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Smith & Nephew plc (SNN)

Healthcare | Medical Devices | Watford, United Kingdom | NYSE
29.04 USD +1.16 (4.161%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 12:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral-to-slightly-bullish, anchored by a technical rebound off the 52-week lows. While the stock has lagged significantly behind its 200-day average, the recent price action shows resilience, trading near the lower end of its range without breaking down further. The 2.95% dividend yield provides a tangible floor for patient holders, though the payout ratio suggests the company is still prioritizing growth over aggressive share returns. Long-term, the business remains fundamentally sound but faces a valuation ceiling. The forward P/E of roughly 11x implies the market expects a significant earnings acceleration to justify the current price, yet revenue growth is a modest 4.6%. The lack of consecutive negative annual returns is a relief, confirming the company hasn't entered a structural decline phase, but the muted growth trajectory prevents a 'buy and forget' rating. The disconnect between the high analyst target price and the sluggish revenue growth suggests the market is pricing in a turnaround that hasn't fully materialized yet. For now, the stock offers a decent yield and a recovery play, but lacks the explosive catalyst needed for a top-tier long-term recommendation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.116716
MSTL0.116898
AutoARIMA0.118330
AutoTheta0.123335

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 6.11
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.477
Excess Kurtosis -0.26
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 73.069
Revenue per Share 2.9464
Market Cap 12,153,712,640
Trailing P/E 19.76
Forward P/E 12.06
Beta 0.67
Profit Margins 10.08%
Website https://www.smith-nephew.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move rather than a crash. Call volume and open interest are heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (30 and 35), suggesting bets on a rally to test resistance levels. Conversely, put activity is concentrated near the money (22.5 and 25), indicating a floor is expected but not a deep collapse. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term calls relative to puts, hinting at an asymmetric expectation of a bounce.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.18% 2.70% 2.67% 2.73%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-02 0.312000 1.180924
2026-03-27 0.482000 1.523388
2025-10-03 0.300000 0.825991
2025-03-28 0.462000 1.647059
2024-10-04 0.288000 0.960320
2024-04-01 0.462000 1.882641
2023-10-05 0.288000 1.223449
2023-03-30 0.462000 1.687363
2022-09-29 0.288000 1.260394
2022-03-31 0.462000 1.448276
2021-09-30 0.288000 0.838672
2021-04-05 0.462000 1.214830
2020-10-01 0.288000 0.727089
2020-04-02 0.462000 1.354839
2019-10-03 0.288000 0.623512
2019-04-04 0.440000 1.108312
2018-10-04 0.280000 0.774122
2018-04-05 0.454000 1.210021
2017-10-05 0.246000 0.673603
2017-03-29 0.370000 1.194319
2016-10-05 0.246000 0.758323
2016-04-20 0.380000 1.126594
2015-10-07 0.236000 0.683662
2015-04-15 0.372000 1.079199
2014-10-22 0.220000 0.701978
2014-04-17 0.340136 1.160251
2013-10-09 0.208083 0.859361
2013-04-17 0.324130 1.458935
2012-10-10 0.198079 0.945738
2012-04-18 0.216086 1.096444
2011-10-12 0.132053 0.722893
2011-04-29 0.196479 0.885964
2010-10-13 0.120048 0.681973
2010-04-21 0.178872 0.847556
2009-10-14 0.109244 0.639346
2009-04-15 0.162465 1.151773
2008-10-15 0.099240 0.556180
2008-04-16 0.147659 0.571738
2007-10-17 0.090436 0.367180
2007-04-18 0.132853 0.522423
2006-10-18 0.082033 0.436264
2006-04-19 0.122049 0.665359
2005-10-19 0.075230 0.452249
2005-04-20 0.118848 0.593053
2004-10-20 0.068427 0.388899
2004-04-21 0.116046 0.551434
2003-08-13 0.059624 0.460588
2003-04-17 0.108643 0.814945
2002-10-16 0.062825 0.514753
2002-04-17 0.091437 0.802744
2001-11-07 0.055622 0.489952
2001-04-18 0.090236 0.977247
2000-11-08 0.055022 0.628571
2000-05-04 0.139056 2.386273
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.85
exDividendDate 2026-10-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.397
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014239599
lastDividendValue 0.312
lastDividendDate 2026-10-02
dividendDate 2026-11-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.22144651
Address1 Building 5
Address2 Croxley Park Hatters Lane
All Time High 52.26
All Time Low 5.002001
Ask 29.06
Ask Size 500
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,228,730
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,588,231
Average Volume 1,588,231
Average Volume10Days 1,228,730
Beta 0.671
Bid 29.04
Bid Size 400
Book Value 2.4344
City Watford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 29.04
Current Ratio 2.139
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 29.095
Day Low 28.48
Debt To Equity 73.069
Display Name Smith & Nephew
Dividend Date 1,793,923,200
Dividend Yield 2.85
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Earnings Growth 0.057
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.034
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,846,600
Ebitda 1,382,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.21937001
Enterprise To Ebitda 45.119
Enterprise To Revenue 9.898
Enterprise Value 62,354,313,216
Eps Current Year 2.22387
Eps Forward 2.40792
