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

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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 4.42%
Sep 30, 2021 3.79%
Jun 30, 2021 5.45%