Steris cash flow statement
In fiscal 2026, Steris's operations generated $1.34bn of cash; it spent $369m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $972m. It returned $242m in dividends and $236m through buybacks.
Cash flow statement
| Fiscal year | 2017Mar 2017 | 2018Mar 2018 | 2019Mar 2019 | 2020Mar 2020 | 2021Mar 2021 | 2022Mar 2022 | 2023Mar 2023 | 2024Mar 2024 | 2025Mar 2025 | 2026Mar 2026 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 424 | 458 | 540 | 591 | 690 | 685 | 757 | 973 | 1,148 | 1,341 | 1,289 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 188 | 178 | 226 | 197 | 219 | 553 | 553 | 565 | 476 | 487 | 491 |
| Stock-based pay | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 58 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 63 |
| Capital spending | 173 | 165 | 190 | 215 | 239 | 288 | 362 | 360 | 370 | 369 | 363 |
| Free cash flow | 251 | 292 | 350 | 376 | 450 | 397 | 395 | 613 | 778 | 972 | 926 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 232 | 270 | 326 | 352 | 424 | 340 | 356 | 557 | 721 | 911 | 863 |
| Dividends paid | 93 | 103 | 113 | 123 | 134 | 163 | 183 | 201 | 220 | 242 | 247 |
| Share buybacks | 98 | 65 | 81 | 51 | 15 | 56 | 309 | 12 | 211 | 236 | 340 |
| Shares issued | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Sept 2024 | 2025 Q3Dec 2024 | 2025 Q4Mar 2025 | 2026 Q1Jun 2025 | 2026 Q2Sept 2025 | 2026 Q3Dec 2025 | 2026 Q4Mar 2026 | 2027 Q1Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 251 | 333 | 261 | 420 | 288 | 298 | 335 | 367 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 115 | 126 | 122 | 119 | 122 | 122 | 123 | 124 |
| Stock-based pay | 21 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
| Capital spending | 102 | 89 | 71 | 94 | 87 | 99 | 90 | 88 |
| Free cash flow | 149 | 244 | 190 | 326 | 201 | 200 | 245 | 280 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 128 | 228 | 180 | 315 | 180 | 184 | 232 | 267 |
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