STE PEER ANALYSIS

STERIS plc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

STESTERIS plc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Healthcare · Medical Devices

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Medical Devices

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

STEIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	STE	PHIA	SHL	COH	4DX	Ind. Median
P/E	27.09	24.62	18.92●	24.11	—	27.09
P/B	2.95	2.10	2.18	4.30	-77.13●	2.51
EV/EBITDA	12.49	10.81●	12.04	15.11	—	15.39
P/S	3.57	1.35●	1.72	3.53	252.89	2.62

Financial Health
Metric	STE	PHIA	SHL	COH	4DX	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.09	1.32	1.10	2.46	6.57●	3.28
Debt/Equity	29.1%	71.1%	84.1%	22.1%	-22.6%●	44.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.90	2.03	3.04	0.42●	0.71	0.82

Profitability
Metric	STE	PHIA	SHL	COH	4DX	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.2%	5.5%	9.1%	14.6%●	-3,684.6%	-5.7%
ROE	11.3%	8.4%	11.4%	18.1%●	—	-8.6%
ROA	7.5%	3.6%	4.6%	12.4%●	-264.3%	-6.4%
EBITDA Margin	30.8%●	15.4%	19.1%	24.0%	-818.8%	5.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	STE	PHIA	SHL	COH	4DX	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	8.7%●	-1.9%	-0.3%	2.0%	-26.0%	7.4%
NI Growth	27.3%	160.1%●	0.3%	-6.8%	—	16.7%
Div. Yield	1.2%	3.5%	2.9%	3.6%●	—	1.1%
Payout	30.9%	33.8%	48.4%	81.5%	—	39.0%

Valuation
Metric	STE	ZBH	DXCM	GEHC	PEN	PODD	Ind. Median
P/E	27.09	23.00	31.12	19.70●	73.59	37.45	27.09
P/B	2.95	1.38●	9.79	2.78	8.54	8.71	2.51
EV/EBITDA	12.49	11.13●	18.92	11.17	56.85	20.54	15.39
P/S	3.57	2.08	6.01	1.49●	8.66	3.91	2.62

Financial Health
Metric	STE	ZBH	DXCM	GEHC	PEN	PODD	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.09	1.73	1.95	1.17	6.02●	2.49	3.28
Debt/Equity	29.1%	59.0%	46.8%	99.1%	14.7%●	72.8%	44.7%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.90	3.19	-0.70●	2.44	-0.11	0.81	0.82

Profitability
Metric	STE	ZBH	DXCM	GEHC	PEN	PODD	Ind. Median
Net Margin	13.2%	9.1%	19.3%●	7.5%	11.8%	10.4%	-5.7%
ROE	11.3%	6.1%	35.6%●	15.2%	12.7%	23.0%	-8.6%
ROA	7.5%	3.4%	13.9%●	4.3%	9.8%	9.3%	-6.4%
EBITDA Margin	30.8%●	26.2%	30.6%	17.0%	15.2%	19.8%	5.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	STE	ZBH	DXCM	GEHC	PEN	PODD	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	8.7%	9.2%	16.1%	0.8%	17.3%	31.9%●	7.4%
NI Growth	27.3%	-16.7%	73.8%	-31.1%	305.0%●	-24.7%	16.7%
Div. Yield	1.2%●	1.1%	—	0.2%	—	—	1.1%
Payout	30.9%	24.9%	—	4.3%	—	—	39.0%

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