Sotera Health (SHC) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)

Sotera Health (SHC) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $46.2 million in Q1 2026, down 61.78% quarter-over-quarter from $120.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 253.98% on a YoY basis from $13.0 million in Q1 2025.

Sotera Health (SHC) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sotera Health's Capital Expenditures history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $46.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 253.98% year-over-year to $46.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $171.1 million (down 3.12% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $138.0 million, down 22.93% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $46.2 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, down from $120.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $198.6 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$81.8 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $35.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $15.5 million in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Capital Expenditures was 9251.71% in 2023; the steepest drop was 12486.52% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$2.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 9251.71% to $198.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 66.83% to $65.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 83.4% to $120.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 61.78% to $46.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $46.2 million (Q1 2026), $120.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$33.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 376.00 Mn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 237.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 8.27 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 127.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 22.14 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 38.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 17.41 Mn
10 Sotera Health 4.51 Bn 4.20 Bn 147.07 Mn 46.17 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 46.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 46.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 120.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 120.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -33.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -33.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 38.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 38.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 65.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 65.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 99.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 99.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 198.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 198.59 Mn