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STERIS plc (STE)

Healthcare | Medical Devices | Mentor, United States | NYSE
217.77 USD -1.21 (-0.553%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:09 a.m. EDT

STERIS presents a compelling long-term case where the business fundamentals are robust, yet the stock price is currently lagging behind its historical trend. The company is generating solid earnings growth of 14 percent and maintains healthy operating margins near 19 percent, supported by a manageable payout ratio of roughly 30 percent. While the dividend yield sits at a modest 1.23 percent, the consistent annual increases demonstrate management's commitment to returning capital without straining the balance sheet. From a valuation perspective, the forward P/E of 17.5 offers a discount to the trailing multiple, aligning with analyst price targets that imply roughly 23 percent upside. However, the short-term outlook remains conflicted; the stock is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which typically signals continued weakness. Yet, recent price action has stabilized near the lows, and options flow suggests active buying at levels above the current price. Investors should view this as a high-conviction accumulation opportunity for the multi-year horizon, while waiting for technical confirmation of a trend reversal before adding to positions aggressively.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.058652
AutoETS0.058950
MSTL0.060993
AutoARIMA0.066778

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 0.34
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.061
Excess Kurtosis -1.34
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 28.312
Revenue per Share 61.607
Market Cap 21,232,599,040
Trailing P/E 26.62
Forward P/E 17.75
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 13.33%
Website https://www.steris.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with heavy call open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (270 and 280 for March 2027), indicating a bullish thesis on the long horizon. Near-term options show elevated implied volatility and notable call volume at the 220 strike, suggesting traders anticipate a rebound toward the 50-day average despite the stock trading below key moving averages. Put open interest clusters at the 190-200 range, establishing a psychological floor.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.31% 0.86% 0.94% 0.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-04 0.69 0.307227
2026-06-08 0.63 0.299957
2026-02-17 0.63 0.256713
2025-09-04 0.63 0.258844
2025-06-10 0.57 0.235187
2025-02-20 0.57 0.258164
2024-11-19 0.57 0.268868
2024-09-05 0.57 0.238444
2024-06-12 0.52 0.230252
2024-02-22 0.52 0.220311
2023-11-20 0.52 0.260260
2023-09-05 0.52 0.232517
2023-06-13 0.47 0.226408
2023-02-23 0.47 0.250200
2022-11-21 0.47 0.265222
2022-09-06 0.47 0.238107
2022-06-13 0.43 0.203570
2022-02-24 0.43 0.187601
2021-11-22 0.43 0.186179
2021-09-02 0.43 0.197184
2021-05-27 0.40 0.209545
2021-02-23 0.40 0.230854
2020-11-23 0.40 0.211539
2020-08-26 0.40 0.259286
2020-06-11 0.37 0.247773
2020-02-24 0.37 0.220948
2019-11-25 0.37 0.244224
2019-09-09 0.37 0.254681
2019-06-11 0.34 0.242079
2019-02-26 0.34 0.282017
2018-11-27 0.34 0.296141
2018-08-28 0.34 0.295832
2018-06-07 0.31 0.296084
2018-02-27 0.31 0.336847
2017-11-21 0.31 0.349966
2017-08-25 0.31 0.365092
2017-06-05 0.28 0.354161
2017-02-24 0.28 0.398577
2016-11-21 0.28 0.419853
2016-08-26 0.28 0.399202
2016-06-06 0.25 0.355771
2016-02-26 0.25 0.387357
2015-10-28 0.25 0.351914
2015-08-21 0.25 0.388682
2015-06-01 0.23 0.340943
2015-02-23 0.23 0.350931
2014-11-24 0.23 0.363349
2014-08-22 0.23 0.415538
2014-06-03 0.21 0.402607
2014-02-24 0.21 0.464705
2013-11-18 0.21 0.469484
2013-08-26 0.21 0.493073
2013-05-31 0.19 0.419056
2013-02-25 0.19 0.492228
2012-11-19 0.19 0.574018
2012-08-21 0.19 0.553936
2012-06-01 0.17 0.586005
2012-02-24 0.17 0.529101
2011-11-21 0.17 0.607794
2011-08-19 0.17 0.594198
2011-06-03 0.15 0.435414
2011-02-25 0.15 0.439367
2010-11-22 0.15 0.435035
2010-08-20 0.15 0.509857
2010-05-25 0.11 0.350989
2010-02-19 0.11 0.347991
2009-11-20 2.11 6.628966
2009-08-18 0.11 0.388555
2009-05-19 0.11 0.457380
2009-02-09 0.08 0.286533
2008-11-06 0.08 0.240240
2008-08-12 0.08 0.216450
2008-05-12 0.06 0.190476
2008-02-08 0.06 0.258621
2007-11-09 0.06 0.221811
2007-08-13 0.06 0.211566
2007-05-14 0.05 0.182017
2007-02-09 0.05 0.190404
2006-11-13 0.05 0.198413
2006-08-14 0.04 0.177620
2006-05-15 0.04 0.172414
2006-02-06 0.04 0.156556
2005-11-14 0.04 0.161681
2005-08-10 0.04 0.154381
2005-05-26 0.04 0.165769
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.18
exDividendDate 2026-09-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.52
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0115079
lastDividendValue 0.69
lastDividendDate 2026-09-04
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.080207825
Address1 5,960 Heisley Road
All Time High 269.44
All Time Low 1.8125
Ask 221.5
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 653,570
Average Daily Volume3 Month 678,728
Average Volume 678,728
Average Volume10Days 653,570
Beta 0.925
Bid 217.77
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 73.915
City Mentor
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 217.77
Current Ratio 1.906
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 221.45
Day Low 216.14
Debt To Equity 28.312
Display Name STERIS
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Yield 1.18
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,021,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,021,200
Earnings Growth 0.14
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.128
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 1,640,499,968
