Medline (MDLN) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.44
- Estimate
- $0.35
- Surprise
- +27.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-26)
- $7.86B
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Medline (MDLN) beat the $0.35 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.44 — a large 27.1% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MDLN Hold at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +27.1% surprise compares with a +31.3% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: Vizient Supply, HealthTrust Purchasing Group, and Premier Healthcare Alliance (GPOs) (69.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.2)
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
- $40.35
- Stop
- $37.53
The stock trades at 91.7× trailing but 25.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — 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
- $54.29B
- P/E (fwd)
- 25.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 91.7
- 52-week range
- $31.37–$50.88
- Off 52-week high
- 20.7%
- RSI (14)
- 64
- Volume vs avg
- 2.57×
- Score today
- 5.8/10