Sotera Health SHC
NASDAQ SHC
$19.47 -0.07 (-0.36%)
As of: Aug 27, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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 down 110.13% quarter-over-quarter from $165.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Sotera Health's Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$16.7 million for 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 $202.7 million (down 28.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $261.9 million, up 22.38% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$16.7 million, down from $165.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $165.1 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$336.3 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $42.5 million (2025), against an average of $33.7 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow sank 2484.7% in 2023, then soared 268.63% in 2025.
  • Sotera Health's Free Cash Flow stood at $89.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 30.39% to $117.1 million in 2023, then surged by 35.61% to $158.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.0% to $165.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 110.13% to -$16.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SHC's Free Cash Flow at -$16.7 million in Q1 2026, $165.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$15.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 234.15 Bn 230.09 Bn 8.34 Bn 1.68 Bn
2 Danaher 152.10 Bn 147.75 Bn 3.61 Bn 1.27 Bn
3 Natera 48.48 Bn 47.38 Bn 486.15 Mn -8.64 Mn
4 Agilent Technologies 44.35 Bn 42.55 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
5 Iqvia Holdings 43.68 Bn 41.60 Bn 1.44 Bn 360.00 Mn
6 Idexx Laboratories 43.02 Bn 42.83 Bn 779.09 Mn 322.52 Mn
7 Illumina 34.39 Bn 33.22 Bn 770.00 Mn 161.00 Mn
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.29 Bn 28.24 Bn 650.22 Mn 282.62 Mn
9 Labcorp Holdings 27.51 Bn 27.37 Bn 1.11 Bn 313.90 Mn
10 Sotera Health 5.58 Bn 5.22 Bn 177.96 Mn 42.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 42.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 42.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -16.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -16.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 52.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 35.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 35.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -10.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -10.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 61.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 19.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -25.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -25.19 Mn