Bausch + Lomb Corporation (BLCO)
NYSE: BLCO · Real-Time Price · USD
16.90
+0.10 (0.60%)
Sep 25, 2026, 1:02 PM EDT - Market open

Bausch + Lomb Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 analysts polled by S&P Global, Bausch + Lomb stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $19.04. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 12.66% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $16 (-5.33%) and the highest is $24 (+42.01%).

Price Target: $19.04 (+12.66%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$16$19.04$18.5$24
Change-5.33%+12.66%+9.47%+42.01%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Bausch + Lomb stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingApr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26
Strong Buy333445
Buy112111
Hold987777
Sell111111
Strong Sell000000
Total141313131314

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$18
HoldMaintains$18+6.51%Sep 18, 2026
Leerink Partners
Leerink Partners
Buy
Initiates
$24
BuyInitiates$24+42.01%Sep 9, 2026
H.C. Wainwright
H.C. Wainwright
Buy
Reiterates
$21
BuyReiterates$21+24.26%Aug 28, 2026
Stifel Nicolaus
Stifel Nicolaus
Hold
Maintains
$16
HoldMaintains$16-5.33%Aug 25, 2026
Citi
Citi
Buy
Maintains
$21
BuyMaintains$21+24.26%Aug 13, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
5.49B
from 5.10B
Increased by 7.71%
Revenue Next Year
5.82B
from 5.49B
Increased by 5.86%
EPS This Year
0.81
from 0.51
Increased by 58.48%
EPS Next Year
1.11
from 0.81
Increased by 37.24%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
3.77B3.77B4.15B4.79B5.10B5.49B
Revenue Growth
10.35%0.08%10.03%15.56%6.47%7.71%
Gross Profit
2.30B2.25B2.50B2.92B3.05B3.40B
Gross Margin
61.04%59.69%60.40%60.93%59.81%61.94%
Operating Income
347.00M220.00M204.00M206.00M188.00M734.44M
Net Income
182.00M6.00M-260.00M-317.00M-360.00M-60.83M
EPS
----0.510.81
EPS Growth
-----19.05%58.48%
Forward PE
-16.0625.6322.4920.8220.91
Free Cash Flow
-----66.00M296.93M
No. Analysts
-----14
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High5.5B
Avg5.5B
Low5.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
8.1%
Avg
7.7%
Low
7.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.86
Avg0.81
Low0.73

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
68.6%
Avg
58.5%
Low
43.1%