Latest headcount
18,000
YoY change
0.0%
Headcount CAGR
+6.0%
Revenue / employee
$330K
Employee count history for STERIS
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 12,000 |
| 2020 | 13,000 |
| 2021 | 13,000 |
| 2022 | 16,000 |
| 2023 | 17,000 |
| 2024 | 18,179 |
| 2025 | 18,000 |
| 2026 | 18,000 |
Revenue per employee for STERIS
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $232K |
| 2020 | $233K |
| 2021 | $239K |
| 2022 | $264K |
| 2023 | $267K |
| 2024 | $283K |
| 2025 | $303K |
| 2026 | $330K |
Earnings per employee for STERIS
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $25.3K |
| 2020 | $31.4K |
| 2021 | $30.6K |
| 2022 | $15.2K |
| 2023 | $6.3K |
| 2024 | $20.8K |
| 2025 | $34.1K |
| 2026 | $43.6K |
Employee count history for STERIS (STE)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202618,0000.0%
- 202518,000-1.0%
- 202418,179+6.9%
- 202317,000+6.3%
- 202216,000+23.1%
- 202113,0000.0%
- 202013,000+8.3%
- 201912,000—
About STERIS's employee count
STERIS (STE) employed 18,000 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount was unchanged from 18,000 a year earlier.
Across the 2019–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 12,000 to 18,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +6.0% per year.
STERIS generated about $330K of revenue and $43.6K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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