Sotera Health (SHC) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health's EBIT Margin was 35.90% in Q3 2026, down 0.80 percentage points from 36.70% a year earlier but up 1.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sotera Health (SHC) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sotera Health's EBIT Margin was 33.64% through Sep 30, 2026, up 1.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 33.75%, up 6.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +8.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was 27.05% in FY2024 (+0.68 pp), 26.37% in FY2023 (+1.63 pp), 24.74% in FY2022 (-2.82 pp) and 27.56% in FY2021 (+2.38 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between 15.13% (Q1 2023) and 36.70% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.88 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 9.62 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 7.47 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SHC's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 34.17% (Q2 2026), 28.16% (Q1 2026) and 35.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 31.08% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 18.02% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 4.58 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 180.79 Mn | 35.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 35.90% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.53% |
Sotera Health EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "SHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();