
STERIS plc
HealthcareNYSE:STE · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.34 today
Vol 0.49M · Avg 0.77M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $785.1M +27.4% | $616.1M +62.1% | $380.1M +259.2% | $105.8M -56.4% | $242.9M | $498.8M | $487.6M | $476.4M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $486.5M +2.2% | $476.2M -15.8% | $565.2M +2.2% | $552.9M -0.0% | $553.1M | $1.2B | $374.2M | $1.2B |
| Deferred Income Tax | -$16.9M +77.9% | -$76.5M +41.8% | -$131.4M +29.3% | -$185.9M -74.4% | -$106.6M | $1.2B | $1.4B | -$1.5B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $61.7M +7.5% | $57.4M +1.5% | $56.5M +45.1% | $39.0M -32.4% | $57.7M | $623.4M | $489.0M | $354.6M |
| Change in Working Capital | $27.2M -59.1% | $66.5M +145.5% | -$146.1M +41.6% | -$250.0M -67.5% | -$149.3M | $484.8M | $350.4M | -$1.6B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$25.1M +12.9% | -$28.8M +77.5% | -$128.1M +3.9% | -$133.3M -156.5% | -$52.0M | $1.3B | $592.6M | $1.3B |
| Inventory | -$24.0M -132.8% | $73.1M +295.1% | -$37.5M +69.8% | -$123.9M -20.4% | -$102.9M | $854.4M | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Accounts Payables | $51.1M +52.1% | $33.6M +277.1% | -$19.0M -135.5% | $53.3M +258.3% | $14.9M | $657.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Working Capital | $25.1M +321.5% | -$11.3M -129.5% | $38.4M +183.2% | -$46.1M -397.6% | -$9.3M | $1.3B | $567.4M | $1.3B |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$2.1M -124.9% | $8.4M -96.6% | $248.9M -49.7% | $495.2M +468.7% | $87.1M | $1.2B | $1.4B | -$1.5B |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.3B +16.8% | $1.1B +18.0% | $973.3M +28.6% | $756.9M +10.5% | $684.8M | $5.5B | $7.2B | $8.9B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$369.0M +0.3% | -$370.1M -2.7% | -$360.3M +0.5% | -$362.0M -25.9% | -$287.6M | $1.0B | $664.0M | $1.4B |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$20.1M -102.6% | $760.4M +241.7% | -$536.8M -1393.3% | -$35.9M +90.6% | -$380.7M | $769.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$134.0M -1146.5% | -$10.8M -616.7% | -$1.5M | $0 | $0 | $578.6M | $444.2M | $1.4B |
| Sales of Investments | $10.5M | $0 -100.0% | $3.9M | $0 | $0 | $1.0B | $822.2M | $318.2M |
| Other Investing Activities | $100.0K -98.9% | $9.2M +24.6% | $7.4M -49.4% | $14.6M +737.9% | $1.7M | $862.8M | $616.4M | $370.0M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$512.5M -231.8% | $388.8M +143.8% | -$887.4M -131.5% | -$383.3M +42.5% | -$666.6M | $3.1B | $4.8B | $6.4B |
| Debt Repayment | -$122.0M +89.5% | -$1.2B -1058.5% | $121.5M +2053.8% | -$6.2M -101.7% | $372.2M | $602.4M | $680.8M | $759.2M |
| Common Stock Issued | $32.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $610.8M | $778.8M | $946.8M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$235.5M -11.4% | -$211.3M -1696.2% | -$11.8M +96.2% | -$308.6M -453.2% | -$55.8M | $486.2M | $351.8M | -$1.6B |
| Dividends Paid | -$241.8M -10.0% | -$219.9M -9.6% | -$200.6M -9.3% | -$183.5M -12.5% | -$163.2M | -$1.6B | $535.2M | $613.6M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$1.8M -107.7% | $23.3M +310.8% | $5.7M +1395.9% | -$437.0K +98.8% | -$37.4M | $720.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$568.2M +63.9% | -$1.6B -1745.8% | -$85.2M +82.9% | -$498.7M -530.6% | $115.8M | $10.5B | $12.2B | $13.9B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $7.2M +3791.9% | $185.0K +109.0% | -$2.1M +86.1% | -$14.9M -136.2% | -$6.3M | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Net Change in Cash | $267.9M +858.5% | -$35.3M -2541.7% | -$1.3M +99.0% | -$140.0M -209.5% | $127.8M | -$15.5B | $3.2B | $4.9B |
| Free Cash Flow | $972.4M +25.0% | $778.0M +26.9% | $612.9M +55.2% | $395.0M -0.6% | $397.2M | $14.3B | $8.6B | -$16.8B |
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Does STE generate free cash flow?
STERIS plc (STE) generated $972.40M of free cash flow in fiscal 2026.
How much operating cash flow does STE produce?
Operating cash flow was $1.34B, before capital expenditures of $369.00M.
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