STERIS plc (STE) Stock Rises on Q4 2026 Earnings

STERIS plc (STE) reported fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.59 billion, up 7.29% year‑over‑year and slightly below the consensus revenue estimate of $1.61 billion.

Gross profit: $697.1 million (+8.72% YoY)

Operating profit: $316.8 million (+46.56% YoY)

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $220.3 million (+51.23% YoY)

Diluted earnings per share: $2.24 (+47.37% YoY)

Cash from operating activities: $335.4 million (+28.61% YoY)

Capital spending (purchases of property, plant and equipment): $90.2 million (+27.25% YoY)

Cash and cash equivalents: $439.6 million (+156.03% YoY)

Total liabilities: $3.54 billion (+0.25% YoY)

Cost of sales: $891.3 million (+6.19% YoY)

Gross margin: about 43.9% (gross profit divided by revenue)

Revenue missed the estimate by about $21.7 million (roughly 1.3%).

Consensus EPS estimate was 2.8767; reported diluted EPS was 2.24.

STE stock was up 4.04% since market close.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

STERIS plc Insider Trading Activity

STERIS plc insiders have traded $STE stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $STE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JOHN ADAM ZANGERLE (Sr. VP, Gen Counsel, and Sec.) sold 15,000 shares for an estimated $3,977,100
JULIA MADSEN (Sr. VP and GM, Life Sciences) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,008 shares for an estimated $1,312,096.
RENATO TAMARO (V.P. & Corporate Treasurer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 5,036 shares for an estimated $1,297,039.
CYNTHIA L FELDMANN sold 3,098 shares for an estimated $734,876

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

STERIS plc Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 383 institutional investors add shares of STERIS plc stock to their portfolio, and 436 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 3,632,991 shares (-74.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $921,035,878
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 1,475,444 shares (+874.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $374,054,562
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 1,171,994 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $297,123,918
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 920,106 shares (+219.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $233,265,273
GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP removed 896,456 shares (-30.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $227,269,525
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ removed 627,817 shares (-13.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $159,164,165
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 440,164 shares (+37.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $111,590,377

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

STERIS plc Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $STE stock 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 6 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $STE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 05/01, 04/29, 02/10 and 0 sales.
REPRESENTATIVE APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 04/30, 03/16, 02/06 and 0 sales.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.