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

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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