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 2.43% on a QoQ basis from 5.83% in Q4 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health (SHC) has reported FCF Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 5.97% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 2266.0% year-over-year to 5.97%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.57% (down 87.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.82%, up 872.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 5.97% for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, down from 5.83% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 46.96% in Q3 2023, with the low at 152.66% in Q2 2023.
- Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 1.61%, with a median of 6.56% recorded in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 17136 bps in 2023 and surged 17551 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 41.38% in 2022, then sank by 167 bps to 27.55% in 2023, then surged by 87 bps to 3.5% in 2024, then sank by 67 bps to 5.83% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 5.97% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 5.97%, 5.83%, and 33.76% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -3.31% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 7.41% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 18.23% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 22.61% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 2.59% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 10.95% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 11.83% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 23.01% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 12.92% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.06 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 147.07 Mn | -5.97% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -27.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -152.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.48% |