Stericycle
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
N/AN/A
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.94$3.41

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
34.0838.3131.85136.78-13.05-16.78-113.48-204.2882.05-213.9869.53-13.05
Price/Sales ratio
4.353.421.841.610.911.752.372.061.691.721.440.91
Price/Book Value ratio
5.873.752.332.001.232.492.612.281.891.811.611.23
Price/Cash Flow ratio
24.8026.2111.9811.4019.2723.4111.9618.0622.9518.8219.4819.27
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
30.7337.1315.9515.8691.50107.9315.4429.4067.5740.8857.36107.93
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
5.90-1.75-1.04-1.570.01-0.471.353.89-0.261.550.220.01
Dividend Yield
N/A0.09%0.60%0.62%0.79%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
42.82%40.40%42.19%40.84%39.47%35.49%39.36%38.42%37.91%34.15%37.91%35.49%
Operating Profit Margin
21.76%16.33%12.32%-0.21%-4.62%3.32%5.58%2.73%5.68%2.90%5.68%-4.62%
Pretax Profit Margin
19.07%13.76%9.36%-3.01%-7.90%-10.96%-2.09%0.02%2.91%0.12%2.91%-7.90%
Net Profit Margin
12.77%8.94%5.78%1.18%-7.01%-10.45%-2.08%-1.01%2.07%-0.80%2.07%-7.01%
Effective Tax Rate
32.69%34.76%37.82%139.85%10.82%4.63%0.17%3928.57%28.39%745.45%28.39%10.82%
Return on Assets
7.41%3.82%2.94%0.60%-3.79%-5.37%-1.00%-0.48%1.04%-0.39%1.05%-3.79%
Return On Equity
17.22%9.78%7.34%1.46%-9.45%-14.84%-2.30%-1.11%2.31%-0.84%2.36%-9.45%
Return on Capital Employed
14.11%7.62%6.81%-0.12%-2.81%1.93%3.06%1.52%3.26%1.66%3.26%-2.81%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.251.291.420.831.010.930.79N/AN/AN/A0.890.93
Quick Ratio
1.131.211.320.730.950.850.700.720.840.930.750.85
Cash ratio
0.040.090.080.040.040.040.070.070.090.040.090.04
Days of Sales Outstanding
66.4875.1165.0563.6162.7860.0451.9357.9755.9376.0255.9360.04
Days of Inventory outstanding
15.449.589.9217.368.6410.3814.1710.217.21N/AN/A10.38
Operating Cycle
81.9284.7074.9880.9871.4370.4266.1068.1863.1576.0213.7970.42
Days of Payables Outstanding
28.6230.6027.0933.6339.0637.6340.7649.0246.4144.2146.4139.06
Cash Conversion Cycle
53.2954.0947.8847.3532.3732.7825.3419.1516.7431.809.5232.78
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.370.450.420.390.430.410.320.290.280.240.540.43
Debt Equity Ratio
0.871.171.050.941.071.140.750.670.620.501.201.07
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.440.520.500.470.500.520.400.390.380.330.420.52
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.460.530.510.480.510.530.430.400.380.330.440.53
Interest Coverage Ratio
8.416.294.43-0.081.851.001.89N/AN/AN/A2.031.85
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.270.120.180.180.050.090.280.180.130.180.100.05
Company Equity Multiplier
2.322.552.482.412.492.762.292.282.202.122.202.76
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.170.130.150.140.040.070.190.110.070.090.070.04
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.800.700.750.710.210.210.770.610.330.460.330.21
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.270.120.180.180.050.090.280.180.130.180.100.05
Short Term Coverage Ratio
3.392.417.504.021.392.362.9914.097.9411.811.761.39
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/A3.78%19.13%85.61%-10.42%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-10.42%