STERIS plc (STE) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 44.2 % and a net margin of 13.2 %.
STERIS plc (STE) closed fiscal year 2026 with a gross margin of 44.2 % and a net margin of 13.2 %. The same year shows an EBITDA margin of 26.8 % and an EBIT margin of 18.6 %. The free cash flow margin was 16.4 %. Against the previous year the gross margin moved +0.2 pp and the net margin +1.9 pp. Across the period the gross margin ranges between 39.3 % in 2017 and 44.6 % in 2022. The series covers 10 fiscal years, from 2017 to 2026. Margins are expressed as a percentage of net revenue and are derived from the same figures as the income statement, taken from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: March
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin (%) | 39.28 % | 41.71 % | 42.23 % | 43.55 % | 43.22 % | 44.59 % | 43.66 % | 43.17 % | 44.01 % | 44.25 % |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 15.86 % | 22.07 % | 22.89 % | 24.23 % | 24.70 % | 24.41 % | 29.63 % | 27.27 % | 24.60 % | 26.76 % |
| EBIT margin (%) | 8.66 % | 15.26 % | 14.77 % | 17.72 % | 17.65 % | 11.31 % | 17.44 % | 16.27 % | 15.87 % | 18.56 % |
| Net margin (%) | 4.21 % | 11.10 % | 10.92 % | 13.45 % | 12.79 % | 5.77 % | 2.36 % | 7.36 % | 11.26 % | 13.18 % |
| FCF margin (%) | 9.61 % | 11.15 % | 12.57 % | 12.41 % | 14.49 % | 9.41 % | 8.71 % | 11.93 % | 14.25 % | 16.38 % |
