Steris (STE) Return on Invested Capital (2020 - 2026)
Steris' (STE) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.07% in Q1 2026, up 5.0% year-on-year from 0.06% in Q1 2025, and up 67.59% quarter-over-quarter from 0.04% in Q4 2025.
Steris (STE) Return on Invested Capital (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Steris' Return on Invested Capital history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.07% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.07% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.07%, a 5.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.07%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.07% in Q1 2026 per STE's latest filing, from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.07% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.02% (2024), against an average of 0.02%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital decreased 11 bps in 2022 and rose 5 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 1459 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then slumped by 53 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 106 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then surged by 68 bps to 0.07% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest STE Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.07% (Q1 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 201.40 Bn | 194.75 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Stryker | 122.29 Bn | 119.41 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 105.01 Bn | 96.40 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 63.59 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 55.28 Bn | 51.60 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dexcom | 29.06 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 750.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.02 Bn | 25.93 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.27 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Smith & Nephew | 25.80 Bn | 25.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Steris | 20.59 Bn | 20.16 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 0.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.11% |