 2.00%
Jun 30, 2022 5.98%
Mar 31, 2022 4.49%
Dec 31, 2021 3.08%
Sep 30, 2021 2.49%
Jun 30, 2021 3.69%