Latest period
98.40M
YoY change
-0.4%
5Y CAGR
+2.8%
Peak year (2023)
100.25M
Latest annual
98.70M
Shares Outstanding history chart for STERIS (STE) from 1991 to 2026
Latest: 98.70M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for STERIS (STE) from 1991 to 2026
Latest: -0.4%
Shares Outstanding history table for STERIS (STE) from 1991 to 2026
| 2026 | 98.70M | -0.4% | -369,000 | ||
| 2025 | 99.07M | -0.3% | -290,000 | ||
| 2024 | 99.36M | -0.9% | -887,000 | ||
| 2023 | 100.25M | +2.0% | +1.92M | ||
| 2022 | 98.33M | +14.5% | +12.43M | ||
| 2021 | 85.90M | +0.3% | +257,000 | ||
| 2020 | 85.64M | +0.2% | +173,000 | ||
| 2019 | 85.47M | -0.3% | -245,000 | ||
| 2018 | 85.71M | -0.4% | -381,000 | ||
| 2017 | 86.09M | +20.9% | +14.91M | ||
| 2016 | 71.18M | +18.6% | +11.14M | ||
| 2015 | 60.05M | +0.5% | +300,000 | ||
| 2014 | 59.74M | +1.5% | +901,000 | ||
| 2013 | 58.84M | -0.2% | -119,000 | ||
| 2012 | 58.96M | -2.0% | -1.19M | ||
| 2011 | 60.15M | +1.2% | +725,000 | ||
| 2010 | 59.42M | -0.0% | -25,000 | ||
| 2009 | 59.45M | -7.5% | -4.81M | ||
| 2008 | 64.25M | -2.2% | -1.47M | ||
| 2007 | 65.72M | -4.6% | -3.19M | ||
| 2006 | 68.91M | -1.4% | -991,000 | ||
| 2005 | 69.90M | -1.4% | -957,000 | ||
| 2004 | 70.86M | -0.1% | -66,000 | ||
| 2003 | 70.92M | -0.2% | -155,000 | ||
| 2002 | 71.08M | +7.9% | +5.23M | ||
| 2001 | 65.85M | -5.8% | -4.05M | ||
| 2000 | 69.90M | -1.2% | -850,000 | ||
| 1999 | 70.75M | +2.8% | +1.95M | ||
| 1998 | 68.80M | +1.2% | +831,000 | ||
| 1997 | 67.97M | +89.4% | +32.08M | ||
| 1996 | 35.89M | +2.4% | +844,000 | ||
| 1995 | 35.04M | +0.9% | +304,000 | ||
| 1994 | 34.74M | +1.8% | +604,000 | ||
| 1993 | 34.14M | +70.7% | +14.14M | ||
| 1992 | 20.00M | +50.0% | +6.67M | ||
| 1991 | 13.33M | — | — |
- 202698.70M-0.4%
- 202599.07M-0.3%
- 202499.36M-0.9%
- 2023100.25M+2.0%
- 202298.33M+14.5%
- 202185.90M+0.3%
- 202085.64M+0.2%
- 201985.47M-0.3%
- 201885.71M-0.4%
- 201786.09M+20.9%
- 201671.18M+18.6%
- 201560.05M+0.5%
- 201459.74M+1.5%
- 201358.84M-0.2%
- 201258.96M-2.0%
- 201160.15M+1.2%
- 201059.42M-0.0%
- 200959.45M-7.5%
- 200864.25M-2.2%
- 200765.72M-4.6%
- 200668.91M-1.4%
- 200569.90M-1.4%
- 200470.86M-0.1%
- 200370.92M-0.2%
- 200271.08M+7.9%
- 200165.85M-5.8%
- 200069.90M-1.2%
- 199970.75M+2.8%
- 199868.80M+1.2%
- 199767.97M+89.4%
- 199635.89M+2.4%
- 199535.04M+0.9%
- 199434.74M+1.8%
- 199334.14M+70.7%
- 199220.00M+50.0%
- 199113.33M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at STERIS (STE)
According to STERIS's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 98.40M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2026, STERIS (STE) diluted shares outstanding totalled 98.70M – edged down 0.4% year-over-year.
Across 2021–2026 (5 years), STERIS diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of +2.8% – with mixed annual results across the window.
STERIS diluted shares outstanding peaked at 100.25M in 2023; the latest annual figure is 98.70M in 2026 (1.5% below peak).
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 100.25M in 2023 and its low of 13.33M in 1991.
STERIS Shares Outstanding by Year
STERIS Shares Outstanding 2026: 98.70M
2026's diluted shares outstanding for STERIS came in at 98.70M, edged down 0.4% below 2025.
STERIS Shares Outstanding 2025: 99.07M
STERIS posted diluted shares outstanding of 99.07M in 2025, edged down 0.3% below 2024.
STERIS Shares Outstanding 2024: 99.36M
In 2024, STERIS reported diluted shares outstanding of 99.36M, edged down 0.9% below 2023.
STERIS Shares Outstanding 2023: 100.25M
STERIS diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 100.25M, edged up 2.0% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
STERIS Shares Outstanding 2022: 98.33M
STERIS diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 98.33M.
See more financial history for STERIS (STE).
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