Steris (NYSE:STE) reported quarterly earnings of $2.74 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.59 by 5.79 percent. This is a 13.69 percent increase over earnings of $2.41 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.48 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.47 billion by 0.81 percent. This is a 4.37 percent increase over sales of $1.42 billion the same period last year.