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Sotera Health Co

We are a leading global provider of mission-critical end-to-end sterilization solutions, lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry.4 From its latest annual report

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Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerSHC on Nasdaq2
  • IndustryServices-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC2
  • HeadquartersWilmington, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address9100 South Hills Blvd, Suite 300, Broadview Heights, Oh 441473
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company2
  • LEI549300OVT7MBXFLOFU202
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusIssued and current2
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 57124062

We are a leading global provider of mission-critical end-to-end sterilization solutions, lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. We are driven by our mission: Safeguarding Global Health ® . We provide end-to-end sterilization as well as microbiological and analytical lab testing and advisory services to help ensure that medical, pharmaceutical and food products are safe for healthcare practitioners, patients and consumers in the United States and around the world. In 2025, our customers included over 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and nine of the top ten global pharmaceutical companies (based on revenue). Our services are an essential aspect of our customers’ manufacturing processes and supply chains, helping to ensure sterilized medical products reach healthcare practitioners and patients. Most of our services are necessary for our customers to satisfy …4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

55.5%Gross margin5
6.7%Net margin5
5.7%Revenue growth, 20255
12.9%Return on equity5
3.51×Debt to equity5
$149.2MFree cash flow5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Service brought in 86% of the revenue Sotera Health Co broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Service$995.8M586%up 6% from 2024
  2. Product$167.9M514%up 6% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services202320242025
Service$905.6M$941.8M$995.8M
Product$143.7M$158.6M$167.9M

Business segments

Sterigenics brought in 65% of the revenue Sotera Health Co broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Sterigenics$755.8M565%up 8% from 2024
  2. Nelson Labs$220.2M519%down 4% from 2024
  3. Nordion$187.6M516%up 8% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Sterigenics$667.1M$697.9M$755.8M
Nelson Labs$221.7M$229.2M$220.2M
Nordion$160.5M$173.4M$187.6M

Regions

United States brought in 54% of the revenue Sotera Health Co broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. United States$629.5M554%up 2% from 2024
  2. Europe$232.2M520%up 18% from 2024
  3. Canada$221.9M519%up 6% from 2024
  4. Other Geographical Areas$79.9M57%up 1% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
United States$591.0M$616.7M$629.5M
Europe$187.5M$196.0M$232.2M
Canada$192.1M$208.9M$221.9M
Other Geographical Areas$78.7M$78.9M$79.9M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue45¢$518.1M
  • Selling, general and admin22¢$252.8M
  • Other costs21¢$245.3M
  • Income tax6¢$69.6M
  • Profit7¢$77.9M

Out of $1.2B in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending48¢$138.0M
  • Kept or used elsewhere52¢$149.2M

Out of $287.2M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue67895$1.2B in 2025+50% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $778.3M$778.3M20192020: $818.2M$818.2M2020+5%2021: $931.5M$931.5M2021+14%2022: $1.0B$1.0B2022+8%2023: $1.0B$1.0B2023+5%2024: $1.1B$1.1B2024+5%2025: $1.2B$1.2B2025+6%
Gross profit67895$645.5M in 2025+63% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2019: $395.4M$395.4M20192020: $443.6M$443.6M2020+12%2021: $518.7M$518.7M2021+17%2022: $557.0M$557.0M2022+7%2023: $577.2M$577.2M2023+4%2024: $602.3M$602.3M2024+4%2025: $645.5M$645.5M2025+7%
Operating income6789$297.6M in 2024+62% since 2019
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M2019: $183.6M$183.6M20192020: $206.0M$206.0M2020+12%2021: $256.7M$256.7M2021+25%2022: $248.3M$248.3M2022−3%2023: $276.7M$276.7M2023+11%2024: $297.6M$297.6M2024+8%
Net income67895$77.9M in 2025
-$300.0M-$200.0M-$100.0M0$100.0M$200.0M2019: -$20.9M-$20.9M20192020: -$38.6M-$38.6M2020+85%2021: $116.9M$116.9M20212022: -$233.6M-$233.6M20222023: $51.4M$51.4M20232024: $44.4M$44.4M2024−14%2025: $77.9M$77.9M2025+76%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total net revenues$1.2B$1.1B$1.0B
Total cost of revenues$518.1M$498.1M$472.1M
Gross profit$645.5M$602.3M$577.2M
Selling, general and administrative expenses$252.8M$242.6M$236.7M
Amortization of intangible assets$30.7M$62.0M$63.8M
Interest expense, net$155.7M$164.7M$142.9M
Loss on refinancing of debt$1.5M$24.2M$0
Foreign exchange loss$947.0K$199.0K$159.0K
Other income, net-$8.5M-$5.3M-$7.4M
Income before income taxes$147.5M$113.9M$106.0M
Provision for income taxes$69.6M$69.5M$54.7M
Net income$77.9M$44.4M$51.4M
Pension and post-retirement benefits (net of taxes of $600, $2,804 and $(3,420), respectively)$2.4M$8.5M-$10.5M
Interest rate derivatives (net of taxes of $(718), $(1,856) and $(5,467), respectively)-$2.1M-$5.4M-$15.7M
Foreign currency translation$98.1M-$118.6M$40.2M
Comprehensive income (loss)$176.4M-$71.2M$65.3M
Basic (in dollars per share)$0.27$0.16$0.18
Diluted (in dollars per share)$0.27$0.16$0.18
Basic (in shares)284.0M shares282.8M shares281.0M shares
Diluted (in shares)286.4M shares284.9M shares283.2M shares
Pension and post-retirement benefits, tax$600.0K$2.8M-$3.4M
Interest rate swaps, tax-$718.0K-$1.9M-$5.5M

