By Amira McKee

Dentsply Sirona logged a narrower loss in its fourth quarter and launched a restructuring initiative to drive profitable growth.

The dental company recorded a fourth-quarter net loss of $146 million, or 74 cents a share, compared with a loss of $430 million, or $2.16 a share, a year earlier.

Adjusted earnings came in at 27 cents a share, missing Wall Street's forecast of 28 cents, according to FactSet.

Sales increased 6.2% to $961 million, beating the $926.2 million that analysts polled by FactSet had anticipated.

Dentsply Sirona launched a restructuring initiative to redirect around $120 million annually into its Return-to-Growth Action Plan, prioritizing investments in accelerated innovation, clinical education and sales team education focused on connected dentistry.

The company is also eliminating its quarterly dividend and redeploying capital toward debt retirement and share repurchases as part of a new capital allocation strategy.

"These are important steps in our roadmap to drive sustained, profitable growth and deliver meaningful long-term value for our shareholders," Chief Executive Officer Dan Scavilla said.

For 2026, Dentsply Sirona anticipates full-year adjusted earnings of $1.40 to $1.50 a share on sales in the range of $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion. Wall Street forecast adjusted earnings of $1.48 a share on sales of $3.68 billion in 2026.

The stock rose 6.22% to $13.50 in after-hours trading on Thursday. Ahead of the close, shares had fallen 32% in the past year.

Write to Amira McKee at amira.mckee@wsj.com

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February 26, 2026 17:58 ET (22:58 GMT)

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