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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 101.05 Bn | 97.06 Bn | - | 222.83 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 56.25 Bn | 51.93 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.28 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.51 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 82.00 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.18 Bn | 24.31 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.20 Bn | 11.20 Bn | - | 83.96 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.39 Bn | 17.46 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 132.87 Mn |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.81 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 612.52 Mn |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.49 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 220.28 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.09 Bn | 11.75 Bn | - | 100.00 Mn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.12 Bn | 3.80 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 288.15 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport 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();