What is the current annual gross margin of STE?

As of today, STE annual gross margin is 44.31%

What is 1-year change in STE annual gross margin?

STE annual gross margin is up +1.75% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in STE annual gross margin?

STE annual gross margin is up +0.96% over the past 3 years

How far is STE annual gross margin from its all-time high?

STE annual gross margin is currently -29.51% below its historical high of 62.86% set on March 31, 1996

How does STE annual gross margin rank versus sector peers?

STE annual gross margin is higher than 41.61% of companies in Healthcare sector

When is STE next annual earnings release?

The next annual earnings release for STE is on May 13, 2026

What is the current quarterly gross margin of STE?

As of today, STE quarterly gross margin is 43.78%

What is STE quarterly gross margin most recent change?

STE quarterly gross margin was down -0.86% on December 31, 2025

What is 1-year change in STE quarterly gross margin?

STE quarterly gross margin is down -1.64% year-over-year

How far is STE quarterly gross margin from its all-time high?

STE quarterly gross margin is currently -36.23% below its historical high of 68.65% set on September 30, 2011

How does STE quarterly gross margin rank versus sector peers?

STE quarterly gross margin is higher than 43.28% of companies in Healthcare sector

When is STE next earnings release?

The next earnings release for STE is on May 13, 2026

STERIS Plc (STE) Gross Margin History & Chart Since 1991

Annual Gross Margin

44.31%0.76%+1.75%

March 31, 2025

Summary

Current Value: As of today, STE annual gross margin is 44.31%, up +1.75% on March 31, 2025
Historical Performance: STE annual gross margin is up +0.96% over the past 3 years, up +1.51% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: STE annual gross margin is currently -29.51% below its historical high of 62.86% set on March 31, 1996
3-Year Low Comparison: STE annual gross margin is +1.75% above its 3-year low of 43.55% reached on March 31, 2024
Sector Comparison: STE annual gross margin is higher than 41.61% of companies in Healthcare sector

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Performance

STE Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual Gross Margin	Mar 31, 25	44.31%	+1.8%	+1.0%	+1.5%	+3.5%
Quarterly Gross Margin	Dec 31, 25	43.78%	-1.6%	+2.3%	+2.4%	+4.9%
Price	Mar 2, 26	$248.15	+13.2%	+31.7%	+39.6%	+635.9%
PE Ratio	Mar 2, 26	34.33	-26.2%	–	-2.5%	-29.8%
Annual Revenue	Mar 31, 25	$5.46B	+6.2%	+19.1%	+80.1%	+334.1%
Annual Gross Profit	Mar 31, 25	$2.42B	+8.1%	+20.2%	+82.8%	+349.4%
Annual Operating Margin	Mar 31, 25	18.07%	+2.3%	+33.2%	-1.2%	+9.7%
Annual Net Margin	Mar 31, 25	11.20%	+4.0%	+111.3%	-16.8%	+9.7%

Gross Margin Highs

STE Annual Gross Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	44.31%	Mar 31, 25	at high
5Y	44.31%	Mar 31, 25	at high
All	62.86%	Mar 31, 96	-29.5%

Gross Margin Lows

STE Annual Gross Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	43.55%	Mar 31, 24	+1.8%
5Y	43.19%	Mar 31, 21	+2.6%
All	36.93%	Mar 31, 11	+20.0%

Gross Margin History

Year	Value	Change
2025	44.31%	+1.7%
2024	43.55%	-0.4%
2023	43.74%	-0.3%
2022	43.89%	+1.6%
2021	43.19%	-1.1%
2020	43.65%	+2.5%
2019	42.58%	+2.1%
2018	41.69%	+6.2%
2017	39.24%	-4.7%
2016	41.18%	-1.6%
2015	41.85%	+3.2%
2014	40.55%	-2.0%
2013	41.38%	+2.1%
2012	40.52%	+9.7%
2011	36.93%	-13.7%
2010	42.80%	+5.5%
2009	40.56%	-2.1%
2008	41.42%	-1.8%

Year	Value	Change
2007	42.16%	+1.0%
2006	41.73%	-2.3%
2005	42.70%	+1.4%
2004	42.12%	+0.1%
2003	42.06%	+2.6%
2002	40.98%	-1.5%
2001	41.62%	-7.0%
2000	44.73%	-3.2%
1999	46.21%	+2.5%
1998	45.10%	+14.4%
1997	39.44%	-37.3%
1996	62.86%	+0.1%
1995	62.82%	+3.1%
1994	60.94%	+4.2%
1993	58.48%	+7.0%
1992	54.63%	-11.0%
1991	61.36%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual gross margin of STE?
As of today, STE annual gross margin is 44.31%
What is 1-year change in STE annual gross margin?
STE annual gross margin is up +1.75% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in STE annual gross margin?
STE annual gross margin is up +0.96% over the past 3 years
How far is STE annual gross margin from its all-time high?
STE annual gross margin is currently -29.51% below its historical high of 62.86% set on March 31, 1996
How does STE annual gross margin rank versus sector peers?
STE annual gross margin is higher than 41.61% of companies in Healthcare sector
When is STE next annual earnings release?
The next annual earnings release for STE is on May 13, 2026

