Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Income (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) reported Operating Income of $116.65 million for Q3 2026, up 2.1% from $114.27 million a year earlier and up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
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Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Income (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Sotera Health's Operating Income came in at $413.72 million, up 11.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $392.77 million, up 32.0% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $297.63 million in FY2024 (+7.6%), $276.69 million in FY2023 (+11.4%), $248.35 million in FY2022 (-3.3%) and $256.73 million in FY2021 (+24.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q1 2020.
- Year over year, Operating Income has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 17.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 72.9%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 37.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $109.81 million (Q2 2026), $78.86 million (Q1 2026) and $108.41 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -68.32 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 402.10 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 479.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 1.75 Bn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -132.77 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 160.48 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -56.86 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 4.58 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 180.79 Mn | 116.65 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 116.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 109.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 78.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 108.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 114.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 97.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 72.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 87.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 80.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 104.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 76.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 63.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 63.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 71.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 53.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 66.43 Mn |
API Access
Sotera Health Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "SHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();