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Leadership

Who has led Sotera Health Co, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (20)

Former names

  • Sotera Health Topco, Inc.Sep 2, 2020 to Oct 9, 20203

Timeline

  1. May 27, 2026New chief executive Alton Shader becomes CEO12
  2. Nov 20, 2020New chief executive Michael B. Petras Jr. becomes CEO13
  3. Mar 18, 2015Founded Sotera Health Co is founded2

Filings

285 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 67 major events, 126 insider forms, 29 large holders, 43 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 9, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Aug 19, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Aug 17, 2026144 EDGAR
  4. Aug 14, 20268-K EDGAR
  5. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  6. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  7. Aug 11, 20264 EDGAR
  8. Aug 7, 2026144 EDGAR
  9. Aug 7, 20264 EDGAR
  10. Aug 6, 202610-Q EDGAR
  11. Aug 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  12. Jul 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  13. May 29, 2026SD EDGAR
  14. May 27, 20264 EDGAR
  15. May 27, 20264 EDGAR
  16. May 27, 20263 EDGAR
  17. May 27, 20264 EDGAR
  18. May 27, 20264 EDGAR
  19. May 27, 20264 EDGAR
  20. May 27, 20264 EDGAR

The 285 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

28 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 28 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 17, 2026Petras Michael B. Jr.Executive ChairmanSale1,144,515$18.50$21.2MForm 4
Aug 7, 2026Rutz Michael PPresident of SterigenicsSale150,000$18.84$2.8MForm 4
May 13, 2026Warburg Pincus (Cayman) XI, L.P.DirectorSale19,102,952$15.17$289.8MForm 4
May 13, 2026Warburg Pincus XI, L.P.DirectorSale19,102,952$15.17$289.8MForm 4
May 13, 2026GTCR FUND XI/C LPDirectorSale12,735,301$15.17$193.2MForm 4
Mar 6, 2026Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLCDirectorSale15,000,000$15.27$229.1MForm 4
Mar 6, 2026Warburg Pincus Partners II, L.P.DirectorSale15,000,000$15.27$229.1MForm 4
Mar 6, 2026GTCR CO-INVEST XI LPDirectorSale10,000,000$15.27$152.7MForm 4
Dec 8, 2025Petras Michael B. Jr.Executive ChairmanSale750,000$16.45$12.3MForm 4
Dec 3, 2025WARBURG PINCUS LLCDirectorSale9,720,000$16.33$158.7MForm 4
Dec 3, 2025Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLCDirectorSale9,720,000$16.33$158.7MForm 4
Dec 3, 2025GTCR FUND XI/A LPDirectorSale6,480,000$16.33$105.8MForm 4
Nov 10, 2025Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI-C, L.P.DirectorSale18,000,000$15.65$281.7MForm 4
Nov 10, 2025Warburg Pincus Partners II, L.P.DirectorSale18,000,000$15.65$281.7MForm 4
Nov 10, 2025GTCR FUND XI/A LPDirectorSale12,000,000$15.65$187.8MForm 4
Sep 5, 2025Warburg Pincus XI-C, LLCDirectorSale12,000,000$15.11$181.3MForm 4
Sep 5, 2025WARBURG PINCUS & CO.DirectorSale12,000,000$15.11$181.3MForm 4
Sep 5, 2025GTCR INVESTMENT XI LLCDirectorSale8,000,000$15.11$120.9MForm 4
Aug 22, 2025Rutz Michael PPresident of SterigenicsSale126,611$16.38$2.1MForm 4
Sep 6, 2024Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI-C, L.P.DirectorSale15,000,000$15.03$225.4MForm 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Sessa Capital IM, L.P.27,050,000$480.1M8.3%+4,000,000
Darsana Capital Partners LP27,000,000$479.2M2.2%+1,000,000
BlackRock, Inc.24,148,424$428.6M0.0%+3,298,845
Sculptor Capital LP24,000,000$426.0M6.1%+2,282,272
Sachem Head Capital Management LP15,560,000$276.2M5.7%+3,915,000
Vanguard Capital Management LLC12,170,699$216.0M0.0%+1,435,693
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC11,946,341$212.0M0.0%+1,337,624
Aqr Capital Management LLC10,734,313$186.4M0.1%+4,013,550
Jupiter Topco LLC8,402,106$149.1M0.1%New
State Street Corp8,324,321$147.8M0.0%+1,302,695
Fmr LLC6,173,320$109.6M0.0%+6,144,727
Two Seas Capital LP5,836,053$103.6M4.0%−187,318
Voss Capital, LP5,825,000$103.4M5.2%+953,730
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5,799,870$102.9M0.0%+280,995
Geode Capital Management, LLC5,219,965$92.7M0.0%+580,066
Irenic Capital Management LP5,141,822$91.3M6.6%+782,474
DME Capital Management, LP4,135,515$73.4M1.9%+2,069,835
Lakewood Capital Management, LP3,979,581$70.6M3.7%−125,000
Norges Bank3,512,499$62.3M0.0%New
ION Fund Management Ltd3,343,648$59.3M7.0%+2,150,258
Morgan Stanley3,075,334$54.6M0.0%+1,012,853
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2,803,452$49.8M0.0%+310,179
Dendur Capital LP2,770,000$49.2M2.9%New
Ancora Advisors LLC2,683,637$47.6M0.9%New
Gotham Asset Management, LLC2,206,457$39.2M0.1%+1,059,576

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

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