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STERIS STE Ratios & Valuation

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Profitability
Gross margin44.2%+0.2pp44.1%+0.7pp44.3%+1.2pp44.1%+0.9pp44%+0.8pp
Operating margin18.6%+2.7pp17.2%+1.0pp17.1%+1.1pp16.6%+0.9pp15.9%-0.4pp
Net margin13.2%+1.9pp12.1%+3.5pp12.1%+3.9pp11.6%+4.0pp11.3%+3.9pp
EBITDA margin26.8%+2.2pp25.5%+0.3pp25.6%+0.2pp25.3%-0.7pp24.6%-2.7pp
Free cash flow margin16.4%+2.1pp15.7%+1.8pp16.9%+4.1pp16.3%+5.0pp14.3%+2.3pp
Returns
Return on equity11.3%+1.8pp10.4%+3.1pp10.1%+3.3pp9.7%+3.3pp9.5%+3.4pp
Return on assets7.5%+1.7pp6.9%+2.5pp6.7%+2.6pp6.3%+2.5pp5.8%+2.3pp
Return on invested capital9.4%+2.1pp8.8%+1.3pp8.5%+1.1pp8.2%+0.8pp7.3%+0.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.6×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×
Inventory turnover5.5×+0.6×4.9×+0.9×4.7×+0.7×4.6×+0.6×4.9×+0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.1×+0.1×2.5×+0.3×2.4×0.0×2.2×-0.1×-1.1×
Quick ratio1.5×+0.2×1.7×+0.3×1.6×+0.1×1.5×0.0×1.4×-1.0×
Cash ratio0.4×+0.2×0.5×+0.3×0.4×+0.1×0.3×+0.1×0.2×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.1×0.4×-0.2×
Debt-to-assets0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×-0.1×0.2×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA-0.6×-0.6×1.1×-0.5×1.2×-0.5×1.6×-0.7×
Interest coverage18.1×+8.1×15.9×+7.7×14.5×+7.7×12.9×+7.1×10×+4.2×
Valuation
Market capitalization$21.69B-2.6%$24.88B+22.6%$24.37B+1.6%$23.57B+8.6%$22.27B+0.3%
Enterprise value$23.33B-4.5%$26.39B+17.5%$25.98B-0.7%$25.23B+5.4%$24.42B-4.1%
Price / earnings27.7×-8.5×35.2×-8.2×35.4×-19.8×36.5×-17.8×36.2×-22.5×
Price / sales3.7×-0.4×4.3×+0.5×4.3×-0.2×4.2×+0.1×4.1×-0.2×
Price / book-0.4×3.5×+0.3×3.5×-0.2×3.4×0.0×3.4×-0.2×
EV / EBITDA14.7×-3.5×17.8×+1.2×17.8×-1.5×17.9×+0.3×18.2×0.0×
EV / sales3.9×-0.5×4.5×+0.4×4.6×-0.4×4.5×0.0×4.5×-0.5×
Free cash flow yield4.5%+1.0pp3.7%0.0pp3.9%+1.1pp3.9%+1.1pp3.5%+0.7pp
Earnings yield3.6%+0.8pp2.8%+0.5pp2.8%+1.0pp2.7%+0.9pp2.8%+1.1pp
Dividend yield1.1%+0.1pp0.9%-0.1pp0.9%+0.1pp1%0.0pp1%+0.1pp
PEG ratio+0.4×0.7×0.6×0.6×+0.4×0.6×+0.3×

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Questions, answered.

What are STERIS's profit margins?
STERIS (STE) runs a 44.2% gross margin and a 18.6% operating margin, with a 13.2% net margin.
Where do STERIS's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from STERIS's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.