Seasonality
SHC seasonality — Sotera Health
Over the last 7 years, SHC's strongest month on average has been January (+13.9%) and its weakest September (-9.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +13.95% | -2.35% | 50% | +107.0% | -12.6% | 6 |
| Feb | -3.11% | -1.48% | 50% | +2.0% | -10.3% | 6 |
| Mar | -6.07% | -5.52% | 17% | +7.3% | -20.0% | 6 |
| Apr | -1.45% | -3.64% | 33% | +8.5% | -6.7% | 6 |
| May | -1.86% | +0.17% | 50% | +6.4% | -16.0% | 6 |
| Jun | +6.12% | +3.36% | 67% | +33.7% | -9.2% | 6 |
| Jul | +2.89% | +0.68% | 67% | +16.9% | -2.2% | 6 |
| Aug | +5.99% | +4.51% | 67% | +42.5% | -15.0% | 6 |
| Sep | -9.64% | -3.04% | 33% | +8.2% | -59.7% | 6 |
| Oct | -3.77% | -3.69% | 33% | +5.5% | -15.5% | 6 |
| Nov | +0.96% | +5.30% | 60% | +21.2% | -15.9% | 5 |
| Dec | +6.65% | +2.64% | 83% | +23.4% | -0.1% | 6 |
Monthly returns heat map — SHC
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7 | -10.3 | -11.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 5.8 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -11.8 | -9.2% | |
| 2025 | 0.2 | -9.0 | -6.5 | -1.4 | 6.4 | -9.2 | 3.3 | 42.5 | -3.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 | +28.9% |
| 2024 | -12.6 | 2.0 | -20.0 | -6.7 | -0.2 | 6.2 | 16.9 | 11.3 | 8.2 | -6.2 | -15.9 | 3.9 | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 107.0 | -3.2 | 7.3 | -6.4 | -16.0 | 33.7 | 0.7 | -15.0 | -7.2 | -15.5 | 7.8 | 23.4 | +102.3% |
| 2022 | -8.7 | 1.7 | -1.0 | -5.9 | 4.5 | -8.0 | -2.0 | -11.9 | -59.7 | 0.9 | 21.2 | -0.1 | -64.6% |
| 2021 | -4.9 | 0.2 | -4.5 | 3.2 | -6.4 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 3.2 | 6.9 | -5.5 | -13.6 | 10.4 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4 |