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How STERIS plc stacks up
STE · against 98 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
78/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #47 of 99 · scores higher than 52% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score19 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including STE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 78?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 69% of peers. Return on invested capital: 10.5% vs peer median 4.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 79% of peers. Operating margin: 18.9% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 84% of peers. Return on assets: 7.5% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = STE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | STE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 97 reported | 10.5% | 11.5% | 42% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 98 reported | 18.9% | 17.1% | 59% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 95 reported | 7.5% | 6.3% | 64% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 92 reported | 11.4% | 11.8% | 43% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 100 reported | 44.4% | 61.4% | 29% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around STE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 13.9B EUR (≈$15.3B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 20.0B AUD (≈$13.2B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 4 | 23.8B USD | 98 | 84 | |
| 5 | 193.6B HKD (≈$24.8B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 43 | 38.4B USD | 80 | 50 | |
| 45 | 3.53T JPY (≈$24.0B) | 79 | 68 | |
| 45 | 14.9B USD | 79 | 65 | |
| 47 | 11.2B EUR (≈$12.3B) | 78 | 63 | |
| 47 | 22.6B USD | 78 | 59 | |
| 49 | 77.1B DKK (≈$11.6B) | 77 | 47 | |
| 50 | 99.2B CNY (≈$13.9B) | 75 | 67 | |
| 50 | 12.6B USD | 75 | 65 | |
| 52 | 2.57T JPY (≈$17.5B) | 74 | 62 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score