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% on a QoQ basis from $57.5 million in Q4 2025.

Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sotera Health (SHC) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $68.2 million the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at $68.2 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $72.6 million, with a median of $75.4 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 21.54% in 2022 and retreated 25.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $81.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 6.74% to $76.1 million in 2023, then grew by 1.53% to $77.2 million in 2024, then retreated by 25.52% to $57.5 million in 2025, then rose by 18.6% to $68.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $68.2 million, $57.5 million, and $63.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 1.31 Bn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 9.14 Bn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.25 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 360.15 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 790.16 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.44 Bn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 553.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 512.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 316.87 Mn
10 Sotera Health 5.06 Bn 4.74 Bn 147.07 Mn 68.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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