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Tenet Healthcare Corporation operates as a broad-ranging provider of health solutions. The company organizes its operations across three main divisions: Hospital Operations ...
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Est. EPS $4.67 · Revenue $5.49B · 13 analysts
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Est. EPS $5.68 · Revenue $5.74B · 12 analysts
Est. EPS $21.22 · Revenue $22.23B · 12 analysts
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $21.3B | +3.1% | +4.8% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $1.4B | -56.0% | +17.7% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +82.3% | +107.1% | +10.7% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +16.1% | -44.0% | +10.7% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +6.6% | -57.4% | +12.2% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $2.5B | +126.7% | -71.5% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +11.9% | +119.8% | -72.8% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 312.1% | -9.1% | +3.7% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 1.76x | -1.3% | +3.5% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $29.7B | +2.6% | -1.7% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 15.49 vs 16.09 | -3.8% | 9.84 vs 4.67 | +110.7% |
| Revenue Surprise | $21.3B vs $21.3B | +0.2% | $5.6B vs $5.5B | +2.5% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | West Nadja | director | Common Stock | D | 1,152 | $258.80 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Foo Lisa Y | officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer | Common Stock | D | 24,000 | $266.32 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | HANEY CECIL D | director | Common Stock | D | 150 | — |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Sutaria Saumya | director, officer: CEO | Common Stock | D | 17,220 | $273.34 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Sutaria Saumya | director, officer: CEO | Common Stock | D | 24,881 | $274.10 |
Welcome to Tenet Healthcare's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. After the speaker's remarks, there'll be a question and answer session for industry analysts. To enter the queue, please press star one on your telephone keypad at any time. Tenet respectfully asks that analysts limit themselves to one question each. I'll now turn the call over to your host, Mr. Will McDowell, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. McDowell, you may begin.
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining today's call. I am Will McDowell, Vice President of Investor Relations. We're pleased to have you join us for a discussion of Tenet's second quarter 2026 results, as well as a discussion of our financial outlook. Tenet senior management participating in today's call will be Dr. Saum Sutaria, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Sun Park, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Our webcast this morning includes a slide presentation which has been posted to the investor relations section of our website, tenethealth.com. Listeners to this call are advised that certain statements made during our discussion today are forward-looking and represent management's expectations based on currently available information. Actual results and plans could differ materially. Tenet is under no obligation to update any forward-looking statements based on subsequent information. Investors should take note of the cautionary statement slide included in today's presentation, as well as the risk factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With that, I'll turn the call over to Saum.
Thank you, Will. Good morning, everyone. We continue to deliver results exceeding our goals based on the fundamental performance of our business. Hospital volumes and same-store revenue growth in both segments are strong, reflecting our commitment to higher acuity and value for payers. Margin strength is supported by timely execution on our technology-enabled expense management plans that we described at the very start of the year. Second quarter net operating revenues were $5.6 billion, and consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $1.304 billion, which represented an adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.2%. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA grew 16.3% over prior year. Year to date, our fundamental outperformance totals approximately $97 million across both segments. Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 52% to $6.12 in the second quarter of 2026 compared to prior year. As we noted last year, we are operating in a dynamic environment characterized by payer mix shifts and insurance enrollment uncertainty in both the exchanges and Medicaid. Despite these challenges, the growth and expense initiatives that we had planned and have implemented and continue to focus on enabled us to deliver a clean quarter. We are optimistic about the rest of the year and are increasing our revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and cash flow guidance for 2026. USPI …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saumya Sutaria | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | USD 11,431,603 | — | 1973 | Active |
Thomas W. Arnst | EVice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | USD 6,309,420 | Male | 1963 | Active |
Lisa Y. Foo | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | USD 6,159,959 | Female | 1991 | Active |
Sun K. Park | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 4,651,546 | Male | 1976 | Active |
Paola Arbour | Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer | USD 2,702,641 | Female | 1964 | Active |
John Michael Grooms | Senior VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer | — | Male | 1978 | Active |
Michael T. Maloney | Executive Vice President of Corporate Development | — | Male | — | Active |
William McDowell | Vice President of Investor Relations | — | Male | — | Active |
Jana Durfee | Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer | — | Female | — | Active |
Clint Hailey | Chief Managed Care Officer & Senior Vice President | — | Male | 1965 | Active |
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