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

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

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

Sotera Health (SHC) has reported Capital Expenditures for 7 consecutive years, with $46.2 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at $46.2 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, down from $120.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $198.6 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$81.8 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $35.0 million, with a median of $15.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Capital Expenditures was 9251.71% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 12486.52% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at -$2.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 9251.71% to $198.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 66.83% to $65.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 83.4% to $120.8 million in 2025, then sank by 61.78% to $46.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $46.2 million, $120.8 million, and -$33.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 39.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 376.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 237.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 8.27 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 22.14 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 127.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 38.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 17.41 Mn
10 Sotera Health 5.06 Bn 4.74 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