Sotera Health (SHC) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 52.52% for Q1 2026, down 69.0% year-over-year from 169.41% in Q1 2025, and down 3.96% quarter-over-quarter from 54.68% in Q4 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 52.52% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 69.0% year-over-year to 52.52%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 55.26% (up 9.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 55.48%, up 74.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 52.52%, down from 54.68% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 58.05% in Q4 2023, with the low at 50.55% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 55.24% (2024), against an average of 54.89%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Gross Margin tumbled 389 bps in 2023, then jumped 199 bps in 2025.
- Sotera Health's Gross Margin stood at 56.33% in 2022, then grew by 3 bps to 58.05% in 2023, then decreased by 2 bps to 56.64% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 54.68% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 52.52% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SHC's Gross Margin at 52.52% in Q1 2026, 54.68% in Q4 2025, and 57.04% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.88 Bn | 209.81 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 69.57% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.65 Bn | 136.30 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 57.64% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.02 Bn | 45.83 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 64.04% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.85 Bn | 38.05 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 53.95% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.20 Bn | 37.12 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 32.85% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.80 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 99.91% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.11 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 66.44% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.66 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 63.29% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.24 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 33.75% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 147.07 Mn | 52.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 52.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.61% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 53.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 55.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.22% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 58.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 54.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 50.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 56.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 56.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 54.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 55.53% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.07% |