Sotera Health (SHC) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026)

Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $4.1 million for Q1 2026, down 65.47% year-over-year from $11.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.9% on a QoQ basis from $3.8 million in Q4 2025.

Sotera Health (SHC) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sotera Health (SHC) has reported Change in Inventory for 7 consecutive years, with $4.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 65.47% year-over-year to $4.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.4 million (down 142.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.4 million, down 49.99% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $4.1 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, up from $3.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $11.8 million in Q1 2025, with the low at -$9.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $397000.0, with a median of -$545000.0 recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Change in Inventory was 1770.83% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 2695.69% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$545000.0 in 2022, then surged by 1770.83% to $9.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 116.14% to -$1.5 million in 2024, then soared by 355.37% to $3.8 million in 2025, then rose by 8.9% to $4.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $4.1 million, $3.8 million, and -$9.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 33.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn -
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn -2.24 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 2.28 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 46.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn -
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 19.89 Mn
10 Sotera Health 5.06 Bn 4.74 Bn 147.07 Mn 4.09 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 4.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -9.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -9.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -4.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.11 Mn