STERIGENICS
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STERIGENICS has been active since 1985 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €469.5m and a net result of €93.9m. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 85% of 742 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability41▼-9
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.1%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €2,000,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.03 against 0.06 in 2024; short-term debt: 5.9% of total assets), and 21.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals
Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk○neutral
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 71
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (NACE 71)
about 56% fewer bankruptcies
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lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
78.9%
Return on assets
15.8%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 27-07-2026, 4 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
4 d early
2024
27 d early
2023
30 d late
2022
58 d late
2021
4 d early
2020
3 d early
2019
2 d early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 7 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 8 days before the deadline, and 34% of the sector filed late.
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neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 27 July (4 of the last 5 filed years within 35 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
01-10-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema
In the rankings
#2 company by total assets in Flemish Brabant, Architecture and engineering sector#3 company by equity in Flemish Brabant, Architecture and engineering sector
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€93.9m▼ 75.0%
2024 · €375.8m
Working capital
-€33.8m▼ 295%
2024 · -€8.6m
Trend over the years
In euros
In per cent
Ratio
In full-time equivalents (FTE)
In euros
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In full-time equivalents (FTE)
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Untick a line to hide it. Point at a year (or use the arrow keys on the chart) for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 71, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20212022202320242025
Operating result€1.3m▼ 2.8%€2.3m▲ 75.2%€1.8m▼ 23.7%-€3.8m€1.5m
Net result-€6.9mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 107%-€1.7mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 75.7%€2.4mabove the sector's middle half€375.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 15,673%€93.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 75.0%
Equity-€12.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 128%-€14.0mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 13.6%-€11.6mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 17.1%€473.2mabove the sector's middle half€469.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%
Total assets€90.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.2%€94.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.1%€97.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.7%€592.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 508%€594.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.4%
Debt€100.3m▲ 8.6%€106.6m▲ 6.2%€106.8m▲ 0.2%€119.5m▲ 11.9%€125.3m▲ 4.9%
Working capital-€4.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 45.2%-€1.7mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 58.1%-€2.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 19.0%-€8.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 312%-€33.8mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 295%
Solvency-13.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.6pp-14.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.1pp-11.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 2.8pp79.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 91.7pp78.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.9pp
Current ratio0.47below the sector's middle half▼ 0.100.68below the sector's middle half▲ 0.210.67below the sector's middle half▼ 0.010.06below the sector's middle half▼ 0.610.03below the sector's middle half▼ 0.02
Return on assets (ROA)-7.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 3.9pp-1.8%below the sector's middle half▲ 5.9pp2.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.2pp63.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 61.0pp15.8%above the sector's middle half▼ 47.6pp
Staff (FTE)28.3within the sector's middle half▲ 4.8%31.7above the sector's middle half▲ 12.0%30.6above the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%33.6above the sector's middle half▲ 9.8%38.1above the sector's middle half▲ 13.4%
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 71, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €1.5m after a loss of €3.8m in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €594.8m
Fixed assets
€593.6m ▲ 0.2%
Current assets
€1.2m ▲ 133%
Equity and liabilities €594.8m
Equity
€469.5m ▼ 0.8%
Debt
€125.3m ▲ 4.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 20.2% to 21.1%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€1.6m▲
2024 · -€3.7m
Cash flow
€94.1m▼
2024 · €375.9m
Debt to equity
