Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health's Shares Outstanding was 285.77 million in Q2 2026, up 0.6% from 283.93 million a year earlier and up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding at Sotera Health came in at 283.96 million, up 0.4% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding was 282.78 million in FY2024 (+0.6%), 281.01 million in FY2023 (+0.3%), 280.1 million in FY2022 (+0.3%) and 279.23 million in FY2021 (+17.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding has increased for 22 straight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.3% in Q3 2022 to 20.2% in Q3 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, SHC's Shares Outstanding in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 284.89 million (Q1 2026), 283.96 million (Q4 2025) and 284.07 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 100.51 Bn | 96.52 Bn | - | 220.54 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 57.27 Bn | 52.95 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.28 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.09 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.08 Bn | 23.83 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 81.70 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.29 Bn | 11.30 Bn | - | 83.52 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.03 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 132.87 Mn |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.78 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 582.38 Mn |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.65 Bn | 10.98 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 206.04 Mn |
| 9 | Davita | 12.13 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 64.78 Mn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.04 Bn | 3.73 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 285.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 285.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 284.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 283.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 284.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 283.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 283.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 282.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 283.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 282.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 281.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 281.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 281.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 280.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 280.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 280.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 280.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 279.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 279.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 279.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 279.38 Mn |
API Access
Sotera Health Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();