Sotera Health Co (SHC) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: -0.57x

Sotera Health Co (SHC) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of -0.57x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $-16.73 Million represents -1% of operating cash flow ($29.43 Million). See working capital position of Sotera Health Co to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

-0.57x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$-16.73 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$29.43 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$46.17 Million
USD

Sotera Health Co Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1997–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Sotera Health Co across 9 annual periods. Explore debt repayment capacity of Sotera Health Co to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Sotera Health Co (1997–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Sotera Health Co. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Sotera Health Co (SHC) market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.52x $149.18 Million $287.19 Million $138.02 Million ▲ +158.2%
2024 0.20x $45.09 Million $224.16 Million $179.07 Million ▼ -41.5%
2022 0.34x $95.58 Million $277.96 Million $182.38 Million ▼ -46.0%
2021 0.64x $179.38 Million $281.55 Million $102.16 Million ▲ +14.5%
2020 0.56x $67.08 Million $120.58 Million $53.51 Million ▼ -9.7%
2019 0.62x $91.78 Million $149.04 Million $57.26 Million ▲ +56.8%
2018 0.39x $46.95 Million $119.56 Million $72.61 Million ▼ -82.5%
1998 2.24x $40.80 Million $18.19 Million $22.61 Million ▲ +124.3%
1997 1.00x $13.31 Million $13.31 Million $0.00
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).