STE · Steris plc
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Higher prices and better productivity helped widen margins. Profit also grew despite a higher tax rate, so the gains reached the bottom line. Still, free cash flow fell from last year, and Steris kept its fiscal 2027 forecast. The planned $600 million chemistry center adds a large spending commitment, but does not erase the broad sales and profit growth.