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Smith & Nephew plc (SN.L)

GBp1,108.50 -46.00 (-3.98%)
GB LSE Healthcare Medical - Devices
Address Building 5 WD18 8YE
Watford, GB
CEO Deepak S. Nath
IPO 1988-07-01
ISIN GB0009223206

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Also trades on London Stock Exchange · SN.L (GBp) New York Stock Exchange · SNN (USD) Other OTC · SNNUF (USD)
Description

Smith & Nephew plc, along with its subsidiaries, operates globally as a developer, manufacturer, marketer, and seller of medical technology. Its orthopaedic division offers knee implants for replacement procedures and hip implants for joint reconstruction. This segment also provides trauma and extremities products, including internal and external fixation devices crucial for stabilizing severe fractures and correcting deformities. In the sports medicine field, the company furnishes surgeons with comprehensive joint repair solutions. These encompass specialized instruments, advanced technologies, and implants necessary for minimally invasive joint surgeries, addressing soft tissue injuries and degenerative conditions of the knee, hip, and shoulder, as well as meniscal repair systems. Additionally, its arthroscopic enabling technologies support surgical visualization and intervention inside joints, comprising fluid management equipment, high-definition cameras, digital image capture systems, scopes, light sources, and monitors. It also supplies radiofrequency, electromechanical, and mechanical tissue resection devices, along with hand instruments for removing damaged tissue, and provides ear, nose, and throat (ENT) solutions. Furthermore, Smith & Nephew delivers sophisticated advanced wound management solutions. This category features products for the treatment and prevention of acute and chronic wounds, including leg, diabetic, and pressure ulcers, burns, and post-operative wounds. Its offerings extend to advanced wound bioactives, incorporating biologics and other active technologies for debridement, dermal repair, and regeneration, as well as regenerative medicine products like skin, bone graft, and articular cartilage substitutes. The advanced wound devices portfolio includes traditional and single-use negative pressure wound therapy systems, alongside hydrosurgery devices. Primarily serving healthcare providers, Smith & Nephew plc was founded in 1856 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Watford, United Kingdom.

