STERIS plc (STE) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q4'26 | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 |
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| Cash from Operations | 335.4M | 298.2M | 287.8M | 420M | 260.78M | 332.84M | 250.77M | 303.7M | 254.81M | 291.24M | 146.09M | 281.13M | 215.8M | 205.58M | 103.82M | 231.75M | 171.73M | 244.31M | 171.34M | 97.43M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 21.12% | 19.93% | 19.71% | 30.19% | 17.61% | 24.28% | 18.87% | 23.74% | 22.83% | 22.44% | 11.8% | 23.76% | 15.58% | 16.91% | 8.65% | 20.04% | 14.18% | 20.21% | 14.31% | 10.06% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 28.61% | -10.41% | 14.77% | 38.29% | 2.34% | 14.28% | 71.65% | 8.03% | 18.08% | 41.67% | 40.71% | 21.31% | 25.66% | -15.86% | -39.4% | 137.87% | -8.58% | 18.77% | 5.8% | -27.36% |
| Net Income | 220.3M | 194.4M | 192.4M | 178M | 146.07M | 173.28M | 151.21M | 145.5M | -1M | 140.94M | 116.35M | 123.79M | 186.96M | 123.33M | -315.23M | 110.75M | 52.05M | 143.09M | 69.63M | -21.9M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 360.5M | 122M | 121.7M | 119.4M | 122.35M | 125.91M | 115.25M | 112.7M | 134.44M | 140.63M | 152.25M | 137.93M | 142.2M | 137.95M | 133.88M | 138.86M | 233.83M | 117.61M | 118.04M | 83.62M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 45M | 15.7M | 21.2M | 11.9M | 9.79M | 15.33M | 20.77M | 11.5M | 8.95M | 15.29M | 20.72M | 11.58M | 9.09M | 9.35M | 11.55M | 8.96M | 9.75M | 10M | 11.31M | 26.6M |
| Deferred Taxes | -100K | -100K | -100K | 0 | -52.76M | -1.7M | 15K | -22.1M | -130.91M | 808K | -869K | -445K | -123.12M | 101K | -68.2M | 5.3M | -109.76M | 12K | 2.67M | 456K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -436.2M | 2.2M | -900K | 14.5M | 17.06M | -7.45M | 10.13M | -11.3M | 240.62M | 9.28M | -3.08M | 2.09M | -6.84M | -4.54M | 493.29M | 13.32M | -27.63M | -7.18M | 100.06M | 21.83M |
| Working Capital Changes | 145.9M | -36M | -46.5M | 96.2M | 18.27M | 27.46M | -46.61M | 67.4M | 2.71M | -15.71M | -139.27M | 6.19M | 7.5M | -60.6M | -151.46M | -45.46M | 13.49M | -19.22M | -130.37M | -13.18M |
| Change in Receivables | 233.1M | -15.5M | -5.3M | 119.2M | -108.11M | -3.21M | -25.19M | 107.7M | -109.82M | -15.79M | -44.91M | 42.45M | -100.43M | -29.9M | -29.31M | 26.34M | -73.46M | 5.56M | -25.8M | 41.73M |
| Change in Inventory | -103.2M | -1.8M | -18.2M | -42.5M | 73.8M | 17.95M | 15.42M | -34.1M | 85.9M | -22.73M | -32.66M | -67.96M | 6.51M | -32.45M | -39.91M | -58.08M | -10.78M | -34.24M | -56.24M | -1.66M |
| Change in Payables | 32.8M | -28.8M | 13.2M | 9.8M | 41.09M | 8.76M | 839K | -17.1M | -12.87M | -21.17M | 35.65M | -20.57M | 34.52M | 3.14M | 9.18M | 6.49M | 25.94M | -10.79M | 4.35M | -4.61M |
| Cash from Investing | -217.2M | -98.5M | -88.3M | -108.5M | -69.8M | -123.9M | -105.32M | 687.8M | -95.61M | -118.92M | -606.24M | -66.6M | -77.58M | -98.41M | -97.92M | -109.42M | 93.58M | -79.8M | -76.8M | -603.53M |
