Steris (NYSE:STE) reported quarterly earnings of $2.83 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.85 by 0.7 percent. This is a 3.28 percent increase over earnings of $2.74 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.588 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.595 billion by 0.41 percent. This is a 7.22 percent increase over sales of $1.481 billion the same period last year.