Quarterly Gross Margin

43.78%0.38%-0.86%

December 31, 2025

Summary

Current Value: As of today, STE quarterly gross margin is 43.78%, down -0.86% on December 31, 2025
Historical Performance: STE quarterly gross margin is down -1.64% year-over-year, up +2.31% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: STE quarterly gross margin is currently -36.23% below its historical high of 68.65% set on September 30, 2011
3-Year Low Comparison: STE quarterly gross margin is +6.62% above its 3-year low of 41.06% reached on March 31, 2024
Sector Comparison: STE quarterly gross margin is higher than 43.28% of companies in Healthcare sector

Performance

STE Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly Gross Margin	Dec 31, 25	43.78%	-0.9%	-1.6%	+2.3%	+2.4%
Annual Gross Margin	Mar 31, 25	44.31%	–	+1.8%	+1.0%	+1.5%
Price	Mar 2, 26	$248.15	-4.3%	+13.2%	+31.7%	+39.6%
PE Ratio	Mar 2, 26	34.33	-7.0%	-26.2%	–	-2.5%
Quarterly Revenue	Dec 31, 25	$1.50B	+2.5%	+9.2%	+23.0%	+85.0%
Quarterly Gross Profit	Dec 31, 25	$655.10M	+1.6%	+7.4%	+25.9%	+89.4%
Quarterly Operating Margin	Dec 31, 25	18.51%	+0.5%	+1.2%	+16.6%	-9.0%
Quarterly Net Margin	Dec 31, 25	12.99%	-1.4%	+2.7%	+28.1%	-8.3%

Quarterly Gross Margin Highs

STE Quarterly Gross Margin Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	45.16%	Jun 30, 25	-3.1%
3Y	45.16%	Jun 30, 25	-3.1%
5Y	46.98%	Mar 31, 22	-6.8%
All	68.65%	Sep 30, 11	-36.2%

Quarterly Gross Margin Lows

STE Quarterly Gross Margin Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	43.78%	Dec 31, 25	at low
3Y	41.06%	Mar 31, 24	+6.6%
5Y	40.13%	Sep 30, 21	+9.1%
All	0.00%	Mar 31, 99	N/A

Quarterly Gross Margin History

Month	Value	Change
Dec 2025	43.78%	-0.9%
Sep 2025	44.16%	-2.2%
Jun 2025	45.16%	+2.0%
Mar 2025	44.27%	-0.5%
Dec 2024	44.51%	+1.7%
Sep 2024	43.76%	-2.2%
Jun 2024	44.76%	+9.0%
Mar 2024	41.06%	-4.8%
Dec 2023	43.13%	-2.3%
Sep 2023	44.14%	-1.1%
Jun 2023	44.62%	+4.3%
Mar 2023	42.77%	-0.0%
Dec 2022	42.79%	-3.6%
Sep 2022	44.37%	-1.4%
Jun 2022	45.02%	-4.2%
Mar 2022	46.98%	+5.6%
Dec 2021	44.48%	+10.8%
Sep 2021	40.13%	-8.7%
Jun 2021	43.95%	+3.9%
Mar 2021	42.28%	-1.1%
Dec 2020	42.75%	-1.9%
Sep 2020	43.60%	+1.6%
Jun 2020	42.91%	-3.2%
Mar 2020	44.33%	+3.2%
Dec 2019	42.96%	-0.7%
Sep 2019	43.26%	-1.8%
Jun 2019	44.04%	+1.1%
Mar 2019	43.58%	+2.4%
Dec 2018	42.56%	+1.4%
Sep 2018	41.98%	-0.2%
Jun 2018	42.06%	+3.1%
Mar 2018	40.81%	-2.8%
Dec 2017	42.00%	+0.0%
Sep 2017	41.98%	-0.3%
Jun 2017	42.10%	+2.4%
Mar 2017	41.13%	+3.3%
Dec 2016	39.83%	+3.9%
Sep 2016	38.32%	+2.0%
Jun 2016	37.56%	-1.8%
Mar 2016	38.23%	-0.8%
Dec 2015	38.52%	-10.0%
Sep 2015	42.79%	+2.1%
Jun 2015	41.92%	-1.3%
Mar 2015	42.48%	+1.9%
Dec 2014	41.69%	-0.6%
Sep 2014	41.93%	+2.2%
Jun 2014	41.03%	-0.7%
Mar 2014	41.31%	+2.3%
Dec 2013	40.38%	+0.3%
Sep 2013	40.26%	+0.8%
Jun 2013	39.96%	-3.8%
Mar 2013	41.52%	+3.0%
Dec 2012	40.31%	-6.0%
Sep 2012	42.90%	+5.1%
Jun 2012	40.80%	-2.9%
Mar 2012	42.02%	+8.3%
Dec 2011	38.79%	-43.5%
Sep 2011	68.65%	+64.0%
Jun 2011	41.87%	+1.6%
Mar 2011	41.21%	-1.3%
Dec 2010	41.74%	-3.0%
Sep 2010	43.03%	+350.1%
Jun 2010	9.56%	-77.7%
Mar 2010	42.82%	+0.6%
Dec 2009	42.55%	+0.8%
Sep 2009	42.22%	-4.1%
Jun 2009	44.03%	+8.4%
Mar 2009	40.60%	+4.5%

