What is STE's five-year median P/E?

46.8x. Half of STE's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 388 weekly readings, from May 27, 2019 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares STE only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Steris (STE) valuation

Health Care

$232.14

Latest weekly close · Market cap $22.7B

Historically low

Steris' P/E of 28.4x is lower than 93% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 18.9× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 46.8×

5-year median: 46.8×
10-year median: 40.0×
5-year low to high: 25.1× to 219.0×
Versus 5-year median: -39%

P/E

7thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +8%accelerating
EPS: +25%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

STE P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	36.0×	3	4.3×	4.6×	18.0×
Dec 30, 2024	46.6×	51	3.8×	4.2×	16.3×
Dec 25, 2023	39.8×	45	4.2×	4.8×	18.4×
Dec 26, 2022	n/m	Too little history	n/m	n/m	n/m
Dec 27, 2021	86.9×	100	6.4×	7.2×	37.2×
Dec 28, 2020	38.5×	63	5.4×	5.6×	22.4×
Dec 30, 2019	38.3×	30	4.5×	4.8×	n/m

Health Care peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare STE with peers

Health Care peers of STE on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ABTAbbott Laboratories	33.7×	Above its usual range	73
BAXBaxter International	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
BSXBoston Scientific	17.3×	Historically low	1
DXCMDexcom	31.5×	Historically low	7
EWEdwards Lifesciences	54.3×	Historically high	99

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Sector: Health Care
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About this history

What is STE's current P/E?: Steris' P/E of 28.4x is lower than 93% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is STE's five-year median P/E?: 46.8x. Half of STE's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 388 weekly readings, from May 27, 2019 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares STE only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.