Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 286 million in Q3 2026, up 0.7% from 284.07 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding at Sotera Health came in at 283.96 million, up 0.4% from FY2024.
- Weighted Average 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, Weighted Average 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 Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has increased for 23 straight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Weighted Average Shares Outstanding ran from 0.3% in Q3 2022 to 17.5% in Q4 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, SHC's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 285.77 million (Q2 2026), 284.89 million (Q1 2026) and 283.96 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 214.59 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 144.07 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 81.70 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 110.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 80.13 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 134.42 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 207.02 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 181.31 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 98.30 Mn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 4.58 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 180.79 Mn | 286.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 286.00 Mn |
| 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 |
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();