Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $68.2 million in Q1 2026, up 18.6% quarter-over-quarter from $57.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 8.17% on a YoY basis from $63.1 million in Q1 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 was $68.2 million for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, up from $57.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $81.6 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $57.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $72.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $75.4 million in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses gained 21.54% in 2022, then dropped 25.52% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $81.6 million in 2022, then declined by 6.74% to $76.1 million in 2023, then gained by 1.53% to $77.2 million in 2024, then dropped by 25.52% to $57.5 million in 2025, then climbed by 18.6% to $68.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $68.2 million (Q1 2026), $57.5 million (Q4 2025), and $63.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 9.14 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 360.15 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 553.00 Mn |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 790.16 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 512.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 316.87 Mn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 4.51 Bn | 4.20 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 |