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

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DateValue
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%