STE · NYQ S&P 500

STERIS plc

Healthcare · Medical Devices

$257.12 +$0.18 (+0.07%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 8 analysts

Buy

Median price target $284.00 +10.5%

Open: $255.96
Day range: 251.97 – $258.11
52-week range: 195.14 – $269.44
Volume: 821,141
Market cap: $24,968M
P/E (TTM): 30.5x
EPS (TTM): $8.43
EPS est. FY 2026: $11.41
P/E est. FY 2026: 22.5x
Dividend yield: 1.0%
Beta: 0.86
Payout: 31%

Steris financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$1,589M	+8.8%
Net income	$214M	+11.4%
Earnings per share	$2.19	+12.9%
Net margin	13.5%	+0.3 pp
Free cash flow	$213M	+5.8%
Debt / equity	0.28	−3.8%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$1,460M	$192M
Q4 2025	$1,496M	$193M
Q1 2026	$1,588M	$220M
Q2 2026	$1,493M	$200M
Q3 2026	$1,589M	$214M

Steris earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 7	$2.8012.78 – 2.83	+10.7%$2.530
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 7	$3.1333.11 – 3.15	+10.7%$2.830
Current yearFY 2026 · Analysts: 8	$11.41211.19 – 11.47	+12.2%$10.170
Next yearFY 2027 · Analysts: 8	$12.38012.04 – 12.58	+8.5%$11.412

Forward P/E: 22.5x (FY 2026) and 20.8x (FY 2027) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$1.940	—
Q4 2025	$2.530	$2.533
Q1 2026	$2.830	$2.849
Q2 2026	$2.590	$2.493
Q3 2026	$2.940	$2.677
Q4 2026	—	$2.801
Q1 2027	—	$3.133

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
FY 2022	$1.070	—
FY 2023	$3.810	—
FY 2024	$6.200	—
FY 2025	$7.930	—
FY 2026	—	$11.412
FY 2027	—	$12.380

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$3.133	+10.7%
Q4 2026Estimated	$2.801	+10.7%
Q3 2026	$2.940est. $2.677 · surprise +9.8%	+51.5%
Q2 2026	$2.590est. $2.493 · surprise +3.9%	n/a
Q1 2026	$2.830est. $2.849 · surprise −0.7%	n/a
Q4 2025	$2.530est. $2.533 · surprise −0.1%	n/a
Q3 2025	$1.940	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
FY 2027Estimated	$12.380	+8.5%
FY 2026Estimated	$11.412	+43.9%
FY 2025	$7.930	+27.9%
FY 2024	$6.200	+62.7%
FY 2023	$3.810	+256.1%
FY 2022	$1.070	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

Steris dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	1.0%
Forward yield (next 12m)	1.1%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$2.58
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$2.76
Payout (TTM)	31%
Last dividend	$0.69Sep 4, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	Nov 17, 2026

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$1.42
2020	$1.54
2021	$1.66
2022	$1.80
2023	$1.98
2024	$2.18
2025	$1.77
est. 12m	$2.76

Steris forecasts

8 analyst ratings

Buy63% Hold38% Sell0%

Consensus: Buy · 5 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$290.00	+12.8%
Median	$284.00	+10.5%
Low	$232.00	−9.8%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$266.28
Dec 31, 2025	$253.52
Jan 30, 2026	$262.60
Feb 27, 2026	$252.35
Mar 31, 2026	$221.13
Apr 30, 2026	$216.88
May 29, 2026	$212.73
Jun 30, 2026	$210.57
Jul 31, 2026	$228.40
Aug 31, 2026	$232.64
Sep 30, 2026	$210.01
Oct 30, 2026	$227.12
Nov 10, 2026	$257.12

Steris peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
STE	Steris	24,968	30.5x	257.12	+0.07%	195.14269.44
ABT	Abbott Laboratories	191,310	41.2x	110.46	−0.05%	81.97132.03
MDT	Medtronic	129,948	25.0x	101.59	−1.17%	73.31106.33
SYK	Stryker	123,454	34.5x	324.29	−0.44%	267.00389.33
BSX	Boston Scientific	64,791	18.9x	44.70	+1.54%	39.57105.65
EW	Edwards Lifesciences	59,806	60.5x	104.01	−0.67%	74.66105.37