Service — Cost of Product and Service Sold
STERIS Service — Cost of Product and Service Sold decreased by 0.3% to $422.50M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.8%, from $388.50M to $422.50M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Service — Cost of Product and Service Sold shows an upward trend with a 10.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue suggests margin compression due to rising labor or material costs, while a decrease relative to revenue indicates improved operational efficiency or economies of scale.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the direct costs associated with delivering sterilization services and related products, including...
Peer comparison
Comparable to cost of services or cost of revenue metrics in industrial or healthcare service firms that rely on high-volume, labor-intensive operational models.
ste_segment_service_cost_of_product_and_service_soldHistorical Data
| 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 | $270.73M | $289.16M | $297.06M | $291.82M | $305.84M | $317.10M | $319.77M | $341.47M | $333.90M | $341.60M | $354.05M | $374.91M | $366.70M | $381.40M | $388.50M | $405.88M | $403.40M | $423.60M | $422.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.8% | +2.7% | -1.8% | +4.8% | +3.7% | +0.8% | +6.8% | -2.2% | +2.3% | +3.6% | +5.9% | -2.2% | +4.0% | +1.9% | +4.5% | -0.6% | +5.0% | -0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.0% | +9.7% | +7.6% | +17.0% | +9.2% | +7.7% | +10.7% | +9.8% | +9.8% | +11.7% | +9.7% | +8.3% | +10.0% | +11.1% | +8.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is STERIS's service — cost of product and service sold?
- STERIS (STE) reported service — cost of product and service sold of $422.50M in Q4 2025.
- How has STERIS's service — cost of product and service sold changed year-over-year?
- STERIS's service — cost of product and service sold increased by 8.8% year-over-year, from $388.50M to $422.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for STERIS's service — cost of product and service sold?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), STERIS's service — cost of product and service sold has grown at a 10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.15B to $1.54B.
- What does service — cost of product and service sold mean?
- The direct costs incurred to provide sterilization services and related products to customers.