Sotera Health (SHC) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 5.97% for Q1 2026, down 2266.0% year-over-year from 0.28% in Q1 2025, and down 110.98% quarter-over-quarter from 54.41% in Q4 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health's FCF Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.97% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 2266.0% year-over-year to 5.97%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.04% (down 841.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.5%, up 306.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 5.97%, down from 54.41% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 54.7% in Q4 2024, with the low at 131.74% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 16.69% (2025), against an average of 11.72%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin plunged 12686 bps in 2023, then surged 16163 bps in 2024.
- Sotera Health's FCF Margin stood at 35.68% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 37.73% in 2023, then jumped by 45 bps to 54.7% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 54.41% in 2025, then sank by 111 bps to 5.97% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SHC's FCF Margin at 5.97% in Q1 2026, 54.41% in Q4 2025, and 4.85% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.88 Bn | 209.81 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 13.97% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.65 Bn | 136.30 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 20.19% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.02 Bn | 45.83 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 26.51% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.85 Bn | 38.05 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 10.95% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.20 Bn | 37.12 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.24% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.80 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 2.59% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.11 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 13.89% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.66 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 27.51% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.24 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 147.07 Mn | -5.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.58% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 54.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -131.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.88% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 30.10% |