Sotera Health Co (SHC) stock
SHCNasdaqServices-Misc Health & Allied Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31
$16.61+0.31 (+1.90%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.74BP/E 29.1Yield –
Sotera Health statistics
85 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 23, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 16.22
- 14.68
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.36
- 1.67
- EV / FCF
- 57.88
- 24.49
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.84%
- 2.40%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 103.3%
- 83.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 16M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 2.15%
- -0.86%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.76%
- 4.21%
- Days to Cover
- 7.53
- 4.41
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $19.85
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $13.09
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $17.30
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $17.96
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $16.89
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.58
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 3.75%
- 0.23%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -8.08%
- -0.02%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -11.6%
- 2.13%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 8.78%
- 17.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -5.84%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 2.22%
- 3.75%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 20.4%
- 15.2%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -28.0%
- -14.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.06
- 0.70
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 41.6
- 46.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 30.3%
- 64.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.59
- 0.76
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 21.7%
- 2.12%
- FCF Margin
- 9.27%
- 2.98%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 27.8%
- 4.82%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.01%
- -3.10%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.80
- 1.41
- Quick Ratio
- 2.19
- 0.99
- Debt / Equity
- 3.21
- 0.68
- Debt / FCF
- 18.98
- 4.01
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 8.15%
- 9.63%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 580.5%
- 16.5%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 612.5%
- 19.0%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- -6.64%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.05%
- 11.3%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.30%
- 12.6%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.37
- 0.81
- Inventory Turnover
- 9.42
- 10.99
- Revenue Per Employee
- $405.39K
- $235.26K
- Profits Per Employee
- $54.49K
- -$5.12K
- Employee Count
- 3,000
- 910
- WACC
- 10.4%
- 8.40%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $264.10M
- -$575.82K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.78B
- $203.66K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$6.25
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $665.65M
- $235.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $2.33
- $3.91
- Tangible Book Value
- -$695.78M
- $1.59M
- Working Capital
- $415.22M
- $30.06M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$179.49M
- -$15.83M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.39
- $0.36
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.45%
- 0.19%
- FCF Yield
- 2.38%
- 2.55%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $100.62M
- $564.50K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 38.1%
- 24.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $5.47
- $21.25
- Graham Upside
- -67.1%
- -49.9%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.40
- 2.24
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.79
- -2.76
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SHC | S&P 500 | Difference | SHC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -8.8% | -3.0% | −5.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -12.7% | -2.8% | −9.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -5.8% | +11.5% | −17.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +3.7% | +13.5% | −9.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +27.1% | +77.7% | −50.6 pts | +8.3% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -28.0% | +72.6% | −100.6 pts | -6.4% | +11.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
16M SHC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 2.2% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 7.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 16,439,623 | +2.2% | 2,182,981 | 7.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 16,093,266 | +9.1% | 1,907,543 | 8.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14,748,380 | +20.2% | 2,184,596 | 6.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 12,272,393 | +2.6% | 1,693,378 | 7.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 11,959,887 | -1.3% | 2,611,197 | 4.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 12,116,521 | -15.7% | 2,859,417 | 4.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14,381,320 | -9.2% | 2,996,602 | 4.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 15,837,315 | -1.1% | 2,903,124 | 5.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16,020,278 | -9.1% | 2,681,880 | 6.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17,628,756 | -6.5% | 2,488,343 | 7.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 18,844,871 | -4.3% | 2,704,150 | 7.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 19,700,874 | +38.2% | 5,980,868 | 3.3 |
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