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

Sotera Health (SHC) recorded quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$28.5 million in Q1 2026, down 164.37% quarter-over-quarter from $44.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 203.34% on a YoY basis from $27.6 million in Q1 2025.

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

Sotera Health's Net Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$28.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 203.34% year-over-year to -$28.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.5 million (down 107.61% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $51.5 million, up 1054.73% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$28.5 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, down from $44.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $262.8 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$390.4 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged $12.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $19.3 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Cash Flow jumped 3081.96% in 2022, then plunged 1879.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $229.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 80.6% to $44.5 million in 2023, then slumped by 137.53% to -$16.7 million in 2024, then soared by 364.83% to $44.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 164.37% to -$28.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$28.5 million (Q1 2026), $44.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$39.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -121.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn -6.68 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.12 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 21.27 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 56.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn -11.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn 11.79 Mn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn -328.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn -5.89 Mn
10 Sotera Health 4.51 Bn 4.20 Bn 147.07 Mn -28.47 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -28.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -28.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -39.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -39.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -16.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -16.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 58.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 58.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -37.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -37.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 44.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 44.50 Mn