SterisMEX:STE N 90 Shareholder Yield % is 3.79% as of Mar. 2026, which is 140% above its 10-year median of 1.58. GuruFocus rates MEX:STE N with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN4,960.30. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 817 Medical Devices & Instruments companies, Steris ranks better than 79.31% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Steris's Shareholder Yield % was 3.79%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Steris Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Steris Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Steris's Shareholder Yield % 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.
MEX:STE N vs ZBH, GEHC, DXCM: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Steris's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % 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 Shareholder Yield % vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Steris's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Steris's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* 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.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Steris (MEX:STE N) has a Shareholder Yield % of 3.79% as of Mar. 2026. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Steris and its competitors. This is 140% above median its historical median of 1.58. According to the industry distribution chart, Steris ranks #169 out of 817 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, placing it in the top 20.7%.
Is Steris' Shareholder Yield % too high?
Steris' current Shareholder Yield % of 3.79% is 140% above median its 10-year median of 1.58. The Medical Devices & Instruments industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.15. Steris' value of 3.79% is 2426.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Steris ranks #169 out of 817 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Steris has a GF Score™ of 90/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Steris' Shareholder Yield % compare to ZBH and GEHC?
According to the Medical Devices & Instruments industry distribution chart, Steris ranks #169 out of 817 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Steris in the top 21% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 0.15. Steris' value of 3.79% is 2426.7% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.58 vs. the industry median of 0.15, Steris has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for a Medical Devices & Instruments company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Medical Devices & Instruments companies is 0.15, based on 817 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Steris's current Shareholder Yield % of 3.79% is 2426.7% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Steris and its competitors. For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 0.15 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Steris's current Shareholder Yield % is 3.79%, which is 140% above median its own 10-year median of 1.58. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Steris stock overvalued right now?
Steris (MEX:STE N) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 3.79%. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN4,960.30, compared to a current price of MXN3,824.43 — trading 22.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 3.79%, which is 140% above median its 10-year median of 1.58 and 2426.7% above the Medical Devices & Instruments industry median of 0.15. Steris' overall GF Score™ is 90/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Steris (MEX:STE N), the current Shareholder Yield % is 3.79% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Steris (MEX:STE N) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Steris stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of MXN3,824.43 is trading 22.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN4,960.30.
Key valuation signals for MEX:STE N:
Shareholder Yield %: 3.79% (140% above median its 10-year median of 1.58)
GF Value™: MXN4,960.30 vs. price of MXN3,824.43 (22.9% below fair value)
Industry Position: 2426.7% above the Medical Devices & Instruments median (#169 of 817)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:STE N stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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. Steris also 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, 20% from Applied Sterilization Technologies, or AST, and 10% from life sciences services after the divestment of its dental products business.
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