Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 285.37 million for Q2 2026, up 0.5% from 284.05 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Sotera Health (SHC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Sotera Health's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 284.39 million, up 0.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Sotera Health's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 283.47 million in FY2024 (+0.2%), 282.83 million in FY2023 (+0.1%), 282.42 million in FY2022 (-0.2%) and 282.93 million in FY2021 (-0.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with growth averaging 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 21.7%; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a decline of 0.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 285.17 million (Q1 2026), 284.39 million (Q4 2025) and 284.09 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 102.00 Bn | 98.01 Bn | - | 217.96 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 58.65 Bn | 54.33 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.61 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.45 Bn | 24.20 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 80.90 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.29 Bn | 24.42 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 110.37 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.64 Bn | 11.65 Bn | - | 80.52 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.51 Bn | 17.57 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 133.61 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.94 Bn | 11.27 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 197.51 Mn |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.93 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 1.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Davita | 12.29 Bn | 9.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 63.96 Mn |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.19 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 285.37 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 285.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 285.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 284.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 284.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 284.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 283.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 283.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 283.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 283.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 283.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 282.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 282.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 282.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 282.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 282.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 282.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 282.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 282.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 282.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 282.92 Mn |
Sotera Health Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();