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No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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GBp1,108.50 -46.00 (-3.98%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
3M
Beta
0.67
Float Shares
840.12M
Free Float %
98.7%
Price Performance
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+0.00% -3.22% -2.29% -18.99% -11.44% -10.29% +3.20% -7.57% -27.48% -5.20% +339.56%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (17 ratings, all time) Hold
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
1,108.50
DCF (Unlevered) 1,710.59 +54.3%
DCF (Levered) 1,202.91 +8.5%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 44% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 3 +1
Buy 5 0
Hold 10 -1
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.16
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
6 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Medical - Devices: +11.2%
    +8.3% Q4'25: +17.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Medical - Devices: +28.5%
    +55.3% Q4'25: +274.3% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Medical - Devices: +30.9%
    +15.6% Q4'25: +17.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Medical - Devices: +6.2%
    +16.3% Q4'25: +17.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Medical - Devices: +3.3%
    +10.2% Q4'25: +22.8% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Medical - Devices: 0.0%
    -0.4% Q4'25: -0.6% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Medical - Devices: -0.35×
    2.07× Q4'25: 0.94× (vs Q4'23)
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.67) × ERP
WACC = 80% × Ke + 20% × Kd (4.8%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 1,710.59 Current price: 1,108.50
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2015
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Dec 2016
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Dec 2017
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Dec 2018
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Dec 2019
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Dec 2026
16 Rev. Ana.
16 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
17 Rev. Ana.
16 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
9 Rev. Ana.
15 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
14 Rev. Ana.
14 EPS Ana.
Dec 2030
8 Rev. Ana.
14 EPS Ana.
Revenue
4.63B
est: 4.64B (0.0%)
4.67B
est: 4.66B (+0.2%)
4.77B
est: 4.75B (+0.3%)
4.90B
est: 4.89B (+0.4%)
5.14B
est: 4.95B (+3.7%)
4.56B
est: 4.59B (-0.7%)
5.21B
est: 3.86B (+35.0%)
5.21B
est: 5.21B (+0.1%)
5.22B
est: 4.30B (+21.3%)
5.22B
est: 5.28B (-1.3%)
5.55B
est: 5.51B (+0.8%)
5.81B
est: 5.78B (+0.6%)
6.29B
est: 6.13B (+2.7%)
6.59B
6.53B – 6.65B
+7.5% YoY
6.96B
6.81B – 7.06B
+5.7% YoY
7.35B
7.24B – 7.44B
+5.6% YoY
7.78B
7.66B – 7.87B
+5.8% YoY
8.31B
8.18B – 8.40B
+6.8% YoY
EBITDA
1.12B
est: 970.54M (+14.9%)
1.27B
est: 975.55M (+29.8%)
1.39B
est: 995.06M (+40.0%)
1.29B
est: 1.02B (+25.8%)
1.34B
est: 1.04B (+28.8%)
866.00M
est: 961.37M (-9.9%)
1.24B
est: 757.40M (+64.0%)
1.24B
est: 1.09B (+13.9%)
874.00M
est: 843.58M (+3.6%)
874.00M
est: 1.11B (-21.0%)
956.00M
est: 1.15B (-17.1%)
1.24B
est: 1.21B (+2.3%)
1.61B
est: 1.28B (+25.4%)
1.38B
1.37B – 1.39B
+7.5% YoY
1.46B
1.43B – 1.48B
+5.7% YoY
1.54B
1.52B – 1.56B
+5.6% YoY
1.63B
1.60B – 1.65B
+5.8% YoY
1.74B
1.71B – 1.76B
+6.8% YoY
EBIT
622.00M
est: 506.15M (+22.9%)
1.13B
est: 508.76M (+122.1%)
946.00M
est: 518.94M (+82.3%)
852.00M
est: 533.50M (+59.7%)
818.00M
est: 540.84M (+51.2%)
321.00M
est: 501.37M (-36.0%)
679.00M
est: 350.19M (+93.9%)
679.00M
est: 568.54M (+19.4%)
326.00M
est: 390.04M (-16.4%)
326.00M
est: 576.97M (-43.5%)
429.00M
est: 601.28M (-28.7%)
657.00M
est: 630.58M (+4.2%)
1.02B
est: 669.15M (+53.0%)
719.16M
713.23M – 725.59M
+7.5% YoY
760.43M
743.33M – 770.47M
+5.7% YoY
802.85M
790.37M – 811.79M
+5.6% YoY
849.33M
836.13M – 858.79M
+5.8% YoY
906.88M
892.78M – 916.98M
+6.8% YoY
Net Income
410.00M
est: 711.01M (-42.3%)
784.00M
est: 708.54M (+10.7%)
767.00M
est: 760.17M (+0.9%)
663.00M
est: 829.07M (-20.0%)
600.00M
est: 854.99M (-29.8%)
448.00M
est: 546.75M (-18.1%)
524.00M
est: 536.17M (-2.3%)
524.00M
est: 720.20M (-27.2%)
223.00M
est: 563.41M (-60.4%)
223.00M
est: 689.55M (-67.7%)
263.00M
est: 712.79M (-63.1%)
412.00M
est: 725.87M (-43.2%)
638.11M
est: 865.66M (-26.3%)
959.25M
937.32M – 985.64M
+10.8% YoY
1.07B
1.02B – 1.13B
+11.9% YoY
1.19B
1.16B – 1.21B
+10.7% YoY
1.26B
1.23B – 1.27B
+5.6% YoY
1.33B
1.31B – 1.35B
+6.3% YoY
SGA
2.64B
est: 2.15B (+22.7%)
2.03B
est: 2.16B (-6.3%)
2.15B
est: 2.21B (-2.5%)
2.19B
est: 2.27B (-3.6%)
2.31B
est: 2.30B (+0.6%)
2.56B
est: 2.13B (+20.2%)
2.39B
est: 1.86B (+28.5%)
2.39B
est: 2.42B (-1.0%)
2.44B
est: 2.08B (+17.3%)
2.44B
est: 2.45B (-0.7%)
2.60B
est: 2.56B (+1.8%)
2.65B
est: 2.68B (-1.1%)
2.95B
est: 2.84B (+3.8%)
3.06B
3.03B – 3.08B
+7.5% YoY
3.23B
3.16B – 3.28B
+5.7% YoY
3.41B
3.36B – 3.45B
+5.6% YoY
3.61B
3.55B – 3.65B
+5.8% YoY
3.86B
3.80B – 3.90B
+6.8% YoY
EPS
0.46
est: 0.81 (-43.5%)
0.88
est: 0.81 (+8.4%)
0.88
est: 0.87 (+1.0%)
0.76
est: 0.95 (-20.0%)
0.69
est: 0.98 (-29.6%)
0.51
est: 0.63 (-18.6%)
0.60
est: 0.61 (-1.9%)
0.60
est: 0.83 (-27.3%)
0.25
est: 0.64 (-61.1%)
0.25
est: 0.79 (-68.4%)
0.31
est: 0.82 (-62.4%)
0.47
est: 0.83 (-43.5%)
0.74
est: 0.99 (-25.4%)
1.10
1.07 – 1.13
+10.8% YoY
1.23
1.17 – 1.30
+11.9% YoY
1.36
1.33 – 1.38
+10.7% YoY
1.44
1.41 – 1.46
+5.6% YoY
1.53
1.50 – 1.55
+6.3% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-28 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-27 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-26 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-22 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-21 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-20 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-19 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-18 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-30 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-27 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-24 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 3/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5
2026-04-15 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 2/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
1.82B
OE per share TTM
2.07
Owner's Yield
18.85%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
45.98%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
27.2%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

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At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

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Institutional ownership trend

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Insider Activity

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Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
59.0K
Shares Outstanding
850.88M

Executive compensation

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Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

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Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Deepak S. Nath Chief Executive Officer & Director 3M
John Terence Rogers Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director 2M male
Charles Reynolds Head of Corporate Communication male
Elga Lohler Chief Human Resources Officer female
Emily Heaven Head of Investor Relations
Helen Barraclough Group General Counsel & Company Secretary female
Paul Connolly President of Global Operations male
Ajay Dhankhar Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer male
Vasant Padmanabhan President Research & Development, ENT and Emerging Markets
Alison Parkes Chief Compliance Officer & Compliance APAC female
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