GEHC
GE HealthCare
$71.20
▲ 1.3%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
GEHC at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 51/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 14.3% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$29.82B
P/E
17.37x
Forward P/E (est.)
19.8x
ROE
18.8%
Revenue Growth
6.0%
EPS Growth
-12.3%
Profit Margin
9.1%
FCF Yield
7.7%
Debt / Equity
0.97x
ROIC
10.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.22x
Dividend Yield
0.2%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
3.8%
Rating Score
51/100
GE HealthCare (GEHC) is a large-cap company in the Health Care Equipment industry, part of the Health Care sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $29.82B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $20.63B in revenue and $2.08B in net profit.
Our model rates GEHC Neutral (51/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (5 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
40.7% average over the last 3 years
±0.9 pts around 40.4% across 5 years
grew in 4 of the last 4 year-over-year periods
positive in 5 of 5 years
10.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what GEHC's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. GEHC trades near $71.20, around its 50-day average ($63.74) and 200-day average ($74.10). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 54 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. GEHC's is $1.88 (~2.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month GEHC found buyers near $59.97 (support) and sellers near $66.44 (resistance); its 52-week range is $58.75–$89.77. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.9× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
4.1%
Revenue moved from $17.59B in 2021 to $20.63B in 2025, a 4.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 6.0% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
40.0%
Operating Margin
13.4%
Net Margin
10.1%
ROE
18.8%
GE HealthCare keeps about 9.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 40.0% gross margin and 13.4% operating margin. Return on equity is 18.8% and return on invested capital about 10.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$10.13B
Net Debt
$7.87B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.85x
Debt / Equity
0.97x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 1.0x, with a current ratio of 1.2x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $10.13B of total debt against $2.26B of cash.
Operating CF
$1.99B
Free Cash Flow
$1.50B
FCF Margin
7.3%
In the latest year GE HealthCare produced about $1.99B of operating cash flow and $1.50B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 7.7% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
0.2%
Per share (latest FY)
$0.14
Total paid (latest FY)
$64.00M
History on record
3 years
dividend uses 4% of free cash flow
3% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 2 years in a row
no cuts in the last 3 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
17.37x
P/S
1.43x
P/B
4.05x
EV / EBITDA
—
GEHC trades at 17.4x trailing earnings (about 19.8x on estimated forward earnings), 1.4x sales, and 4.1x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 3.8% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$63.48
Current price
$71.20
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.50B
Growth, years 1–5
6.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where GEHC sits versus its Health Care sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 83 Health Care companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How GEHC stacks up against its Health Care peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Health Care sector (324 S&P 500 companies), GEHC ranks #45 of 324 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (17.4x P/E vs. 27.3x median) with a higher return on equity (18.8% vs. 14.1%) and slower revenue growth (6.0% vs. 7.6%).
P/E vs sector
17.4x
median 27.3x
ROE vs sector
18.8%
median 14.1%
Growth vs sector
6.0%
median 7.6%
Sector rank
#45
of 324 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Health Care companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 324 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $71.20 today · expected CAGR -2% – 9%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.86B | $23.17B | $24.56B | $26.04B | $27.60B |
| Net income | $2.19B | $2.32B | $2.46B | $2.60B | $2.76B |
| EPS | $5.22 | $5.53 | $5.86 | $6.22 | $6.59 |
| Share price (low) | $52.19 | $55.32 | $58.64 | $62.16 | $65.89 |
| Share price (high) | $88.73 | $94.05 | $99.69 | $105.67 | $112.01 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -27% / 25% | -12% / 15% | -6% / 12% | -3% / 10% | -2% / 9% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for GEHC:
- Strong return on equity (18.8%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~7.7%) funds buybacks and dividends.
The case against GEHC:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: GE HealthCare is a large-cap health care business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 17.4x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (51/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 28 Wall Street analysts covering GEHC recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
GEHC's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
GEHC — frequently asked questions
Is GEHC a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates GE HealthCare Neutral (51/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is GEHC's rating on The Stocks School?
GE HealthCare currently scores 51/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does GEHC's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from GE HealthCare's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for GEHC calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this GEHC analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell GEHC. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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