Steris (STE) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Steris' quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.45% in Q4 2025, up 102.0% year-on-year from 5.17% in Q4 2024, and up 2.22% quarter-over-quarter from 10.22% in Q3 2025.
Steris has reported Return on Capital Employed for 7 years, with the latest figure at 10.45% in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 102.0% year-over-year to 10.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 10.45% (up 102.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.04%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 10.45%, up from 10.22% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.08% in Q3 2023, with the low at 1.9% in Q4 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 7.4%, with a median of 8.24% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 421 bps in 2021 and jumped 1116 bps in 2023.
- Tracing STE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.08% in 2021, then slumped by 38 bps to 1.9% in 2022, then surged by 588 bps to 13.06% in 2023, then retreated by 28 bps to 9.43% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 10.45% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.45% (Q4 2025), 10.22% (Q3 2025), and 9.92% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 152.82 Bn | 146.17 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 9.61% |
| 2 | Stryker | 115.07 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 12.24% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 95.25 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 7.36% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 71.38 Bn | 70.17 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 9.62% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.08 Bn | 47.41 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 7.62% |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.84 Bn | 27.72 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 24.24% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.56 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 9.30% |
| 9 | Steris | 20.71 Bn | 20.30 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 11.57% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 16.17 Bn | 15.75 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 | 3.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.49% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.69% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.73% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.29% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 5.13% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.91% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.84% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 9.35% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.04% |