Private company

Sterling Check Corp.

American computer processing and data preparation services company. Summary from the record

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryServices-Computer Processing & Data Preparation1
  • HeadquartersIndependence, Ohio1
  • Incorporated inDE2
  • Business addressSterling Checkcorp Inc., 6150 Oak Tree Boulevard, Suite 490, Independence, Oh 441312
  • Filer category, Emerging growth company2

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Sterling Check Corp. (“the Company,” “Sterling,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is incorporated in the state of Delaware and its principal executive offices are at 6150 Oak Tree Boulevard, Suite 490, Independence, Ohio. Our phone number is 1 (800) 853-3228 and our website address is www.sterlingcheck.com. Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “STER”.3 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 2023

6.5%Operating margin4
-0.0%Net margin4
-6.1%Revenue growth, 20234
-0.0%Return on equity4
0.68×Debt to equity4
$94.3MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Selling, general and admin24¢$173.8M
  • Other costs74¢$533.5M
  • Income tax2¢$12.4M

Out of $719.6M in revenue.4 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023

  • Capital spending3¢$2.6M
  • Share buybacks70¢$67.8M
  • Kept or used elsewhere27¢$26.5M

Out of $96.9M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue564$719.6M in 2023+45% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M$800.0M2019: $497.1M$497.1M20192020: $454.1M$454.1M2020−9%2021: $641.9M$641.9M2021+41%2022: $766.8M$766.8M2022+19%2023: $719.6M$719.6M2023−6%
Operating income564$46.6M in 2023
-$25.0M0$25.0M$50.0M$75.0M2019: -$13.4M-$13.4M20192020: -$23.1M-$23.1M2020+73%2021: $368.0K$368.0K20212022: $59.0M$59.0M2022+15934%2023: $46.6M$46.6M2023−21%
Net income564-$116.0K in 2023−100% since 2019
-$60.0M-$40.0M-$20.0M0$20.0M2019: -$46.7M-$46.7M20192020: -$52.3M-$52.3M2020+12%2021: -$18.5M-$18.5M2021−65%2022: $19.4M$19.4M20222023: -$116.0K-$116.0K2023
Fiscal year201820192020202120222023
Revenue$497.1M5$454.1M6$641.9M4$766.8M4$719.6M4
Selling, general and admin$147.2M5$122.6M6$198.7M4$175.5M4$173.8M4
Operating expenses$641.5M4$707.8M4$673.0M4
Operating income-$13.4M5-$23.1M6$368.0K4$59.0M4$46.6M4
Income before tax-$29.0M4$28.1M4$12.3M4
Income tax-$11.8M5-$11.6M6-$10.5M4$8.7M4$12.4M4
Net income-$46.7M5-$52.3M6-$18.5M4$19.4M4-$116.0K4
Earnings per share-$0.535-$0.596-$0.214$0.214$0.004
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.535-$0.596-$0.214$0.204$0.004
Shares (weighted, basic)90.2M shares494.1M shares491.6M shares4
Shares (weighted, diluted)90.2M shares498.9M shares491.6M shares4

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Leadership

Who has led Sterling Check Corp., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Joshua L. Peirez2024
2025
Board members and other officers (19)

Former names

  • Sterling Ultimate Parent Corp.Jun 30, 2015 to Aug 23, 20212

Timeline

  1. Nov 4, 2024New chief executive Joshua L. Peirez becomes CEO9

Filings

242 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 9 quarterly reports, 31 major events, 141 insider forms, 5 large holders, 53 other. The latest 20:

  1. Nov 12, 202415-12G EDGAR
  2. Nov 8, 2024SC 13G/A SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  3. Nov 4, 2024EFFECT EDGAR
  4. Nov 4, 20244 EDGAR
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  18. Nov 4, 20244 EDGAR
  19. Oct 31, 20248-K EDGAR
  20. Oct 31, 2024S-8 POS EDGAR

The 242 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

30 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 4 buys and 26 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Oct 31, 2024Broad Street Control Advisors, L.L.C.10% ownerSale49,807,744Form 4
Oct 16, 2024Montague Street Asset Management LLC10% ownerSale1,114,000$17.13$19.1MForm 4
Oct 15, 2024Montague Street Asset Management LLC10% ownerSale300,000$17.18$5.2MForm 4
Sep 20, 2024Greenblatt Steven Jacob10% ownerSale22,278$16.96$377.8KForm 4
Aug 1, 2024Paglia LouSee RemarksSale12,500$15.68$196.0KForm 4
Jul 15, 2024Paglia LouSee RemarksSale17,526$15.19$266.2KForm 4
Jul 12, 2024Paglia LouSee RemarksSale21,913$15.19$332.9KForm 4
Jul 11, 2024Paglia LouSee RemarksSale47,000$15.15$712.0KForm 4
Jun 12, 2024Paglia LouSee RemarksSale861$15.53$13.4KForm 4
Jun 5, 2024Paglia LouSee RemarksSale200$15.69$3.1KForm 4
Dec 22, 2023Jones Adrian MDirectorBuy157$13.44$2.1KForm 4
Dec 22, 2023GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC10% ownerBuy157$13.44$2.1KForm 4
Dec 13, 2023Jones Adrian MDirectorSale157$13.58$2.1KForm 4
Dec 13, 2023GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC10% ownerSale157$13.58$2.1KForm 4
Aug 10, 2023BARNETT STEVEN LSee RemarksSale10,000$13.20$132.0KForm 4
Jun 30, 2023Jones Adrian MDirectorSale1,145,486$11.73$13.4MForm 4
Jun 30, 2023Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C.10% ownerSale1,145,486$11.73$13.4MForm 4
Jun 12, 2023Jones Adrian MDirectorSale9,000,000$11.73$105.6MForm 4
Jun 12, 2023GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC10% ownerSale9,000,000$11.73$105.6MForm 4
Oct 18, 2022BARNETT STEVEN LSee RemarksSale27,826$19.61$545.7KForm 4

All 30 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

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.

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