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 $34.99. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 14.31% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $30 (-1.99%) and the highest is $40 (+30.68%).

Price Target: $34.99 (+14.31%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$34.99	$35.11	$40
Change	-1.99%	+14.31%	+14.70%	+30.68%

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

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	1	1	0	0	0	1
Hold	3	3	4	4	4	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 Cronin Canaccord Genuity	Canaccord Genuity	Hold Maintains $32 → $30	Hold	Maintains	$32 → $30	-1.99%	May 11, 2026
Lisa Bedell Clive Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $36 → $32	Hold	Maintains	$36 → $32	+4.05%	May 11, 2026
Unknown Analyst Berenberg Bank No rating	Berenberg Bank	Hold Maintains $35 → $35	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $35	+14.70%	May 1, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.58B

from 6.16B

6.70%

from 6.16B

Revenue Next Year

6.95B

from 6.58B

5.73%

from 6.58B

EPS This Year

1.11

from 1.02

8.77%

from 1.02

EPS Next Year

1.24

from 1.11

12.02%

from 1.11

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	6.58B
Revenue Growth	14.30%	0.06%	6.40%	4.70%	6.09%	6.70%
Gross Profit	3.70B	3.70B	3.90B	4.08B	4.21B	4.56B
Gross Margin	70.95%	70.95%	70.19%	70.21%	68.25%	69.29%
Operating Income	712.00M	658.00M	741.00M	886.00M	877.00M	1.29B
Net Income	524.00M	223.00M	263.00M	412.00M	625.00M	708.06M
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.02	1.11
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	21.00%	8.77%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	27.59
Dividend / Share	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.39	0.41
Dividend Growth	-	-	-	-	4.27%	5.76%
Free Cash Flow	648.00M	134.25M	248.63M	565.13M	876.63M	751.56M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17

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

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.7%
Avg	6.7%
Low	5.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	1.11
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	8.8%
Low	-