Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 13.13% for Q1 2026, up 204.0% year-over-year from 4.32% in Q1 2025, and down 0.58% on a QoQ basis from 13.2% in Q4 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health (SHC) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 13.13% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 204.0% year-over-year to 13.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.13% (up 204.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.46%, up 323.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.13% for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, down from 13.2% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 13.2% in Q4 2025, with the low at 7.22% in Q2 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 10.43%, with a median of 10.2% recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 231 bps in 2023 and jumped 351 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.43% in 2022, then slipped by 15 bps to 9.7% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 10.2% in 2024, then advanced by 29 bps to 13.2% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 13.13% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 13.13%, 13.2%, and 12.56% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.06 Bn | 4.74 Bn | 147.07 Mn | 13.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.41% |