Medline (MDLN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.50
- Estimate
- $0.32
- Surprise
- +55.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-27)
- $7.68B
- Score today
- 5.9/10
Revenue source: mixed.
How the report landed
Medline (MDLN) beat the $0.32 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.50 — a large 55.8% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MDLN Hold at 5.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 3 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +55.8% surprise compares with a +32.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-04.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: Vizient Supply, HealthTrust Purchasing Group, and Premier Healthcare Alliance (GPOs) (69.0%)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin 0.8%), Material insider selling (4 sells, 0.22% of cap)
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
- $34.53
- Price target
- $40.14
- Stop
- $32.12
- Upside to target
- +16.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.8:1
The stock trades at 42.9× trailing but 21.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MDLN 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 Instruments & Supplies
- Market cap
- $46.15B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 42.9
- 52-week range
- $31.49–$50.88
- Off 52-week high
- 32.1%
- RSI (14)
- 40
- Volume vs avg
- 0.08×
- Score today
- 5.9/10