Sotera Health (SHC) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$16.7 million for Q1 2026, down 139.39% year-over-year from $42.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.47% on a QoQ basis from -$17.7 million in Q4 2025.

Sotera Health (SHC) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sotera Health (SHC) has reported Free Cash Flow for 7 consecutive years, with -$16.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 139.39% year-over-year to -$16.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $90.0 million (down 3.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $149.2 million, up 230.81% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$16.7 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, up from -$17.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $123.6 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$389.7 million in Q2 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $4.5 million, with a median of $19.3 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 881.39% in 2023 and surged 4857.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $104.1 million in 2022, then plunged by 182.11% to -$85.5 million in 2023, then soared by 88.12% to -$10.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 74.32% to -$17.7 million in 2025, then grew by 5.47% to -$16.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$16.7 million, -$17.7 million, and $105.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -42.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 816.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 257.97 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 491.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 122.38 Mn
10 Sotera Health 5.06 Bn 4.74 Bn 147.07 Mn -16.73 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -16.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -16.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -17.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -17.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 105.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 105.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 42.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 42.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -10.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -10.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 63.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 63.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -85.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -85.47 Mn