Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 288.15 million for Q2 2026, up 0.8% from 285.76 million a year earlier and up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sotera Health's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 286.42 million, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sotera Health's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 284.91 million in FY2024 (+0.6%), 283.22 million in FY2023 (+1.1%), 280.1 million in FY2022 (+0.3%) and 279.38 million in FY2021 (+17.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 0.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 20.3%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 0.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) for the three prior quarters was 287.62 million (Q1 2026), 286.42 million (Q4 2025) and 286.75 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 102.42 Bn | 98.43 Bn | - | 222.83 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 56.60 Bn | 52.28 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.28 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.55 Bn | 24.29 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 82.00 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.36 Bn | 24.49 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.39 Bn | 11.40 Bn | - | 83.96 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.30 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 132.87 Mn |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.87 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 612.52 Mn |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.44 Bn | 10.77 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 220.28 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.28 Bn | 11.94 Bn | - | 100.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.13 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 288.15 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 288.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 287.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 286.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 286.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 285.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 283.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 284.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 285.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 284.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 284.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 283.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 281.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 283.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 282.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 280.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 280.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 280.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 279.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 279.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 279.56 Mn |
Sotera Health Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();