Steris (NYSE:STE) reported quarterly earnings of $2.47 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.35 by 5.06 percent. This is a 15.42 percent increase over earnings of $2.14 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.460 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.431 billion by 2.00 percent. This is a 9.86 percent increase over sales of $1.329 billion the same period last year.