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STERIS plc (STE)

Healthcare | Medical Devices | Mentor, United States | NYSE
225.79 USD +5.82 (2.646%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 225.80 +0.01 (0.004%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:15 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:51 p.m. EDT

STERIS plc (STE) appears to be a balanced investment with a solid dividend yield and strong fundamentals, making it a good candidate for long-term holding. The recent price action shows some volatility, but the dividend history indicates consistency. Short-term traders might consider the current price as a potential buying opportunity, especially with the options activity suggesting mixed sentiment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.099780
MSTL0.111459
AutoETS0.115060
AutoTheta0.116681

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 13.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.112
Excess Kurtosis -1.36
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 28.651
Revenue per Share 59.303
Market Cap 22,160,611,328
Trailing P/E 31.49
Forward P/E 20.38
Beta 1.07
Profit Margins 12.14%
Website https://www.steris.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:51 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are heavily positioned at the 230 strike, indicating potential upside interest, while puts are concentrated at the 210 strike, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The high IV at the 230 strike implies heightened volatility expectations. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 0.75% 0.91% 0.90%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-17 0.63 0.256713
2025-09-04 0.63 0.259502
2025-06-10 0.57 0.236400
2025-02-20 0.57 0.260106
2024-11-19 0.57 0.271589
2024-09-05 0.57 0.241491
2024-06-12 0.52 0.233749
2024-02-22 0.52 0.224174
2023-11-20 0.52 0.265417
2023-09-05 0.52 0.237741
2023-06-13 0.47 0.232017
2023-02-23 0.47 0.256980
2022-11-21 0.47 0.273102
2022-09-06 0.47 0.245878
2022-06-13 0.43 0.210710
2022-02-24 0.43 0.194560
2021-11-22 0.43 0.193456
2021-09-02 0.43 0.205269
2021-05-27 0.40 0.218568
2021-02-23 0.40 0.241292
2020-11-23 0.40 0.221609
2020-08-26 0.40 0.272184
2020-06-11 0.37 0.260773
2020-02-24 0.37 0.233081
2019-11-25 0.37 0.258204
2019-09-09 0.37 0.269916
2019-06-11 0.34 0.257177
2019-02-26 0.34 0.300331
2018-11-27 0.34 0.316254
2018-08-28 0.34 0.316868
2018-06-07 0.31 0.318078
2018-02-27 0.31 0.362927
2017-11-21 0.31 0.378329
2017-08-25 0.31 0.396074
2017-06-05 0.28 0.385622
2017-02-24 0.28 0.435517
2016-11-21 0.28 0.460624
2016-08-26 0.28 0.439827
2016-06-06 0.25 0.393559
2016-02-26 0.25 0.430025
2015-10-28 0.25 0.392181
2015-08-21 0.25 0.434748
2015-06-01 0.23 0.382811
2015-02-23 0.23 0.395386
2014-11-24 0.23 0.410801
2014-08-22 0.23 0.471552
2014-06-03 0.21 0.458781
2014-02-24 0.21 0.531663
2013-11-18 0.21 0.539638
2013-08-26 0.21 0.569386
2013-05-31 0.19 0.486293
2013-02-25 0.19 0.573581
2012-11-19 0.19 0.672166
2012-08-21 0.19 0.652422
2012-06-01 0.17 0.694015
2012-02-24 0.17 0.630210
2011-11-21 0.17 0.727776
2011-08-19 0.17 0.715753
2011-06-03 0.15 0.527600
2011-02-25 0.15 0.534679
2010-11-22 0.15 0.531769
2010-08-20 0.15 0.625968
2010-05-25 0.11 0.433090
2010-02-19 0.11 0.430878
2009-11-20 2.11 8.236752
2009-08-18 0.11 0.514521
2009-05-19 0.11 0.608020
2009-02-09 0.08 0.382630
2008-11-06 0.08 0.321728
2008-08-12 0.08 0.290542
2008-05-12 0.06 0.256223
2008-02-08 0.06 0.348564
2007-11-09 0.06 0.299714
2007-08-13 0.06 0.286500
2007-05-14 0.05 0.247001
2007-02-09 0.05 0.258847
2006-11-13 0.05 0.270245
2006-08-14 0.04 0.242402
2006-05-15 0.04 0.235711
2006-02-06 0.04 0.214403
2005-11-14 0.04 0.221768
2005-08-10 0.04 0.212093
2005-05-26 0.04 0.228078
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.46
dividendYield 1.09
exDividendDate 2026-02-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010910579
lastDividendValue 0.63
lastDividendDate 2026-02-17
dividendDate 2026-03-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0054392815
Address1 5,960 Heisley Road
All Time High 269.44
All Time Low 1.8125
Ask 242.64
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 587,060
Average Daily Volume3 Month 852,706
Average Volume 852,706
Average Volume10Days 587,060
Beta 1.07
Bid 203.36
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 72.931
City Mentor
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 225.79
Current Ratio 2.479
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 227.83
Day Low 221.615
Debt To Equity 28.651
Display Name STERIS
Dividend Date 1,773,878,400
Dividend Rate 2.46
Dividend Yield 1.09
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,300,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,300,000
Earnings Growth 0.121
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.112
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,238,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,702,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,702,400
Ebitda 1,574,845,952
Ebitda Margins 0.27021998
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.105
Enterprise To Revenue 4.082
Enterprise Value 23,787,759,616