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,899,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.3134
Fifty Day Average Change 0.72660065
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.025662784
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -22.144651
Fifty Two Week High 37.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.469997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.22580639
Fifty Two Week Low 26.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.92
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11179173
Fifty Two Week Range 26.12 - 37.51
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 942,762,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.57
Float Shares 2,105,488,271
Forward Eps 2.40792
Forward P E 12.060203
Free Cashflow 1,059,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 17,000
Fullday Change 1.1600018
Fullday Change Percent 4.160695
Fullday Price 29.04
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.68444
Gross Profits 4,312,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0001
Held Percent Institutions 0.11457
Implied Shares Outstanding 418,516,268
Industry Medical Devices
Industry Disp Medical Devices
Industry Key medical-devices
Ir Website http://global.smith-nephew.com/master/investor_centre_2738.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,899,200
Last Dividend Value 0.312
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,413,331,200
Last Split Factor 2,499:1000
Long Business Summary Smith & Nephew plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT, and Advanced Wound Management. It offers knee implant products for knee replacement procedures; hip implants for revision procedures; trauma and extremities products that include internal and external devices used in the stabilization of severe fractures and deformity correction procedures; and other reconstruction products. The company also provides sports medicine joint repair products comprise instruments, technologies, and implants to perform minimally invasive surgery, as well as treating soft tissue injuries and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, knee, hip, and small joints. In addition, it provides arthroscopic enabling technologies comprising fluid management equipment for surgical access, cameras, digital image capture, scopes, light sources, and monitors to assist with visualization inside the joints, radio frequency, electromechanical and mechanical tissue resection devices, and hand instruments for removing damaged tissue; and ear, nose, and throat solutions. Further, the company offers advanced wound care products for the treatment and prevention of acute and chronic wounds, leg, diabetic and pressure ulcers, burns, and post-operative wounds; advanced wound bioactives, such as biologics and other bioactive technologies for debridement and dermal repair/regeneration, and regenerative medicine products, including skin, bone graft, and articular cartilage substitutes; and advanced wound devices, such as traditional and single-use negative pressure wound therapy, and hydrosurgery systems. It serves the healthcare providers. Smith & Nephew plc was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.
Long Name Smith & Nephew plc
Market us_market
Market Cap 12,153,712,640
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_97461
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,518,400
Net Income To Common 635,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,531,593,335
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 28.71
Operating Cashflow 1,339,000,064
Operating Margins 0.14466
Payout Ratio 0.532
Peg Ratio 1.07
Phone 44 1923 477 100
Previous Close 27.88
Price Eps Current Year 13.058317
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 11.929017
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9291607
Profit Margins 0.10079
Quick Ratio 1.109
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.83333
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.1600018
Regular Market Change Percent 4.160695
Regular Market Day High 29.095
Regular Market Day Low 28.48
Regular Market Day Range 28.48 - 29.095
Regular Market Open 28.71
Regular Market Previous Close 27.88
Regular Market Price 29.04
Regular Market Time 1,792,083,560
Regular Market Volume 1,130,414
Return On Assets 0.051599998
Return On Equity 0.11851
Revenue Growth 0.046
Revenue Per Share 2.9464
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 418,516,268
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0111
Shares Short 4,662,548
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 6,240,013
Short Name Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0112
Short Ratio 2.63
Source Interval 15
Symbol SNN
Target High Price 38.0
Target Low Price 29.0
Target Mean Price 32.322
Target Median Price 31.55
Total Cash 754,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.354
Total Debt 3,784,999,936
Total Revenue 6,300,000,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.397
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014239599
Trailing Eps 1.47
Trailing P E 19.755102
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.0515
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.2715
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.2314987
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07135887
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,130,414
Website https://www.smith-nephew.com
Zip WD18 8YE