Sotera Health (SHC)
Health Care · Medical device sterilization services
A global sterilization and lab testing partner ensuring the safety of medical devices and pharmaceuticals for 40+ top-50 device makers and 9 of top-10 pharma companies.
What Sotera Health does
Sotera Health is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization solutions, microbiological testing, and advisory services for the healthcare industry. The company operates sterilization facilities across 62 locations worldwide, serving over 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and nine of the top ten global pharmaceutical companies. Its sterilization services use gamma irradiation, ethylene oxide (EO) processing, and electron beam irradiation to ensure medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and food products meet regulatory safety requirements. The company also provides lab testing and analytical services to support healthcare product manufacturing and supply chains.
Themes: ["medical device sterilization","pharmaceutical sterilization","healthcare supply chain services","regulatory compliance and safety","radiation processing technology","food safety and microbial reduction"]
Fundamentals
- Price$18.39 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$5.2B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+58.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E44.52 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+9.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+55.3% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+20.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity3.59 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+7.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.78 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Supply chain disruptions and price volatility of critical materials such as ethylene oxide (EO) and Cobalt-60 (Co-60), including exposure to geopolitical instability and sanctions affecting supply availability","Ongoing litigation and liability exposure related to EO emissions and releases from sterilization facilities, with potential for additional claims, regulatory penalties, and reputational harm","Significant leverage and debt obligations that could restrict operational flexibility, limit capital allocation, and impact the company's ability to fund growth initiatives or respond to industry challenges"]
Competitors & peers
- Steris (STER)
- Cantel Medical (now part of Ecolab)
- American Sterilizer Companies
- Noxilizer (contract sterilization)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.