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STESTERIS plc

Yield on Cost (YOC): 1.20%

STE Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

1.20%

Yield on Cost for STE

STE now pays $2.52 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-23)$69.393.63%
5 years ago(2021-06-21)$201.361.25%
3 years ago(2023-06-22)$212.231.19%
1 year ago(2025-06-26)$238.531.06%
Buying today(at $210.60)$210.601.20%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 1.20% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 9.3% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

1.20%

In 3 years

1.73%

In 5 years

2.21%

In 10 years

4.09%

Yield on Cost Calculator

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$210.60
$2.52
9.28%
15 Years

Starting Yield

1.20%

Ending YOC

4.53%

Year 15 Dividend

$9.54

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$82.66

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
Detailed Projections Ledger
Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$2.521.20%$0.00
Year 1$2.75+9.28%1.31%$2.75
Year 2$3.01+9.28%1.43%$5.76
Year 3$3.29+9.28%1.56%$9.05
Year 4$3.59+9.28%1.71%$12.65
Year 5$3.93+9.28%1.86%$16.57
Year 6$4.29+9.28%2.04%$20.87
Year 7$4.69+9.28%2.23%$25.56
Year 8$5.13+9.28%2.43%$30.68
Year 9$5.60+9.28%2.66%$36.28
Year 10$6.12+9.28%2.91%$42.40
Year 11$6.69+9.28%3.18%$49.09
Year 12$7.31+9.28%3.47%$56.40
Year 13$7.99+9.28%3.79%$64.39
Year 14$8.73+9.28%4.14%$73.12
Year 15$9.54+9.28%4.53%$82.66

Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for STERIS plc (STE)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for STE stock is 1.20%.

About STERIS plc

STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies (AST), and Life Sciences. The Healthcare segment offers cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance products; automated endoscope reprocessing system and tracking products; endoscopy accessories, washers, sterilizers, and other pieces of capital equipment for the operation of a sterile processing department; and equipment used directly in procedure rooms, including surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions, as well as equipment management services. It also provides capital equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; preventive maintenance programs and repair services; instrument, devices, and endoscope repair and maintenance services; and custom process improvement consulting and outsourced instrument sterile processing services. The AST segment provides contract sterilization and testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers through a network of contract sterilization and laboratory facilities, as well as integrated sterilization equipment and control systems to medical device manufacturers and research institutions. The Life Sciences segment designs, manufactures, and sells consumable products, such as pharmaceutical detergents, cleanroom disinfectants and sterilants, pharmaceutical grade and research sterilizers and washers, sterility assurance and maintenance products, vaporized hydrogen peroxide room decontamination systems and sterilizers, and high purity water and pure steam generators. This segment also offers equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; and preventive maintenance programs and repair services. It serves its products and services to hospitals, other healthcare providers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio.

Mentor, OH
17,840 employees
Healthcare / Medical - Equipment & Services
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Medical - Equipment & Services
CEO
Daniel A. Carestio