Steris (STE) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Steris (STE) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.57% in Q1 2026, up 10.75% quarter-over-quarter from 10.45% in Q4 2025, and up 200.0% on a YoY basis from 3.86% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 200.0% year-over-year to 11.57%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.57% (up 200.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 11.85%, up 281.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 11.57% for Q1 2026 at Steris, up from 10.45% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.08% in Q3 2023 to a low of 1.9% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.45% across 5 years, with a median of 9.09% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed sank 464 bps in 2022, then surged 1116 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.57% (Q1 2026), 10.45% (Q4 2025), and 10.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 9.61% |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 12.24% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 7.36% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 9.62% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 10.45% |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 24.24% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 9.30% |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 11.57% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 5.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.79% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.45% |