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STERIS STE Return on invested capital

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32.1%+0.8pp
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10.9%+4.0pp
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FortiveFTV
5.9%+0.5pp
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8.5%+0.5pp
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IDEXIEX
10.5%-0.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+7.3%
Gross profit$697.2M+8.8%
Operating income$316.8M+46.6%
Net income$220.2M+51.2%
EPS (diluted)$2.24+52.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$439.6M+156%
Total debt$2.1B-10.3%
Total equity$7.2B+8.8%
Total assets$10.7B+5.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$335.4M+28.6%
CapEx$90.2M+27.2%
Free cash flow$245.2M+29.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.43B-2.6%
Enterprise value$21.08B-4.5%
P/E24.8×-7.6×
P/S3.3×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin44.2%+0.2pp
Operating margin18.6%+2.7pp
Net margin13.2%+1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.3%+1.8pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×
Current ratio2.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from STERIS’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: STERIS’s 10-K, filed May 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is STERIS's return on invested capital?
STERIS (STE) reported return on invested capital of 9.4% in Q1 2026.
How has STERIS's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
STERIS's return on invested capital increased by 29.3% year-over-year, from 7.3% to 9.4%.
What is the long-term trend for STERIS's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), STERIS's return on invested capital has grown at a 16.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 18.8% to 34.9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.