Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Sotera Health's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.15% for Q2 2026, up 5.85 percentage points from 3.30% a year earlier and up 0.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sotera Health (SHC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sotera Health's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 7.72%, up 3.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a four-year change of +0.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.38% in FY2024 (-1.02 pp), 5.40% in FY2023 (-4.92 pp), 10.32% in FY2022 (+2.89 pp) and 7.43% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 5.85 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 3.17 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SHC's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 8.33% (Q1 2026), 7.63% (Q4 2025) and 6.23% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 102.25 Bn | 101.69 Bn | - | 22.01% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.01 Bn | 53.69 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -11.74% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.62 Bn | 24.38 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.61 Bn | 24.70 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 9.85% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.59 Bn | 18.65 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.62 Bn | 12.76 Bn | - | 18.77% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.67 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.24% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.25 Bn | 12.72 Bn | - | 15.40% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.87 Bn | 10.21 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 8.62% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.17 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 9.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.83% |
API Access
Sotera Health Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();