Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $68.2 million for Q1 2026, up 8.17% year-over-year from $63.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 18.6% quarter-over-quarter from $57.5 million in Q4 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $68.2 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 8.17% year-over-year to $68.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $257.9 million (down 12.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $252.8 million, down 17.04% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $68.2 million, up from $57.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $81.6 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $57.5 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $75.4 million (2022), against an average of $72.6 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses rose 21.54% in 2022, then slipped 25.52% in 2025.
- Sotera Health's Operating Expenses stood at $81.6 million in 2022, then dropped by 6.74% to $76.1 million in 2023, then rose by 1.53% to $77.2 million in 2024, then slipped by 25.52% to $57.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 18.6% to $68.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SHC's Operating Expenses at $68.2 million in Q1 2026, $57.5 million in Q4 2025, and $63.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.77 Bn | 209.71 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 2 | Danaher | 139.78 Bn | 135.43 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.04 Bn | 45.85 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 353.52 Mn |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.68 Bn | 37.88 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.34 Bn | 37.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 637.00 Mn |
| 6 | Natera | 38.75 Bn | 37.65 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 790.16 Mn |
| 7 | Illumina | 29.90 Bn | 28.73 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 525.00 Mn |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.58 Bn | 28.53 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 321.77 Mn |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.18 Bn | 25.55 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.11 Bn | 4.79 Bn | 147.07 Mn | 68.21 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 63.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 68.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 63.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 77.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 77.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 75.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 76.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 69.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 76.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 78.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 81.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 72.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 78.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 75.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 59.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 65.49 Mn |