Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 13.13% in Q1 2026, down 0.58% quarter-over-quarter from 13.2% in Q4 2025, and up 204.0% on a YoY basis from 4.32% in Q1 2025.
Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Sotera Health's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.13% for 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 was 13.13% for Q1 2026 at Sotera Health, down from 13.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.2% in Q4 2025 to a low of 7.22% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.43% across 5 years, with a median of 10.2% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 231 bps in 2023, then jumped 351 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.43% in 2022, then fell by 15 bps to 9.7% in 2023, then gained by 5 bps to 10.2% in 2024, then increased by 29 bps to 13.2% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 13.13% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.13% (Q1 2026), 13.2% (Q4 2025), and 12.56% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 4.51 Bn | 4.20 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% |