Sotera Health (SHC) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) reported Tax Rate of 30.26% for Q3 2026, down 3.38 percentage points from 33.64% a year earlier and down 1.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Sotera Health (SHC) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Sotera Health's Tax Rate came in at 36.90%, down 17.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 47.16%, down 13.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a four-year change of +13.81 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 61.01% in FY2024 (+9.47 pp), 51.54% in FY2023 and 33.35% in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q1 2021.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in two of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.24 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 2966.10 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 2946.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 31.27% (Q2 2026), 37.60% (Q1 2026) and 50.57% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 21.98% |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | - |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 19.79% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.80% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 22.80% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | - |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 22.13% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 20.71% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 4.58 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 180.79 Mn | 30.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 60.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3,006.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 33.23% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 31.04% |
API Access
Sotera Health Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=SHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();