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STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies, and Life Sciences. It offers a range of products including cleaning chemistries, sterility assurance products, automated endoscope reprocessing systems, surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions.
Detailed revenue, brand and relationship research has not yet been completed for STE.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
47
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
82
Strong
Financial Strength
82
Business Quality / Moat
94
Management
99
Growth Quality
34
Risk / Durability
86
Great Company · Expensive Stock
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
49
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
57/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 57/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently sees meaningful weaknesses in the company-strength profile.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
What we like
•Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
•Recent buyback activity is present
What to watch
•Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
•Revenue fundamentals are weak
•Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for STE
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•Can STE maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
•Is STE's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
•Is STE's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
•What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify STE's current valuation?
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
Volatility = How violently is it moving?
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for STE
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.
Dividend history reported
The provider reports a dividend yield. Confirm the latest declaration before treating it as a current payment.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
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What the Bulls Say
+Product opportunity: STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies, and Life Sciences. It offers a range of products including cleaning chemistries, sterility assurance products, automated endoscope reprocessing systems, surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions. It also provides services such as equipment maintenance, instrument repair, and contra.
+Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
No strong bearish data point is currently available.
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Scores
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Wall Street Score
Weak47/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)
Debt
Elite
92
Debt Cost2.9%
Debt Reduction YoY5.2%
Debt / Equity0.29x
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Revenue
Poor
20
Revenue YoY1.7%
Revenue CAGR7.5%
Net Margin13.3%
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Asset
Poor
33
Asset Growth YoY5.8%
Liquidation/Share$73.16
Net Assets/MCap0.43x
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Capital
Poor
27
Earnings Yield4.0%
Buyback Yield0.9%
Debt Cost2.9%
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Management
Elite
99
ROIC9.4%
ROE11.2%
ROA7.5%
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Moat
Elite
94
EPS Growth32.6%
FCF/Share Growth21.3%
Rev/Share Growth9.1%
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Valuation
Poor
28
Intrinsic Value$223.50
Value Reference$134.10
MOS0.1%
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Buffett
Fair
64
Revenue20
Moat94
Valuation28
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MOS
Poor
16
MOS %0.1%
Value Reference$134.10
Deep Discount Reference$89.40
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Financial
Poor
34
Interest Coverage18.2x
ROIC9.4%
FCF Yield4.8%
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Master
Poor
37
Financial34
Valuation28
Debt92
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Resilience
Strong
71
Survival Years0.6 yrs
Current Ratio2.09x
FCF Margin0.2%
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Score Changes
2 historical score records available
Previous Score
45
Jul 24, 2026
Change
+2.1
points
Current Score
47
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
Revenue+1.9
Debt0
Assets+0.2
Capital+1.0
Management+0.1
Moat+0.1
Valuation+10.1
Buffett+1.4
STE increased 2.1 points because Valuation improved by 10.1 points.
Positive Contributors
+ Valuation improved by 10.1 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
50
Projected Change
+2.6%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 2.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.