Eps Current Year 10.2
Eps Forward 11.07875
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 232.4018
Fifty Day Average Change -6.611801
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.02844987
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.54392815
Fifty Two Week High 269.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -43.65001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1620027
Fifty Two Week Low 209.98
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.809998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07529288
Fifty Two Week Range 209.98 - 269.44
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 707,405,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.89
Float Shares 97,694,494
Forward Eps 11.07875
Forward P E 20.380459
Free Cashflow 870,695,744
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 17,787
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.44322
Gross Profits 2,583,096,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00302
Held Percent Institutions 0.98578
Implied Shares Outstanding 98,147,009
Industry Medical Devices
Industry Disp Medical Devices
Industry Key medical-devices
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,286,400
Last Dividend Value 0.63
Last Fiscal Year End 1,743,379,200
Last Split Date 904,003,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), and Life Sciences. The Healthcare segment offers cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance products; automated endoscope reprocessing system and tracking products; endoscopy accessories, washers, sterilizers, and other pieces of capital equipment for the operation of a sterile processing department; and equipment used directly in procedure rooms, including surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions, as well as equipment management services. It also provides capital equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; preventive maintenance programs and repair services; instrument, devices, and endoscope repair and maintenance services; and custom process improvement consulting and outsourced instrument sterile processing services. The AST segment provides contract sterilization and testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers through a network of contract sterilization and laboratory facilities, as well as integrated sterilization equipment and control systems to medical device manufacturers and research institutions. The Life Sciences segment designs, manufactures, and sells consumable products, such as 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. This segment also offers equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; and preventive maintenance programs and repair services. It serves its products and services to hospitals, other healthcare providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio.
Long Name STERIS plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 22,160,611,328
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_34783
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 708,524,032
Next Fiscal Year End 1,774,915,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 21,573,563,249
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 222.15
Operating Cashflow 1,266,786,944
Operating Margins 0.18494
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.33470002
Phone 440 354 2600
Post Market Change 0.009689331
Post Market Change Percent 0.004291302
Post Market Price 225.79968
Post Market Time 1,776,464,101
Previous Close 219.97
Price Eps Current Year 22.136274
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.0959399
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.8024285
Profit Margins 0.12144
Quick Ratio 1.533
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 5.81999
Regular Market Change Percent 2.64581
Regular Market Day High 227.83
Regular Market Day Low 221.615
Regular Market Day Range 221.615 - 227.83
Regular Market Open 222.15
Regular Market Previous Close 219.97
Regular Market Price 225.79
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 600,409
Return On Assets 0.06606
Return On Equity 0.10468
Revenue Growth 0.092
Revenue Per Share 59.303
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 98,075,025
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0186
Shares Short 1,823,241
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,736,630
Short Name STERIS plc (Ireland)
Short Percent Of Float 0.0212
Short Ratio 1.99
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol STE
Target High Price 300.0
Target Low Price 231.0
Target Mean Price 279.2857
Target Median Price 291.0
Total Cash 423,700,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.32
Total Debt 2,053,699,968
Total Revenue 5,828,015,104
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010910579
Trailing Eps 7.17
Trailing P E 31.490932
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6802
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 243.7657
Two Hundred Day Average Change -17.975708
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07374174
Type Disp Equity
Volume 600,409
Website https://www.steris.com
Zip 44,060