Sotera Health (SHC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.26
- Estimate
- $0.24
- Surprise
- +8.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $321.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 6.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Sotera Health (SHC) beat the $0.24 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.26 — a clear 8.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Hold at 6.0/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SHC Sell at 5.9/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +8.7% surprise compares with a +9.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-03.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.8 in RISK_OFF)
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: EO single supplier
- Thin upside margin: 8.3%
- Leverage penalty (D/E 3.4): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $18.25
- Price target
- $19.77
- Stop
- $17.45
- Upside to target
- +8.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.6:1
The stock trades at 32.5× trailing but 17.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-07 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SHC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Diagnostics & Research
- Market cap
- $5.29B
- P/E (fwd)
- 17.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 32.5
- 52-week range
- $13.09–$19.85
- Off 52-week high
- 8.1%
- RSI (14)
- 31
- Volume vs avg
- 0.81×
- Score today
- 5.9/10