0.27▲
2024 · 0.25
ROE
20.0%▼
2024 · 79.4%
Interest coverage
0.32▲
2024 · -0.58
Debt ≤ 1 year
€35.0m▲
2024 · €9.1m
Debt > 1 year
€90.1m▼
2024 · €110.2m
Income taxes
€65,281▲
2024 · €8,403
Staff costs
€8.5m▲
2024 · €7.8m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | €8.3m | €11.4m | €11.8m | €11.5m | €18.5m | ▲ 61.8% |
| Other operating income74 | €7.1m | €9.3m | €10.0m | €11.5m | €16.7m | ▲ 45.7% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | €1.2m | €2.1m | €1.9m | - | €1.8m | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | €7.0m | €9.1m | €10.0m | €15.2m | €17.1m | ▲ 12.1% |
| Services and other goods61 | €1.9m | €3.2m | €3.2m | €3.8m | €8.4m | ▲ 121% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €5.0m | €5.8m | €6.8m | €7.8m | €8.5m | ▲ 8.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €36,511 | €31,525 | €37,602 | €85,460 | €140,059 | ▲ 63.9% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | €3.5m | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €11,803 | €11,111 | €12,056 | €14,131 | €12,680 | ▼ 10.3% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €1.3m | €2.3m | €1.8m | -€3.8m | €1.5m | ▲ 140% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €10,944 | €7.1m | €389.5m | €97.7m | ▼ 74.9% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €240 | €10,944 | €7.1m | €3,122 | €97.7m | ▲ 3,127,708% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | €14,043 | - | €97.6m | - |
| Other financial income752/9 | €240 | €10,944 | €7.0m | €3,122 | €59,074 | ▲ 1,792% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | - | €389.5m | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | €8.2m | €4.0m | €6.5m | €9.9m | €5.2m | ▼ 48.0% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €8.2m | €4.0m | €6.5m | €9.9m | €5.2m | ▼ 48.0% |
| Debt charges650 | €3.4m | €4.9m | €6.5m | €6.4m | €5.1m | ▼ 18.9% |
| Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651 | - | -€4.7m | - | - | - | - |
| Other financial charges652/9 | €4.8m | €3.8m | €2,976 | €3.6m | €13,952 | ▼ 99.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€6.9m | -€1.7m | €2.4m | €375.8m | €94.0m | ▼ 75.0% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €8,532 | €8,539 | €8,722 | €8,403 | €65,281 | ▲ 677% |
| Taxes670/3 | €8,532 | €8,539 | €8,722 | €8,403 | €65,281 | ▲ 677% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€6.9m | -€1.7m | €2.4m | €375.8m | €93.9m | ▼ 75.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€6.9m | -€1.7m | €2.4m | €375.8m | €93.9m | ▼ 75.0% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €90.3m | €94.9m | €97.5m | €592.6m | €594.8m | ▲ 0.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €86.6m | €91.2m | €93.3m | €592.1m | €593.6m | ▲ 0.2% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | - | €15,509 | €9,871 | €4,217 | €90,509 | ▲ 2,046% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €134,226 | €47,275 | €2.2m | €5.0m | €6.4m | ▲ 27.5% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €37,752 | €29,610 | €96,986 | €260,589 | €191,245 | ▼ 26.6% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €22,369 | €17,666 | €12,962 | €8,246 | €3,782 | ▼ 54.1% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | €74,105 | - | €2.1m | €4.8m | €6.2m | ▲ 30.5% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €86.4m | €91.1m | €91.1m | €587.1m | €587.1m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | €84.0m | €88.7m | €88.7m | €587.1m | €587.1m | = |
| Participating interests280 | €84.0m | €88.7m | €88.7m | €587.1m | €587.1m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | €2.5m | €2.5m | €2.5m | €5,893 | €5,893 | = |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | €2.5m | €2.5m | €2.5m | €5,893 | €5,893 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €3.7m | €3.7m | €4.2m | €506,656 | €1.2m | ▲ 133% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €3.6m | €3.7m | €4.1m | €481,478 | €1.1m | ▲ 131% |
| Trade receivables40 | €33,457 | €91,734 | €285,546 | €204,690 | €1.1m | ▲ 443% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €3.6m | €3.6m | €3.8m | €276,788 | €2,766 | ▼ 99.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €68 | €67 | €12 | - | - | - |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €81,318 | €48,442 | €34,652 | €25,178 | €66,345 | ▲ 163% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €90.3m | €94.9m | €97.5m | €592.6m | €594.8m | ▲ 0.4% |
| Equity10/15 | -€12.3m | -€14.0m | -€11.6m | €473.2m | €469.5m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Contributions10/11 | €12.5m | €12.5m | €12.5m | €121.4m | €121.4m | = |
| Capital10 | €12.5m | €12.5m | €12.5m | €121.4m | €121.4m | = |
| Issued capital100 | €12.5m | €12.5m | €12.5m | €121.4m | €121.4m | = |
| Reserves13 | €80,626 | €80,627 | €80,627 | €18.9m | €18.9m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | €80,626 | €80,627 | €80,627 | €18.9m | €18.9m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | €80,626 | €80,627 | €80,627 | €18.9m | €18.9m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€24.8m | -€26.5m | -€24.1m | €332.9m | €329.2m | ▼ 1.1% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €2.3m | €2.3m | €2.3m | - | - | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €2.3m | €2.3m | €2.3m | - | - | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | €2.3m | €2.3m | €2.3m | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €100.3m | €106.6m | €106.8m | €119.5m | €125.3m | ▲ 4.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €89.0m | €93.9m | €100.3m | €110.2m | €90.1m | ▼ 18.2% |
