TTM
44.2%
YoY change
+0.24pp
Trough year (2011)
37.0%
Peak year (1994)
62.4%
Latest annual
44.2%
Gross Margin history chart for STERIS (STE) from 1991 to 2026
Latest: 44.2%
Gross Margin change chart for STERIS (STE) from 1991 to 2026
Latest: +0.24pp
Gross Margin history table for STERIS (STE) from 1991 to 2026
| 2026 | 44.2% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2025 | 44.0% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2024 | 43.2% | -0.50pp | ||
| 2023 | 43.7% | -0.92pp | ||
| 2022 | 44.6% | +1.36pp | ||
| 2021 | 43.2% | -0.33pp | ||
| 2020 | 43.6% | +1.32pp | ||
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.52pp | ||
| 2018 | 41.7% | +2.43pp | ||
| 2017 | 39.3% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2016 | 40.0% | -1.85pp | ||
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.80pp | ||
| 2014 | 40.0% | -1.32pp | ||
| 2013 | 41.4% | +0.96pp | ||
| 2012 | 40.4% | +3.46pp | ||
| 2011 | 37.0% | -5.92pp | ||
| 2010 | 42.9% | +2.30pp | ||
| 2009 | 40.6% | -0.85pp | ||
| 2008 | 41.4% | -0.74pp | ||
| 2007 | 42.2% | +0.43pp | ||
| 2006 | 41.7% | -0.97pp | ||
| 2005 | 42.7% | -0.31pp | ||
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.96pp | ||
| 2003 | 42.1% | +1.07pp | ||
| 2002 | 41.0% | -5.83pp | ||
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.12pp | ||
| 2000 | 46.7% | -3.70pp | ||
| 1999 | 50.4% | +1.92pp | ||
| 1998 | 48.5% | +6.21pp | ||
| 1997 | 42.3% | +0.65pp | ||
| 1996 | 41.6% | +0.67pp | ||
| 1995 | 40.9% | -21.51pp | ||
| 1994 | 62.4% | +2.52pp | ||
| 1993 | 59.9% | +3.34pp | ||
| 1992 | 56.6% | -4.77pp | ||
| 1991 | 61.4% | — |
- 202644.2%+0.24pp
- 202544.0%+0.84pp
- 202443.2%-0.50pp
- 202343.7%-0.92pp
- 202244.6%+1.36pp
- 202143.2%-0.33pp
- 202043.6%+1.32pp
- 201942.2%+0.52pp
- 201841.7%+2.43pp
- 201739.3%-0.72pp
- 201640.0%-1.85pp
- 201541.8%+1.80pp
- 201440.0%-1.32pp
- 201341.4%+0.96pp
- 201240.4%+3.46pp
- 201137.0%-5.92pp
- 201042.9%+2.30pp
- 200940.6%-0.85pp
- 200841.4%-0.74pp
- 200742.2%+0.43pp
- 200641.7%-0.97pp
- 200542.7%-0.31pp
- 200443.0%+0.96pp
- 200342.1%+1.07pp
- 200241.0%-5.83pp
- 200146.8%+0.12pp
- 200046.7%-3.70pp
- 199950.4%+1.92pp
- 199848.5%+6.21pp
- 199742.3%+0.65pp
- 199641.6%+0.67pp
- 199540.9%-21.51pp
- 199462.4%+2.52pp
- 199359.9%+3.34pp
- 199256.6%-4.77pp
- 199161.4%—
Gross Margin values are taken from STERIS's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at STERIS (STE)
According to STERIS's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 44.2%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
STERIS (STE) most recent annual gross margin stands at 44.25% (2026) – expanded 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 62.45%, reached in 1994; the historical low of 36.95% was recorded in 2011.
STERIS Gross Margin by Year
STERIS Gross Margin 2026: 44.2%
In 2026, STERIS reported gross margin of 44.25%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2025.
STERIS Gross Margin 2025: 44.0%
STERIS gross margin in 2025 was 44.01%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2024.
STERIS Gross Margin 2024: 43.2%
2024's gross margin for STERIS came in at 43.17%, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2023.
STERIS Gross Margin 2023: 43.7%
STERIS posted gross margin of 43.66% in 2023, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2022.
STERIS Gross Margin 2022: 44.6%
STERIS gross margin in 2022 was 44.59%.
See more financial history for STERIS (STE).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of STERIS (STE), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 83.5% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 75.9% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 18.8% |
- 83.5%
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 75.9%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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