Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2026 · Mkt capMarket cap $21.90B · View financials
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: STE stock price vs RTX: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at RTX's multiple
Needs RTX P/E.
Implied fair value · at STE's multiple
Needs STE P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: STE FY 2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026) · RTX FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 92% equity / 8% debt
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 3.35x · EV / EBITDA 20.83x
RTX carries the larger enterprise value at $296.92B against $23.83B; RTX trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (3.35x vs 4.01x); STE on the lower EV / EBITDA (15.56x vs 20.83x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
STERIS plc · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
RTX CORPORATION · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.27x
0.53x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
—
1.85x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
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$8.19B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$1.93B
$34.49B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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