SHC
Sotera Health Co
$19.18
▲ 3.6%Updated Today 11:10 AM ET
SHC at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Unrated · 0/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Market Cap
$0.00
P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
—
Revenue Growth
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EPS Growth
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Profit Margin
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FCF Yield
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Debt / Equity
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ROIC
8.0%
Interest Coverage
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Current Ratio
2.8x
Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
0/100
Sotera Health Co (SHC) is a small-cap company in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry, part of the Health Care sector of the S&P 500.
In its latest reported year it generated about $1.16B in revenue and $77.95M in net profit.
Our model rates SHC Unrated (0/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (7 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
55.1% average over the last 3 years
±1.6 pts around 54.5% across 7 years
grew in 6 of the last 6 year-over-year periods
positive in 6 of 7 years
8.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
4Y CAGR
5.7%
Revenue moved from $778.33M in 2019 to $1.16B in 2025, a 6.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
55.5%
Operating Margin
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Net Margin
6.7%
ROE
—
Total Debt
$2.14B
Net Debt
$1.78B
Net Debt / EBITDA
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Debt / Equity
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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 2.8x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $2.14B of total debt against $356.72M of cash.
Operating CF
$287.19M
Free Cash Flow
$149.18M
FCF Margin
12.8%
In the latest year Sotera Health Co produced about $287.19M of operating cash flow and $149.18M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
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SHC trades at n/a trailing earnings. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$8.98
Current price
$19.18
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$149.18M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where SHC sits versus its Health Care sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 83 Health Care companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How SHC stacks up against its Health Care peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Health Care sector (324 S&P 500 companies), SHC ranks #282 of 324 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
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median 27.3x
ROE vs sector
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median 14.1%
Growth vs sector
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median 7.6%
Sector rank
#282
of 324 by rating
Peers are the closest Health Care companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 324 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $19.18 today · expected CAGR -23% – -15%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.26B | $1.36B | $1.47B | $1.58B | $1.71B |
| Net income | $87.97M | $95.01M | $102.61M | $110.82M | $119.68M |
| EPS | $0.31 | $0.33 | $0.36 | $0.39 | $0.42 |
| Share price (low) | $3.70 | $4.00 | $4.31 | $4.66 | $5.03 |
| Share price (high) | $6.17 | $6.66 | $7.19 | $7.77 | $8.39 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -81% / -68% | -54% / -41% | -39% / -28% | -30% / -20% | -23% / -15% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for SHC:
- As an established S&P 500 member in Health Care, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against SHC:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Sotera Health Co is a small-cap health care business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Unrated (0/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 15 Wall Street analysts covering SHC recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
SHC's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
SHC — frequently asked questions
Is SHC a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Sotera Health Co's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does SHC's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Sotera Health Co's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for SHC calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this SHC analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SHC. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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