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Henry Schein, Inc. · HSIC · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
Henry Schein posts 7.7% Q4 sales growth, maintains 2026 outlook
The quarter supports a constructive but execution-dependent view: demand in dental equipment and specialty implants was strong, while the maintained outlook and planned operating-income improvement leave progress on margins, implementation, and medical volumes as the key tests.
Reported Before market openNASDAQHealthcare
$9.68B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.34
Consensus $1.30
EPS surprise
+3.1%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$3.44B
Consensus $3.35B
Revenue surprise
+2.7%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+3.5%
Event window
SPY move
+0.7%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.7%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-11.2%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did HSIC rise 3.5% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in HSIC's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for HSIC after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the reported quarter showed stronger Q4 sales growth and a transition to new CEO Fred Lowery. Management maintained 2026 guidance, while the targeted operating-income improvement was described as more than $125 million by year-end 2026; the e-commerce rollout and AWS AI integration remained central initiatives.
Guidance delta
Management maintained 2026 guidance for 3–5% sales growth, non-GAAP EPS of $5.23–$5.37, and adjusted EBITDA growth in the mid-single digits.
Key takeaways
- Q4 sales rose 7.7% to $3.4 billion, led by dental equipment and specialty implants.
- High-margin, high-growth businesses now represent about 50% of operating income.
- Value-creation initiatives target more than $125 million of operating-income improvement by the end of 2026.
- Management highlighted the e-commerce rollout, AWS AI integration, and new CEO Fred Lowery’s 100-day plan.
Management priorities
- Complete the global rollout of henryschein.com e-commerce.
- Continue AWS-supported AI integration and launch tools such as Image Verify.
- Execute the new CEO’s 100-day customer and supplier listening plan.
- Introduce the S.I.N. value implant in the U.S. and expand Dentally cloud offerings.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$84.97Previous close
$64Low
$87.38Average
$110High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Barrington Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 23, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 21, 2022 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 5, 2020 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 3, 2019 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2019 |
| SVB Leerink | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | May 15, 2019 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 18, 2019 |
| Edward Jones | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Leerink Swann | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Craig-Hallum | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 7, 2017 |
| RBC Capital | Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Sep 19, 2017 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 10, 2017 |
| ISI Group | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 12, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $84.97. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTIG | David Larsen | $110 | $90.62 | +29.5% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $89.59 | +17.7% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barrington | Michael Petusky | $104 | $89.11 | +22.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $94 | $89.11 | +10.6% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $89.11 | +11.8% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $85.88 | +4.7% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Vik Chopra | $85 | $83.22 | +0.0% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $78.85 | +17.7% | Jun 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $85 | $74.35 | +0.0% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $74.37 | -3.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $74.37 | +14.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erin Wright | $64 | $78.22 | -24.7% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Barrington | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $81.6 | +14.2% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $83.35 | +2.4% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $79.57 | +17.7% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Steven Valiquette | $81 | $79.98 | -4.7% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $72.86 | +1.2% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $71.68 | +5.9% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Barrington | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $71.32 | -7.0% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $69.04 | -2.3% | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Leerink Partners | Michael Cherny | $75 | $70.8 | -11.7% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Barrington | Michael Petusky | $86 | $66.24 | +1.2% | May 6, 2025 |
| CFRA | Daniel Rich | $67 | $71.1 | -21.1% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Elizabeth Anderson | $74 | $69.3 | -12.9% | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jeff Johnson | $92 | $70.34 | +8.3% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Jonathan Block | $70 | $64.07 | -17.6% | Nov 13, 2023 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Jonathan Block | $80 | $73.17 | -5.8% | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jeff Johnson | $88 | $78.82 | +3.6% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Barclays | Steven Valiquette | $82 | $77.3 | -3.5% | Aug 4, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationHenry Schein, Inc. (HSIC) is a global leader in delivering a comprehensive suite of healthcare products and services. The company caters to a diverse clientele across the globe, including dental professionals and laboratories, physician practices, governmental entities, and various institutional and alternative healthcare facilities. Its operations are organized into two principal segments: Health Care Distribution, and Technology and Value-Added Services. The Health Care Distribution division supplies an extensive array of dental goods, encompassing consumables (such as infection control items, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, and artificial teeth), specialized tools and equipment (like handpieces, dental chairs, delivery units, X-ray machinery, and advanced digital restoration systems), and personal protective equipment.…
Historical context
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