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Tenet Healthcare Corporation

THC
53
Medical - Care Facilities · Healthcare
Price
$280.77
+8.17 (+3.00%)
Market Cap
$22.61B
Winston Score
53
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

16.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 108.6M (2021) → 90.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tenet Healthcare Corporation runs a large network of hospitals and outpatient care centers across the United States. Patients go to these facilities for surgeries, emergency care, and other medical services. Tenet is one of the largest for-profit hospital operators in the country, and it also owns Ambulatory Care, a fast-growing division of surgery centers that handle same-day procedures.

Tenet makes money by billing patients, private insurance companies, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid for the care it provides. The company operates mainly in the Sun Belt states, including Texas, Florida, and California, and generates roughly $20 billion in annual revenue. Its surgery center business gives it a cost advantage because outpatient procedures are cheaper to run than full hospitals, but Tenet faces real risks from government reimbursement rate changes and ongoing pressure to keep labor costs under control as nursing shortages push wages higher.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+213.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
18.2%
Thin — 18.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
18.2%
Healthy — 18.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.5%
Exceptional — 20.5% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+5.4%
Slow sales growth (+5.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+65.9%
Earnings growing fast (+65.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
179%
Turns 179% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
2.84
Heavy debt load (2.84)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.47x
Adequate interest coverage (4.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-1.6
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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