Tenet Healthcare Corporation · THC · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

Tenet’s FY2025 close beat estimates; 2026 outlook balances growth and coverage risks

The quarter’s better-than-estimated results and management’s confidence in the 2026 plan support a constructive operating picture. The thesis is conditional: planned growth and efficiency efforts must offset potential enrollment, payer-mix and regulatory headwinds.

Reported Before market openNYSEHealthcare $21.75B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $4.70 Consensus $4.07
EPS surprise +15.5% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $5.53B Consensus $5.47B
Revenue surprise +1.0% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +17.3% Event window
SPY move -0.0% Same window
Abnormal move +17.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -0.7% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The supplied analysis describes a strong FY2025 close and maintained 2026 guidance. Management is emphasizing structural expense reductions through technology and automation alongside continued USPI expansion; the outlook also explicitly accounts for exchange-related enrollment risk.

Guidance delta

Maintained. Management’s 2026 outlook incorporates USPI expansion and higher-acuity investment, while recognizing risks from premium-tax-credit expiration and enrollment changes.

Key takeaways

  • FY2025 performance exceeded expectations, with same-store growth and margin expansion described in the analysis.
  • USPI remains a central growth and capital-allocation priority, supported by acquisitions and de novo development.
  • Technology and automation are increasingly central to structural expense-management efforts.
  • The maintained 2026 outlook balances growth plans against enrollment, payer-mix and regulatory uncertainty.

Management priorities

  • Pursue USPI acquisitions and de novo facility development.
  • Invest in high-acuity services and ambulatory surgery capacity.
  • Use technology and automation to reduce structural costs and improve clinical throughput.
  • Manage capital through share repurchases and debt reduction, as cash flow allows.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
THC EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $1.60 Q4 '23 actual $2.68, beat Q1 '24 estimate $1.45 Q1 '24 actual $3.22, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.90 Q2 '24 actual $2.31, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2.33 Q3 '24 actual $2.93, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.87 Q2 '25 actual $4.02, beat Q3 '25 estimate $3.34 Q3 '25 actual $3.70, beat Q4 '25 estimate $4.07 Q4 '25 actual $4.70, beat Q1 '26 estimate $4.26 Q1 '26 actual $6.12, beat Q2 '26 estimate $4.26 Q2 '26 actual $6.12, beat Q3 '26 estimate $4.68 Q3 '26 actual $6.64, beat Q4 '26 estimate $5.39 Q1 '27 estimate $4.60 Q2 '27 estimate $5.46 Q3 '27 estimate $5.19
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy32 ratings
Bullish2681.3%
Neutral618.7%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$273.25Previous close
$47Low
$218.95Average
$308High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 2, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainOct 30, 2026
Leerink Partners Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 18, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 3, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
Baird Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 28, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $273.25. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
GuggenheimJason Cassorla$306$270.57 +12.0%Oct 30, 2026
GuggenheimAnalyst unavailable$307$275.13 +12.4%Oct 16, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$265$262.06 -3.0%Sep 22, 2026
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$285$267.27 +4.3%Aug 14, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$290$262.13 +6.1%Aug 10, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Tenet Healthcare Corporation operates as a broad-ranging provider of health solutions. The company organizes its operations across three main divisions: Hospital Operations and Other, Ambulatory Care, and Conifer. Within its network of acute care facilities, Tenet delivers a full spectrum of essential services. These include core hospital functions such as operating and recovery suites, radiology and respiratory therapy, clinical laboratories, and on-site pharmacies. The organization also provides high-acuity patient care through intensive, critical, and coronary care units. Specialized medical services cover areas like cardiovascular, digestive disease, neurosciences, musculoskeletal, and obstetrics, alongside various outpatient treatments, including physical therapy. Advanced surgical capabilities feature cardiothoracic, complex spinal, and neurosurgery, as well as neonatal intensive care.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-11-02. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.