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STE STERIS plc — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Healthcare / Medical - Devices

$228.78 ▲ $0.29(0.13%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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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. It also provides services such as equipment maintenance, instrument repair, and contract sterilization for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusRecently Increased
Last Dividend$0.6900Paid Sep 25, 2026
Forward Annual$2.76From the $0.6900 dividend declared Jul 30, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 04, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth10.1%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth9.6%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

97/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

97/100

Very strong growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

73/100

Below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

90/100

Top fifth of the scale

Complete data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for STE
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 31% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 27% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 1.0x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 18.9x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 10%
Dividend record21 years of uninterrupted regular payments 85 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for STE
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 9.3% (2020–2025) 96 25%
Consecutive annual increases19 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 92 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 31% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 95.0% (FY2023–FY2026) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 9.4% (FY2023–FY2026) 100 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 9.6% (2015–2025) 98 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for STE
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 76th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 76 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 28.4 is 0.48x its 5-year median of 59.0 100 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 4.1% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 57 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 28.4 vs peer median 26.8 (1.06x; 45 corporation / Healthcare securities) 44 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

1.21%

At the Oct 29, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$2.7600

Declared Jul 30, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

62

As of Oct 29, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$199.40 – $268.65

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

30.68%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

21

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

3.14

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 97/100, yield 1.21%.
A Accelerating
19 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
21 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume564,655Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$230.79Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$229.39 – $233.14Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$232.22Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$22.31BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out97.50MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$8.2512 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)28.3Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 04, 2026Paid Sep 25, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)10.1%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)9.3%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases19 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose19Since May 2005
Rank among payers503of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%0in 19 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

STE has raised its annual dividend in 19 separate years since May 2005, which ranks 503 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.

Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

STE's dividend yield fell from 1.21% to 1.21% over the past ~90 days (-0.00 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.00 pp from the share price ($228.40 on Jul 31, 2026 → $228.78 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current1.21%
1-Yr Average1.12%
Low / High0.94% – 1.35%
Percentile82%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), STE's current yield is higher than approximately 82% of them. Our stored price history for STE covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.6900 Q Regular Jul 30, 2026 Sep 04, 2026 Sep 04, 2026 Sep 25, 2026
$0.6300 Q Regular May 05, 2026 Jun 08, 2026 Jun 08, 2026 Jun 26, 2026
$0.6300 Q Regular Jan 28, 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Mar 19, 2026
$0.6300 Q Regular Oct 29, 2025 Nov 18, 2025 Nov 18, 2025 Dec 18, 2025
$0.6300 Q Regular Jul 30, 2025 Sep 04, 2025 Sep 04, 2025 Sep 26, 2025
$0.5700 Q Regular May 07, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Jun 10, 2025 Jun 26, 2025
$0.5700 Q Regular Jan 28, 2025 Feb 20, 2025 Feb 20, 2025 Mar 21, 2025
$0.5700 Q Regular Oct 30, 2024 Nov 19, 2024 Nov 19, 2024 Dec 19, 2024
$0.5700 Q Regular Jul 31, 2024 Sep 05, 2024 Sep 05, 2024 Sep 20, 2024
$0.5200 Q Regular May 01, 2024 Jun 12, 2024 Jun 12, 2024 Jun 26, 2024
$0.5200 Q Regular Jan 30, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 Feb 23, 2024 Mar 22, 2024
$0.5200 Q Regular Oct 31, 2023 Nov 20, 2023 Nov 21, 2023 Dec 21, 2023
$0.5200 Q Regular Jul 26, 2023 Sep 05, 2023 Sep 06, 2023 Sep 22, 2023
$0.4700 Q Regular May 03, 2023 Jun 13, 2023 Jun 14, 2023 Jun 28, 2023
$0.4700 Q Regular Feb 01, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 Mar 23, 2023
$0.4700 Q Regular Nov 02, 2022 Nov 21, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 Dec 16, 2022
$0.4700 Q Regular Jul 28, 2022 Sep 06, 2022 Sep 07, 2022 Sep 23, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular May 04, 2022 Jun 13, 2022 Jun 14, 2022 Jun 28, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular Jan 31, 2022 Feb 24, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 Mar 24, 2022
$0.4300 Q Regular Oct 28, 2021 Nov 22, 2021 Nov 23, 2021 Dec 17, 2021
$0.4300 Q Regular Aug 09, 2021 Sep 02, 2021 Sep 03, 2021 Sep 24, 2021
$0.4000 Q Regular May 18, 2021 May 27, 2021 May 28, 2021 Jun 25, 2021
$0.4000 Q Regular Feb 02, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 Mar 25, 2021
$0.4000 Q Regular Nov 02, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 Nov 24, 2020 Dec 18, 2020
$0.4000 Q Regular Aug 03, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Sep 24, 2020
$0.3700 Q Regular May 13, 2020 Jun 11, 2020 Jun 12, 2020 Jun 26, 2020
$0.3700 Q Regular Feb 10, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 Feb 25, 2020 Mar 26, 2020
$0.3700 Q Regular Nov 04, 2019 Nov 25, 2019 Nov 26, 2019 Dec 20, 2019
$0.3700 Q Regular Aug 05, 2019 Sep 09, 2019 Sep 10, 2019 Sep 26, 2019
$0.3400 Q Regular May 13, 2019 Jun 11, 2019 Jun 12, 2019 Jun 28, 2019
$0.3400 Q Regular Feb 06, 2019 Feb 26, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 Mar 21, 2019
$0.3400 Q Regular Oct 26, 2018 Nov 27, 2018 Nov 28, 2018 Dec 21, 2018
$0.3400 Q Regular Aug 08, 2018 Aug 28, 2018 Aug 29, 2018 Sep 27, 2018
$0.3100 Q Regular May 04, 2018 Jun 07, 2018 Jun 08, 2018 Jun 28, 2018
$0.3100 Q Regular Jan 30, 2018 Feb 27, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Mar 28, 2018
$0.3100 Q Regular Nov 01, 2017 Nov 21, 2017 Nov 22, 2017 Dec 20, 2017
$0.3100 Q Regular Aug 08, 2017 Aug 25, 2017 Aug 29, 2017 Sep 28, 2017
$0.2800 Q Regular May 09, 2017 Jun 05, 2017 Jun 07, 2017 Jun 29, 2017
$0.2800 Q Regular Feb 07, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 Feb 28, 2017 Mar 28, 2017
$0.2800 Q Regular Nov 02, 2016 Nov 21, 2016 Nov 23, 2016 Dec 21, 2016
$0.2800 Q Regular Aug 09, 2016 Aug 26, 2016 Aug 30, 2016 Sep 27, 2016
$0.2500 Q Regular May 19, 2016 Jun 06, 2016 Jun 08, 2016 Jun 29, 2016
