Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.36
- Estimate
- $0.24
- Surprise
- +50.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $479.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) beat the $0.24 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.36 — a large 50.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.3/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates HCSG Sell at 5.0/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +50.9% surprise compares with a +65.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-10.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: Dietary services (55.1%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $24.55
- Stop
- $22.83
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (19.8× forward vs 16.7× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
HCSG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Medical Care Facilities
- Market cap
- $1.67B
- P/E (fwd)
- 19.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.7
- 52-week range
- $16.78–$27.05
- Off 52-week high
- 9.2%
- RSI (14)
- 63
- Volume vs avg
- 0.10×
- Score today
- 5.0/10