Smith & Nephew Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 5 analysts polled by S&P Global, Smith & Nephew stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $33.96. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 14.69% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $30 (+1.32%) and the highest is $38.4 (+29.69%).

Price Target: $33.96 (+14.69%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$33.96	$34.57	$38.4
Change	+1.32%	+14.69%	+16.75%	+29.69%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	0	0	1	1	1	1
Hold	4	4	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Caitlin Roberts Canaccord Genuity	Canaccord Genuity	Hold Reiterates $30	Hold	Reiterates	$30	+1.32%	Aug 5, 2026
Julien Ouaddour Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Aug 4, 2026
Unknown Analyst Berenberg Bank No rating	Berenberg Bank	Hold Maintains $35 → $35	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $35	+16.75%	Jul 30, 2026
Christophe dombu Kepler Capital	Kepler Capital	Hold Downgrades n/a	Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Jun 4, 2026
Lisa Bedell Clive Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $36 → $32	Hold	Maintains	$36 → $32	+7.57%	May 11, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.53B

from 6.16B

5.89%

from 6.16B

Revenue Next Year

6.89B

from 6.53B

5.59%

from 6.53B

EPS This Year

1.10

from 1.02

7.51%

from 1.02

EPS Next Year

1.23

from 1.10

11.84%

from 1.10

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	5.21B	5.22B	5.55B	5.81B	6.16B	6.53B
Revenue Growth	14.30%	0.06%	6.40%	4.70%	6.09%	5.89%
Gross Profit	3.70B	3.70B	3.90B	4.08B	4.21B	4.52B
Gross Margin	70.95%	70.95%	70.19%	70.21%	68.25%	69.22%
Operating Income	712.00M	658.00M	741.00M	886.00M	877.00M	1.28B
Net Income	524.00M	223.00M	263.00M	412.00M	625.00M	698.94M
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.02	1.10
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	21.00%	7.51%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	27.00
Dividend / Share	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.39	0.41
Dividend Growth	-	-	-	-	4.27%	5.25%
Free Cash Flow	648.00M	134.25M	248.63M	565.13M	876.63M	771.81M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	6.6B
Avg	6.5B
Low	6.4B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.1%
Avg	5.9%
Low	4.5%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.11
Avg	1.10
Low	1.06

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.8%
Avg	7.5%
Low	3.9%