$0.2500 Q Regular Feb 09, 2016 Feb 26, 2016 Mar 01, 2016 Mar 29, 2016
$0.2500 Q Regular Oct 20, 2015 Oct 28, 2015 Oct 30, 2015 Dec 18, 2015
$0.2500 Q Regular Aug 04, 2015 Aug 21, 2015 Aug 25, 2015 Sep 22, 2015
$0.2300 Q Regular May 07, 2015 Jun 01, 2015 Jun 03, 2015 Jun 25, 2015
$0.2300 Q Regular Feb 04, 2015 Feb 23, 2015 Feb 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015
$0.2300 Q Regular Nov 04, 2014 Nov 24, 2014 Nov 26, 2014 Dec 23, 2014
$0.2300 Q Regular Aug 05, 2014 Aug 22, 2014 Aug 26, 2014 Sep 23, 2014
$0.2100 Q Regular May 13, 2014 Jun 03, 2014 Jun 05, 2014 Jun 26, 2014
$0.2100 Q Regular Feb 05, 2014 Feb 24, 2014 Feb 26, 2014 Mar 26, 2014
$0.2100 Q Regular Oct 30, 2013 Nov 18, 2013 Nov 20, 2013 Dec 18, 2013
$0.2100 Q Regular Aug 07, 2013 Aug 26, 2013 Aug 28, 2013 Sep 25, 2013
$0.1900 Q Regular May 08, 2013 May 31, 2013 Jun 04, 2013 Jun 25, 2013
$0.1900 Q Regular Feb 07, 2013 Feb 25, 2013 Feb 27, 2013 Mar 27, 2013
$0.1900 Q Regular Oct 31, 2012 Nov 19, 2012 Nov 21, 2012 Dec 19, 2012
$0.1900 Q Regular Aug 03, 2012 Aug 21, 2012 Aug 23, 2012 Sep 20, 2012
$0.1700 Q Regular May 09, 2012 Jun 01, 2012 Jun 05, 2012 Jun 26, 2012
$0.1700 Q Regular Feb 08, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Feb 28, 2012 Mar 27, 2012
$0.1700 Q Regular Nov 03, 2011 Nov 21, 2011 Nov 23, 2011 Dec 21, 2011
$0.1700 Q Regular Aug 03, 2011 Aug 19, 2011 Aug 23, 2011 Sep 20, 2011
$0.1500 Q Regular May 13, 2011 Jun 03, 2011 Jun 07, 2011 Jun 28, 2011
$0.1500 Q Regular Feb 09, 2011 Feb 25, 2011 Mar 01, 2011 Mar 29, 2011
$0.1500 Q Regular Nov 09, 2010 Nov 22, 2010 Nov 24, 2010 Dec 22, 2010
$0.1500 Q Regular Aug 04, 2010 Aug 20, 2010 Aug 24, 2010 Sep 21, 2010
$0.1100 Q Regular May 07, 2010 May 25, 2010 May 27, 2010 Jun 15, 2010
$0.1100 Q Regular Feb 03, 2010 Feb 19, 2010 Feb 23, 2010 Mar 23, 2010
$2.1100 Q Regular Nov 04, 2009 Nov 20, 2009 Nov 24, 2009 Dec 22, 2009
$0.1100 Q Regular Jul 30, 2009 Aug 18, 2009 Aug 20, 2009 Sep 17, 2009
$0.1100 Q Regular May 07, 2009 May 19, 2009 May 21, 2009 Jun 18, 2009
$0.0800 Q Regular Jan 21, 2009 Feb 09, 2009 Feb 11, 2009 Mar 11, 2009
$0.0800 Q Regular Oct 21, 2008 Nov 06, 2008 Nov 11, 2008 Dec 09, 2008
$0.0800 Q Regular Jul 24, 2008 Aug 12, 2008 Aug 14, 2008 Sep 11, 2008
$0.0600 Q Regular Apr 23, 2008 May 12, 2008 May 14, 2008 Jun 11, 2008
$0.0600 Q Regular Jan 22, 2008 Feb 08, 2008 Feb 12, 2008 Mar 11, 2008
$0.0600 Q Regular Oct 24, 2007 Nov 09, 2007 Nov 14, 2007 Dec 12, 2007
$0.0600 Q Regular Jul 26, 2007 Aug 13, 2007 Aug 15, 2007 Sep 12, 2007
$0.0500 Q Regular Apr 25, 2007 May 14, 2007 May 16, 2007 Jun 13, 2007
$0.0500 Q Regular Jan 23, 2007 Feb 09, 2007 Feb 13, 2007 Mar 13, 2007
$0.0500 Q Regular Oct 25, 2006 Nov 13, 2006 Nov 15, 2006 Dec 13, 2006
$0.0400 Q Regular Jul 27, 2006 Aug 14, 2006 Aug 16, 2006 Sep 13, 2006
$0.0400 Q Regular Apr 27, 2006 May 15, 2006 May 17, 2006 Jun 14, 2006
$0.0400 Q Regular Jan 25, 2006 Feb 06, 2006 Feb 08, 2006 Mar 08, 2006
$0.0400 Q Regular Oct 26, 2005 Nov 14, 2005 Nov 16, 2005 Dec 07, 2005
$0.0400 Q Regular Jul 29, 2005 Aug 10, 2005 Aug 12, 2005 Sep 09, 2005
$0.0400 Q Regular May 17, 2005 May 26, 2005 May 31, 2005 Jun 28, 2005

Peer Comparison

Selected Medical - Devices dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
SYK Stryker Corporation 1.16% 7.6% 16 yrs 87
RMD ResMed Inc. 1.06% 7.7% 12 yrs 84
SNNUF Smith & Nephew plc 2.95% 0.4% 1 yr 81
ABT Abbott Laboratories 2.45% 10.4% 12 yrs 79

STE dividend — frequently asked questions

Does STERIS plc pay a dividend?

Yes. STERIS plc (STE) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.76 per share, a yield of approximately 1.21%.

What is STERIS plc's dividend yield?

STERIS plc's dividend yield is approximately 1.21%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does STERIS plc pay dividends?

STERIS plc pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has STERIS plc paid dividends?

STERIS plc has 21 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.