| Capital Expenditures | -90.2M | -98.7M | -86.5M | -93.6M | -70.89M | -89.23M | -101.88M | -108.1M | -91.5M | -118.94M | -83.29M | -66.6M | -71.45M | -91.82M | -82.77M | -115.93M | -73.07M | -81.12M | -76.97M | -56.4M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 5.68% | 6.6% | 5.92% | 6.73% | 4.79% | 6.51% | 7.67% | 8.45% | 8.2% | 9.16% | 6.73% | 5.63% | 5.16% | 7.55% | 6.89% | 10.02% | 6.04% | 6.71% | 6.43% | 5.82% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -5.1M | 0 | -15M | 2.64M | -34.68M | -3.45M | 795.9M | -6.5M | 0 | -530.3M | 0 | -8.55M | -17.43M | -15.19M | 5.23M | 166.62M | 0 | 0 | -547.35M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -100K | 10.6M | -300K | 100K | -1.56M | 4K | 0 | 0 | 2.39M | 15K | 7.36M | 5K | 2.42M | 10.84M | 35K | 1.29M | 32K | 1.32M | 170K | 217K |
| Cash from Financing | -97.9M | -98M | -159.2M | -213.1M | -178.07M | -214.4M | -181M | -998.9M | -143.77M | -197.99M | 470.21M | -213.64M | -191.95M | -120.41M | -44.95M | -141.41M | -274.61M | -189.26M | -239.11M | 818.81M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -4.3M | -155.5M | -127.31M | -54.07M | -91.75M | -891.3M | -99.02M | -140.52M | 520.67M | -159.65M | 10.1M | 11.45M | 47.1M | -74.86M | -206.37M | -138.78M | -186.96M | 904.29M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -114.1M | 103.5M | -92.9M | -10.6M | -263K | -100.43M | -46.42M | -64.2M | -325K | -2.23M | -489K | -8.72M | -154.61M | -84.03M | -45.24M | -24.68M | -28.15M | -2.88M | -14.08M | -10.67M |
| Dividends Paid | -61.8M | -61.9M | -61.9M | -56.2M | -56.01M | -56.2M | -56.27M | -51.4M | -51.4M | -51.38M | -51.37M | -46.43M | -46.6M | -46.92M | -46.97M | -43.01M | -43.05M | -43.01M | -42.96M | -34.15M |
| Share Repurchases | -114.1M | 103.5M | -92.9M | -10.6M | -263K | -100.43M | -46.42M | -64.2M | -325K | -2.23M | -489K | -8.72M | -154.61M | -84.03M | -45.24M | -24.68M | -28.15M | -2.88M | -14.08M | -10.67M |
| Other Financing | 78M | -139.6M | -100K | 9.2M | 5.51M | -3.7M | 13.45M | 8M | 6.97M | -3.87M | 1.4M | 1.17M | -830K | -912K | 168K | 1.14M | 2.96M | -4.59M | 4.89M | -40.67M |
| Net Change in Cash | 15.9M | 104.5M | 39.5M | 108M | 16.52M | -17.02M | -26.11M | -8.7M | 11.44M | -18.17M | 5.14M | 257K | -51.01M | 1.11M | -58.07M | -31.99M | -10.77M | -24.41M | -151.28M | 314.24M |
| Free Cash Flow | 245.2M | 199.5M | 201.3M | 326.4M | 189.9M | 243.61M | 148.89M | 195.6M | 163.31M | 172.31M | 62.8M | 214.53M | 144.35M | 113.76M | 21.06M | 115.81M | 98.66M | 163.19M | 94.37M | 41.03M |
| FCF Margin % | 15.44% | 13.33% | 13.78% | 23.46% | 12.83% | 17.77% | 11.2% | 15.29% | 14.63% | 13.28% | 5.07% | 18.13% | 10.42% | 9.36% | 1.75% | 10.01% | 8.15% | 13.5% | 7.88% | 4.24% |
| FCF Growth % | 29.12% | -18.11% | 35.2% | 66.87% | 16.28% | 41.38% | 137.08% | -8.82% | 13.13% | 51.47% | 198.27% | 85.24% | 46.31% | -30.29% | -77.69% | 182.26% | -12.76% | 7.39% | -20.07% | -39% |
| FCF per Share | 2.49 | 2.02 | 2.04 | 3.30 | 1.92 | 2.46 | 1.50 | 1.97 | 1.65 | 1.73 | 0.63 | 2.16 | 1.45 | 1.14 | 0.21 | 1.15 | 0.98 | 1.62 | 0.94 | 0.45 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.52x | 1.55x | 1.50x | 2.37x | 1.79x | 1.92x | 1.67x | 2.09x | -185.05x | 2.07x | 1.27x | 2.28x | 1.15x | 1.66x | -0.33x | 2.08x | 3.29x | 1.70x | 2.45x | -4.47x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |