What is Sotera Health's nordion — to be paid, year five?

Sotera Health (SHC) reported nordion — to be paid, year five of $72.9M in Q4 2025.

What does nordion — to be paid, year five mean?

The portion of total contractual purchase obligations for the Nordion segment that is scheduled to be settled in cash during the fifth year following the reporting date. This represents the long-term tail of the segment's fixed financial obligations.

Sotera Health SHC Nordion — To be paid, year five

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LNTHPurchase Obligation To Be Paid Year Five And Thereafter

$0—

KKRPurchase Obligation, Due in Fifth Year

$9.29M-16.7%

OTF3-5 years

$2.71B—

LHXContractual Obligation, to be Paid, Year One

$1.06B+23.1%

COPLease Liability Payments - Due Year Five

$57M-35.2%

CBTOther — Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Due In Fifth Year

$1M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$280.0M+10.0%

Gross profit$147.1M+8.6%

Operating income$87.1M-16.2%

Net income$26.6M+301%

EPS (diluted)$0.09+280%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$314.1M+3.2%

Total debt$2.3B-3.2%

Total equity$622.5M+50.3%

Total assets$3.2B+4.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$29.4M-47.0%

CapEx$46.2M+132%

Free cash flow-$16.7M-147%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.51B+23.4%

Profitability

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Gross margin55.3%+0.1pp

Operating margin27%+0.7pp

Net margin9.9%+7.7pp

FCF margin8.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.7%+16.8pp

Debt / equity3.6×-2.0×

Current ratio2.8×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Sotera Health in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear.

The official record: Sotera Health’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Sotera Health's nordion — to be paid, year five?: Sotera Health (SHC) reported nordion — to be paid, year five of $72.9M in Q4 2025.
What does nordion — to be paid, year five mean?: The portion of total contractual purchase obligations for the Nordion segment that is scheduled to be settled in cash during the fifth year following the reporting date. This represents the long-term tail of the segment's fixed financial obligations.