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STE (Steris) Degree of Operating Leverage : 0.67 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Steris Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.67. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

STE's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
50.63% of 800 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs STE: 0.67

Steris Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Steris Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Steris Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 -0.49 9.91 0.53 0.67

Steris Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.53 0.18 -2.17 -2.27 0.67

Competitive Comparison of Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Steris Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Steris's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 882.468 (Mar. 2025) / 847.161 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 5459.515 (Mar. 2025) / 5138.701 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.0417/0.0624
=0.67***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Steris  (NYSE:STE) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Steris Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5960 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH, USA, 44060
Steris is an Ireland-domiciled medical technology company focused on sterilization services and infection prevention. The company is the global leader in contract sterilization services, ensuring the safe delivery of single-use and implantable medical equipment to hospitals around the world. Additionally, Steris sells sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, and other decontamination equipment and supplies for use by care provider facilities and in biopharma manufacturing sites. Domiciled in the United States before its inversion to Ireland, the firm derives approximately 70% of its revenue from Healthcare Services, 19% from Applied Sterilization Technologies, or AST, and 11% from life sciences services after the divestment of its dental products business.
Executives
Cary L Majors officer: VP, N America Com Operations 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Michael J Tokich director, officer: Sr. Vice Pres., CFO C/O STERIS CORP, 5960 HEISLEY RD, MENTOR OH 44060
Christopher S Holland director ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST 29TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Julia Madsen officer: Senior VP, Life Sciences 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Renato Tamaro officer: V.P. & Corporate Treasurer 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Cynthia L Feldmann director 17 WINTHROP ROAD, WAYLAND MA 01778
Mohsen Sohi director C/O STERIS CORPORATION, 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Karen L Burton officer: VP, Controller & CAO 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Jacqueline B Kosecoff director 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Richard C Breeden director 100 SOUTH WACKER, SUITE 1800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Esther M. Alegria director 2642 MICHELLE DRIVE, SUITE 200, TUSTIN CA 92780
John Adam Zangerle director, officer: Sr. VP, Gen Counsel, and Sec. 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Andrew Xilas officer: SVP and GM, Dental 5960 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR OH 44060
Paul Edward Martin director C/O UNISYS CORPORATION, 801 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100, BLUE BELL PA 19422
David B Lewis director