Discontinued — last reported Q2 '16
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Share-Based Payment Award Options Outstanding - Number
STERIS Share-Based Payment Award Options Outstanding - Number decreased by 6.1% to 1.7M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 7.5%, from 1.9M to 1.7M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share-Based Payment Award Options Outstanding - Number shows an upward trend with a 2.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2016
Last reportedQ2 2016
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher potential dilution, while a decrease may indicate options have been exercised or forfeited.
Detailed definition
This represents the total count of stock options granted to employees and directors that remain unexercised at the repor...
Peer comparison
Standard across public companies; peers in aerospace typically maintain consistent option pools relative to total shares.
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share_based_payment_options_outstanding_numberHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 1.8M | 1.7M | 1.6M | 1.6M | 1.8M | 1.8M | 1.8M | 1.7M | 2M | 2M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 2M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.8M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.7M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.4% | -7.3% | -3.2% | +12.5% | +0.4% | -0.0% | -0.7% | +11.9% | +0.1% | -0.7% | -3.9% | +6.6% | -5.1% | -0.3% | -3.3% | +5.2% | -3.2% | -6.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.5% | +1.3% | +9.2% | +12.1% | +11.5% | +11.2% | +10.4% | +6.9% | +1.8% | -3.5% | -3.1% | -2.5% | -3.8% | -1.8% | -7.5% |
Range1.6M – 2M
CAGR-0.7%
Avg YoY Growth+2.7%
Median YoY Growth+1.3%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
Share-Based Payment Award Options Outstanding - Number at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is STERIS's share-based payment award options outstanding - number?
- STERIS (STE) reported share-based payment award options outstanding - number of 1.7M in Q4 2025.
- How has STERIS's share-based payment award options outstanding - number changed year-over-year?
- STERIS's share-based payment award options outstanding - number decreased by 7.5% year-over-year, from 1.9M to 1.7M.
- What is the long-term trend for STERIS's share-based payment award options outstanding - number?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), STERIS's share-based payment award options outstanding - number has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.6M to 1.8M.
- What does share-based payment award options outstanding - number mean?
- The total number of employee stock options that have not yet been exercised.