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Sotera Health

Provides contract sterilization, gamma technologies, and testing services for healthcare-product safety.

$19.27
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At close$19.27(−1.08%)
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Sotera Health CompanySHCHealth Care

Connects Sterigenics contract sterilization, Nordion gamma technologies and Cobalt-60, and Nelson Labs testing and advisory services. Its three reported businesses form an end-to-end platform for healthcare-product sterilization and safety.

Sterigenics provides contract sterilization for healthcare products. Nordion supplies gamma technologies and Cobalt-60, while Nelson Labs provides testing and advisory services for product safety. Together, their services cover sterilization and safety work across healthcare products.

The three reported businesses form an end-to-end healthcare-product sterilization and safety platform. Sterigenics is the largest revenue contributor, and the platform supports healthcare-product safety worldwide.

These businesses combine legacy specialist capabilities under a public parent rather than operating as informal brands. EO-related claims and the company’s voluntary emission-control investments remain a structural part of the operating context.

Company facts

CEOAlton Shader
ListedNov 20, 2020
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersBroadview Heights, OH
CountryUnited States
Employees3,000
CIK0001822479
ISINUS83601L1026

Key statistics

Market cap$5.50B
EPS (ttm)$0.5724
P/E (ttm)33.67
ROE26.7%
P/B8.27
P/S4.52
Dividend yield
Beta1.03vs XLV 0.63

Year to date +8.9% · Average volume (30d) 2.9M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$19.00−1.4%Median of 12 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy11 of 12 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Jun 24, 2026UBSTarget$19
Jun 5, 2026Goldman SachsReiterateBuy$17$20
Apr 14, 2026BarclaysReiterateOverweight$20$18
Jan 9, 2026Piper SandlerUpgradeNeutralOverweight$17$24
Jan 8, 2026RBC CapitalTarget$17$24

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.27
ReportedDue Nov 3, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$319.8M
ReportedDue Nov 3, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 6, 2026Q2 FY26$0.24$0.26+8.8%$309.7M$321.4M+3.8%+5.17%
May 5, 2026Q1 FY26$0.17$0.18+5.9%$270.8M$280.0M+3.4%+3.07%
Feb 24, 2026Q4 FY25$0.24$0.26+8.3%$299.5M$303.4M+1.3%−3.35%
Nov 4, 2025Q3 FY25$0.22$0.26+18.2%$299.6M$311.3M+3.9%−3.77%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$254.5M$294.3M$311.3M$303.4M$280.0M$321.4M
Gross profit$135.4M$166.6M$177.6M$165.9M$144.0M$178.0M
Operating income$57.0M$88.4M$111.2M$136.1M$86.6M$106.8M
Net income−$13.3M$8.0M$48.4M$34.8M$26.6M$53.6M
Diluted EPS−$0.05$0.03$0.17$0.12$0.09$0.19
Gross margin53.2%56.6%57.0%54.7%51.4%55.4%
Operating margin22.4%30.0%35.7%44.9%30.9%33.2%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $931.5M · FY22 $1.00B · FY23 $1.05B · FY24 $1.10B · FY25 $1.16B

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Service$278.3M · 87%
Product$43.1M · 13%

Revenue by geography · FY25

United States$629.5M · 54%
Europe$232.2M · 20%
Canada$221.9M · 19%
Other Geographical Areas$79.9M · 7%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $356.7M · Total debt $2.27B · Total assets $3.31B · Shareholders' equity $665.6M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 106.22%Insiders 2.29%

A 13F quarter can total more than the shares outstanding — sub-advisers file the same block twice, and a filer's own share count can be a quarter stale. No split is drawn from it.

Shares outstanding 285.17M · Float 154.14M · 54.1% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
WP XI Partners, L.P.73.04M25.70%13GNov 12, 2025
Sessa Capital Im, L.P.27.05M9.49%13FAug 14, 2026
Darsana Capital Partners LP27.00M9.47%13FAug 14, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.24.15M8.47%13FAug 7, 2026
Sculptor Capital LP24.00M8.42%13FAug 14, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 17, 2026Michael B. Jr. Petrasdirector, officer: Executive Chairman−1,144,515$18.50
Aug 7, 2026Michael P. Rutzofficer: President of Sterigenics−150,000$18.84
May 13, 2026GTCR Investment Xi LLCdirector, 10 percent owner: −12,735,301$15.17
May 13, 2026Warburg Pincus & Co.director, 10 percent owner: −19,102,952$15.17
Mar 6, 2026GTCR Investment Xi LLCdirector, 10 percent owner: −10,000,000$15.27
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Peers

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CompanyPriceChange
Sotera Health$19.270.00%$5.50B33.718.74.5+9.2%
STERIS$233.78+0.06%$22.78B28.620.43.8+7.8%
Median28.620.43.8+7.8%