| Financial debts170/4 | €89.0m | €93.9m | €100.3m | €110.2m | €90.1m | ▼ 18.2% |
| Subordinated loans170 | €16.3m | €16.3m | €16.3m | - | - | - |
| Other loans174 | €72.7m | €77.6m | €84.0m | €110.2m | €90.1m | ▼ 18.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €7.9m | €5.5m | €6.2m | €9.1m | €35.0m | ▲ 286% |
| Financial debts43 | €11,241 | €23,608 | €25,021 | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | €11,241 | €23,608 | €25,021 | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €214,363 | €229,516 | €209,459 | €229,893 | €183,525 | ▼ 20.2% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €214,363 | €229,516 | €209,459 | €229,893 | €183,525 | ▼ 20.2% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €1.2m | €1.6m | €1.6m | €1.5m | €2.0m | ▲ 31.9% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €6,917 | €7,837 | - | €247,891 | - |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €1.2m | €1.6m | €1.6m | €1.5m | €1.7m | ▲ 15.3% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €6.5m | €3.6m | €4.4m | €7.3m | €32.9m | ▲ 347% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €3.4m | €7.2m | €225,497 | €233,286 | €205,383 | ▼ 12.0% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€6.9m | -€1.7m | €2.4m | €375.8m | €93.9m | ▼ 75.0% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €36,511 | €31,525 | €37,602 | €85,460 | €140,059 | ▲ 63.9% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | -€6.9m | -€1.6m | €2.4m | €375.9m | €94.1m | ▼ 75.0% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€4.6m | -€2.2m | -€498.9m | -€1.6m | ▲ 99.7% |
| Change in cash | - | -€1 | -€55 | - | - | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
27-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
04-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema
2024
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2019net €375.8m ▲15,673%
Net result €375.8m, the highest in the series.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €250mEq €473.2m
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €473.2m.
30-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 30 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €2.4m
Net result €2.4m after 4 loss-making years.
27-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 58 days late
2022
27-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€6.9m
Net result drops to -€6.9m, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
28-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
29-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
09-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
14-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 14 days late
2017
26-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
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Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Leuven · 1 establishment unit since 1985
Ground area
7,244 m²
Building footprint
796 m²
Volume, LiDAR
19,012 m³
Parcel 24038D0241/00V002, Flanders · tallest building 32.6 m, ±8 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
STERIGENICS
since 19852.028.517.844
1 parcel
Flanders
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24038D0241/00V002 | Flanders | 7,244 m² | 1 · 796 m² | 32.6 m · 8 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage: expect extra rules on renovation or sale.
Structure & network
Owners and holdings
1 owner · 2 holdings · 7 subsidiaries in the treeChain of control
- Sotera Health Holdings LLCUS
- STERIGENICS
Highest known parent: Sotera Health Holdings LLC (United States). The sources do not say who stands above it.
Owners 1
- Sotera Health Holdings LLCUSparentSourceown accounts 2025100%
Holdings 2
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100%
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99.58%
All subsidiaries, including indirect ones 7
Companies in which this company or one of its subsidiaries holds more than half, or which it consolidates according to the LEI register.
- STERIGENICS SHANGHAI ETO Ltd.CN 100%
NELSON LABS 99.58%5 subsidiaries
- STERIGENICS BELGIUM (FLEURUS) 100%
STERIGENICS BELGIUM (Petit Rechain) 100%3 subsidiaries
- Sterigenics France SASFR 100%
- Sterigenics Italy SPA UnipersonaleIT 100%
- STERIGENICS SHANGHAI EBeam LtdCN 100%
According to the 2025 annual accounts of STERIGENICS and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.
Connections & network
No current directors or connected companies found in the register.
Recognitions · licences · registrations
Legal Entity Identifier
894500T7S8E5UY09L525
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Company details
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded30-09-1985
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
71121Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
81230Other cleaning activities
46460Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods
E-invoicing
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Peppol ID
0208:0427835425
Registered
02-01-2026
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