Ebitda Margins 0.27172002
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.904
Enterprise To Revenue 3.778
Enterprise Value 22,809,298,944
Eps Current Year 11.17063
Eps Forward 12.26675
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 222.0092
Fifty Day Average Change -4.239197
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.019094689
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.020782
Fifty Two Week High 269.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -51.67
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19176811
Fifty Two Week Low 195.14
Fifty Two Week Low Change 22.630005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11596805
Fifty Two Week Range 195.14 - 269.44
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 707,405,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.92
Float Shares 97,082,810
Forward Eps 12.26675
Forward P E 17.752869
Free Cashflow 798,862,528
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 17,937
Fullday Change -1.2099915
Fullday Change Percent -0.552558
Fullday Price 217.8
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.44422
Gross Profits 2,681,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0030500002
Held Percent Institutions 1.00785
Implied Shares Outstanding 97,500,110
Industry Medical Devices
Industry Disp Medical Devices
Industry Key medical-devices
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Last Dividend Value 0.69
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Last Split Date 904,003,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies, and Life Sciences. The company offers cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance products, automated endoscope reprocessing system and tracking products, endoscopy accessories, instruments, washers, and sterilizers and other pieces of capital equipment, as well as equipment used directly in the procedure rooms, including surgical tables, lights, equipment management services, and connectivity solutions; and various preventive maintenance programs, repair services, custom process improvement consulting, and outsourced instrument sterile processing, as well as instrument, devices, and endoscope repair and maintenance services. It also provides process controls and monitoring systems, as well as integrated sterilization equipment, such as accelerators, product handling, and automation; and sterilization modalities, product development, materials testing, and process validation, as well as support services for sterilization equipment and control systems comprising installation, preventive maintenance, updates, repairs, and troubleshooting. In addition, the company offers pharmaceutical detergents, cleanroom disinfectants and sterilants, pharmaceutical grade and research sterilizers and washers, sterility assurance and maintenance products, vaporized hydrogen peroxide room decontamination systems and sterilizers, and high purity water and pure steam generators; and preventive maintenance programs and repair services to support the operation of capital equipment. It serves healthcare providers, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, and hospitals. The company was formerly known as New STERIS Limited and changed its name to STERIS plc in November 2015. STERIS plc was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio.
Long Name STERIS plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 21,232,599,040
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34783
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 805,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,451,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 20,357,047,966
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 220.21
Operating Cashflow 1,288,499,968
Operating Margins 0.19153
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.3081
Peg Ratio 1.83
Phone 440 354 2600
Pre Market Change 0.02999878
Pre Market Change Percent 0.013775442
Pre Market Price 217.8
Pre Market Time 1,791,982,653
Previous Close 218.98
Price Eps Current Year 19.494871
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.946222
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.5167866
Profit Margins 0.13333
Quick Ratio 1.165
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.77778
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.20999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.552558
Regular Market Day High 221.45
Regular Market Day Low 216.14
Regular Market Day Range 216.14 - 221.45
Regular Market Open 220.21
Regular Market Previous Close 218.98
Regular Market Price 217.77
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 509,887
Return On Assets 0.06797
Return On Equity 0.11389
Revenue Growth 0.073
Revenue Per Share 61.607
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 97,500,110
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0293
Shares Short 2,857,327
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,443,665
Short Name STERIS plc (Ireland)
Short Percent Of Float 0.0294
Short Ratio 4.33
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol STE
Target High Price 280.0
Target Low Price 232.0
Target Mean Price 262.14285
Target Median Price 269.0
Total Cash 482,300,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.947
Total Debt 2,044,499,968
Total Revenue 6,037,499,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.52
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0115079
Trailing Eps 8.18
Trailing P E 26.62225
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7414
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 226.7504
Two Hundred Day Average Change -8.980392
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03960475
Type Disp Equity
Volume 509,887
Website https://www.steris.com
Zip 44,060