GE HealthCare (GEHC)
NASDAQHealth CareMedical - DevicesSnapshot 2026-10-29
$76.42+0.79%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareMedical - DevicesSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Health Care Equipment: fringe margins under pressure (4q confirmed)
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Primary pillar under pressure — Profit margin near 16% in 2026: Operating margin: 14.6%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskGEHC’s claim rests on growing Pharmaceutical Diagnostics and strong recent results. Revenue growth rose from 5.7% to 7.2%; both quarters beat EPS estimates. GEHC trades at 16× earnings versus 30× for peers and 15× historically. The price reflects less growth than our forecast. A 22% next-quarter miss probability and a 14.6% operating margin threaten the case. The global software recall also adds regulatory and execution risk. Peer multiples imply a price about 14% above where it trades. The thesis is on watch; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. GEHC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 22 analysts currently covering GEHC (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for GEHC in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Health Care Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand adjusted EBIT margin to 15.4%-15.7% in 2026
Reported Q3 margin gains directly support the 2026 margin objective, though the headline alone gives limited detail.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $76.42
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $76.42.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Drive organic revenue growth of 3-4% in 2026
Strong Q3 results and raised outlook support revenue growth, though details are needed to assess margin and cash flow.
Advances: Advance innovation and commercial expansion in Pharmaceutical Diagnostics
Supports innovation and commercial expansion in Pharmaceutical Diagnostics.
Advances: Advance innovation and commercial expansion in Pharmaceutical Diagnostics
Acquisition enhances innovation and commercial expansion in diagnostics.
Acquisition supports growth and innovation in diagnostics.
Potential acquisition aligns with growth and innovation objectives.
Advances: Advance innovation and commercial expansion in Pharmaceutical Diagnostics
CE mark enhances innovation in Pharmaceutical Diagnostics.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
AI oncology push aligns with revenue growth objective.