By Amira McKee
Shares of Henry Schein climbed after the company posted fourth-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that exceeded Wall Street's expectations.
The stock jumped 9% to $87.84 in Tuesday morning trading, marking a new 52-week high. The shares have gained 12.5% in the past year.
The healthcare supplies and services distributor reported a fourth-quarter net income of $101 million, or 85 cents a share, compared with $94 million, or 74 cents a share, a year earlier.
Adjusted earnings came in at $1.34 a share, ahead of the $1.30 a share that analysts polled by FactSet had predicted.
Sales grew 7.7% to $3.4 billion, beating Wall Street's forecast of $3.35 billion, according to FactSet.
For 2026, Henry Schein anticipates logging adjusted earnings of $5.23 to $5.37 a share. The company expects full-year sales growth of about 3% to 5% compared with the year prior.
Analysts polled by FactSet forecast full-year adjusted earnings of $5.29 a share on sales of $13.55 billion. Wall Street's estimate represents sales growth of around 2.8% compared with 2025.
Write to Amira McKee at amira.mckee@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 24, 2026 10:37 ET (15:37 GMT)
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