STERIS Pension and postretirement benefit liability increased by 8.3% to $2.60M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.4%, from $1.95M to $2.60M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pension and postretirement benefit liability shows a downward trend with a -9.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A decrease is generally positive, indicating better funding status or reduced benefit obligations, while an increase may signal rising long-term financial pressure.
This represents the net liability for defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefits provided to emplo...
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other_pension_and_other_postretirement_and_postemploymen_25f251| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
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| Value | $2.83M | $2.53M | $2.55M | $2.11M | $2.09M | $1.78M | $2.16M | $2.01M | $2.06M | $1.89M | $2.11M | $1.90M | $2.09M | $2.09M | $1.95M | $1.80M | $2.10M | $2.40M | $2.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.7% | +0.8% | -17.1% | -0.8% | -15.2% | +21.6% | -6.7% | +2.3% | -8.5% | +11.7% | -10.0% | +10.3% | -0.3% | -6.5% | -7.6% | +16.7% | +14.3% | +8.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.0% | -29.7% | -15.2% | -4.6% | -1.6% | +6.1% | -2.5% | -5.9% | +1.5% | +10.6% | -7.5% | -5.1% | +0.4% | +15.1% | +33.4% |