Sotera Health (SHC) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Sotera Health (SHC) reported Tax Rate of 31.27% for Q2 2026, down 26.59 percentage points from 57.87% a year earlier and down 6.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sotera Health (SHC) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Sotera Health's Tax Rate came in at 38.10%, down 35.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 47.16%, down 13.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +43.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 61.01% in FY2024 (+9.47 pp), 51.54% in FY2023 (+47.62 pp), 3.92% in FY2022 (-29.42 pp) and 33.35% in FY2021 (+29.82 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -372.40 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 Q2 2026 came in at 37.60% (Q1 2026), 50.57% (Q4 2025) and 33.64% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 100.51 Bn | 96.52 Bn | - | 22.61% |
| 2 | Natera | 57.27 Bn | 52.95 Bn | 485.19 Mn | - |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.09 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 21.36% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.08 Bn | 23.83 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 22.59% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.29 Bn | 11.30 Bn | - | 22.01% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.03 Bn | 17.09 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.78 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 23.45% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.65 Bn | 10.98 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 7.39% |
| 9 | Davita | 12.13 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 21.10% |
| 10 | Sotera Health | 5.04 Bn | 3.73 Bn | 177.96 Mn | 31.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 21.42% |
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_KEY
import 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();