Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 28.16% for Q1 2026, down 27.0% year-over-year from 38.57% in Q1 2025, and down 21.18% quarter-over-quarter from 35.73% in Q4 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health's Operating Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.16% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 27.0% year-over-year to 28.16%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 33.58% (up 495.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 33.75%, up 671.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 28.16%, down from 35.73% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 36.7% in Q3 2025, with the low at 15.13% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 28.16% (2026), against an average of 27.69%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 962 bps in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 747 bps in 2023.
- Sotera Health's Operating Margin stood at 23.92% in 2022, then surged by 40 bps to 33.53% in 2023, then fell by 10 bps to 30.03% in 2024, then climbed by 19 bps to 35.73% in 2025, then fell by 21 bps to 28.16% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SHC's Operating Margin at 28.16% in Q1 2026, 35.73% in Q4 2025, and 36.7% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.88 Bn | 209.81 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.65 Bn | 136.30 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.02 Bn | 45.83 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 34.98% |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.85 Bn | 38.05 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 21.74% |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.20 Bn | 37.12 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.58% |
| 6 | Natera | 38.80 Bn | 37.70 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -13.42% |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.11 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 21.14% |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.66 Bn | 28.61 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 31.97% |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.24 Bn | 25.61 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 147.07 Mn | 28.16% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.07% |