Overview
Medtronic fiscal Q2 revenue grows 6.6%, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for fiscal Q2 beats consensus, increasing by 8%
Company raises FY26 guidance for revenue growth and adjusted EPS
Outlook
Medtronic raises FY26 organic revenue growth guidance to 5.5%
Company increases FY26 adjusted EPS guidance to $5.62-$5.66
Company sees revenue growth acceleration driven by key programs
Result Drivers
CARDIAC ABLATION GROWTH - Revenue increased 71% driven by pulsed field ablation portfolio, with 128% growth in the U.S.
FAVORABLE COVERAGE - Received favorable coverage policies for Symplicity procedure for hypertension, addressing 18 mln people in the U.S.
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Beat
$9 bln
$8.87 bln (26 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$1.36
$1.31 (26 Analysts)
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 17 "strong buy" or "buy", 16 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the medical equipment, supplies & distribution peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Medtronic PLC is $100.50, about 4.2% above its November 17 closing price of $96.28
The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago
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