Month	Value	Change
Dec 2008	38.84%	-5.2%
Sep 2008	40.96%	-2.2%
Jun 2008	41.89%	+3.8%
Mar 2008	40.35%	-2.7%
Dec 2007	41.47%	-1.1%
Sep 2007	41.92%	-0.8%
Jun 2007	42.25%	+2.0%
Mar 2007	41.44%	-3.0%
Dec 2006	42.71%	+2.0%
Sep 2006	41.89%	-2.1%
Jun 2006	42.77%	+6.3%
Mar 2006	40.25%	-5.2%
Dec 2005	42.47%	+3.9%
Sep 2005	40.87%	-4.0%
Jun 2005	42.56%	+2.8%
Mar 2005	41.40%	-1.5%
Dec 2004	42.04%	-0.1%
Sep 2004	42.10%	-2.4%
Jun 2004	43.13%	+1.6%
Mar 2004	42.43%	+1.1%
Dec 2003	41.96%	-2.4%
Sep 2003	42.98%	+4.6%
Jun 2003	41.10%	-3.6%
Mar 2003	42.63%	+0.2%
Dec 2002	42.55%	+2.7%
Sep 2002	41.42%	-0.1%
Jun 2002	41.48%	+1.0%
Mar 2002	41.08%	+1.1%
Dec 2001	40.64%	-1.0%
Sep 2001	41.03%	-0.4%
Jun 2001	41.21%	+13.9%
Mar 2001	36.19%	-18.3%
Dec 2000	44.27%	+0.5%
Sep 2000	44.07%	+3.6%
Jun 2000	42.55%	+0.4%
Mar 2000	42.37%	-5.1%
Dec 1999	44.63%	-2.2%
Sep 1999	45.62%	-4.0%
Jun 1999	47.51%	>+9,900.0%
Mar 1999	0.00%	-100.0%
Dec 1998	46.91%	+0.2%
Sep 1998	46.83%	+0.1%
Jun 1998	46.79%	-20.1%
Mar 1998	58.54%	+30.0%
Dec 1997	45.03%	-6.7%
Sep 1997	48.27%	+12.0%
Jun 1997	43.08%	-4.7%
Mar 1997	45.22%	+7.5%
Dec 1996	42.05%	+2.5%
Sep 1996	41.01%	+2.9%
Jun 1996	39.87%	+3.8%
Mar 1996	38.40%	-40.4%
Dec 1995	64.46%	+0.9%
Sep 1995	63.89%	-1.2%
Jun 1995	64.65%	+66.6%
Mar 1995	38.81%	-40.2%
Dec 1994	64.85%	+1.6%
Sep 1994	63.82%	-1.2%
Jun 1994	64.62%	+1.5%
Mar 1994	63.64%	+0.5%
Dec 1993	63.33%	+3.9%
Sep 1993	60.95%	+0.8%
Jun 1993	60.44%	-1.5%
Mar 1993	61.36%	+1.8%
Dec 1992	60.29%	+3.8%
Sep 1992	58.06%	-3.2%
Jun 1992	60.00%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly gross margin of STE?
As of today, STE quarterly gross margin is 43.78%
What is STE quarterly gross margin most recent change?
STE quarterly gross margin was down -0.86% on December 31, 2025
What is 1-year change in STE quarterly gross margin?
STE quarterly gross margin is down -1.64% year-over-year
How far is STE quarterly gross margin from its all-time high?
STE quarterly gross margin is currently -36.23% below its historical high of 68.65% set on September 30, 2011
How does STE quarterly gross margin rank versus sector peers?
STE quarterly gross margin is higher than 43.28% of companies in Healthcare sector
When is STE next earnings release?
The next earnings release for STE is on May 13, 2026

Gross Margin Formula

Gross Margin = Gross Profit

Revenue × 100%

Data Sources & References

STE Official Website www.steris.com
Most Recent Quarterly Report (10-Q) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757898/000162828026006055/0001628280-26-006055-index.htm
Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757898/000175789825000005/0001757898-25-000005-index.htm
STE Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/STE
STE Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ste