Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN)
London flag London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBX
1,048.50
+40.00 (3.97%)
Sep 14, 2026, 4:53 PM GMT

Smith & Nephew Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, Smith & Nephew stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of 1,257p. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.89% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is 1,044p (-0.43%) and the highest is 1,533p (+46.23%).

Price Target: 1,257p (+19.89%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price1,044p1,257p1,243p1,533p
Change-0.43%+19.89%+18.54%+46.23%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Smith & Nephew stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingApr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26
Strong Buy554443
Buy233321
Hold10910101113
Sell000011
Strong Sell000000
Total171717171818

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Unknown Analyst
Berenberg Bank
No rating
Berenberg Bank
Hold
Maintains
1,250p
HoldMaintains1,250p+19.22%Sep 11, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Hold
Downgrades
1,340p1,150p
HoldDowngrades1,340p1,150p+9.68%Sep 7, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Downgrades
1,304p1,158p
HoldDowngrades1,304p1,158p+10.44%Sep 2, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Maintains
1,550p1,400p
BuyMaintains1,550p1,400p+33.52%Aug 28, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
1,120p
HoldMaintains1,120p+6.82%Aug 25, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.47B
from 6.16B
Increased by 4.93%
Revenue Next Year
6.81B
from 6.47B
Increased by 5.28%
EPS This Year
1.10
from 1.02
Increased by 7.70%
EPS Next Year
1.20
from 1.10
Increased by 9.57%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
5.21B5.22B5.55B5.81B6.16B6.47B
Revenue Growth
14.30%0.06%6.40%4.70%6.09%4.93%
Gross Profit
3.70B3.70B3.90B4.08B4.21B4.52B
Gross Margin
70.95%70.95%70.19%70.21%68.25%69.84%
Operating Income
712.00M658.00M741.00M886.00M877.00M1.28B
Net Income
524.00M223.00M263.00M412.00M625.00M683.03M
EPS
----1.021.10
EPS Growth
----21.00%7.70%
Forward PE
19.0915.9615.2413.1815.1412.90
Dividend / Share
0.380.380.380.380.390.41
Dividend Growth
----4.27%4.19%
Free Cash Flow
648.00M134.25M248.63M565.13M876.63M704.42M
No. Analysts
-----18
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High6.6B
Avg6.5B
Low6.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
7.1%
Avg
4.9%
Low
3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High1.13
Avg1.10
Low1.06

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
10.8%
Avg
7.7%
Low
3.9%