Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.53% in Q2 2026, up 1.93 percentage points from 11.60% a year earlier and up 0.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sotera Health reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.46%, up 3.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of +3.64 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.23% in FY2024 (+0.66 pp), 9.56% in FY2023 (-1.92 pp), 11.49% in FY2022 (+1.67 pp) and 9.82% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 3.51 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 2.31 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.13% (Q1 2026), 13.20% (Q4 2025) and 12.56% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 101.83 Bn | 101.28 Bn | - | 27.06% |
| 2 | Natera | 57.64 Bn | 53.32 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -13.91% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.88 Bn | 25.32 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.70 Bn | 24.47 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.97% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.80 Bn | 12.95 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.77 Bn | 17.83 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -29.86% |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 12.44 Bn | 12.90 Bn | - | 17.71% |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.41 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 3.17% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.02 Bn | 10.36 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 9.85% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.17 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 13.53% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.53% |
| 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% |
API Access
Sotera Health Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();