Henry Schein (HSIC)
Health Care · Healthcare distribution and medical/dental supplies
The world's largest distributor of dental and medical supplies and equipment to office-based practitioners and alternate-care sites globally.
What Henry Schein does
Henry Schein is a global solutions company and the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners, as well as alternate sites of care such as ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, and home health providers. The company operates through three segments: Global Distribution and Value-Added Services (core distribution of branded and corporate-brand products plus financial services and practice consulting), Global Specialty Products (manufacturing of dental implants, biomaterials, endodontic, orthodontic, and orthopedic products), and Global Technology (practice management software and e-services). With 94 years of experience, 25,000+ employees across 34 countries, and distribution infrastructure spanning over 5.4 million square feet across 38 distribution centers globally, Henry Schein serves more than one million customers worldwide and stocks over 300,000 branded and private-label products.
Themes: ["healthcare distribution","dental supply chain","medical supply chain","practice management software","specialty products manufacturing","value-added services","alternate-care sites","customer consolidation","cost containment in healthcare"]
Fundamentals
- Price$83.86 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$9.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+12.5% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E24.17 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+3.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+31.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+11.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.04 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.81 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Customer consolidation trends (DSOs, IDNs, GPOs) could reduce direct sales to fragmented practitioners and increase concentration risk with larger buyers","Global distribution dependency on supply chain efficiency, rapid order fulfillment, and inventory management across 38 distribution centers and 17 manufacturing facilities worldwide","Competition from other distributors and direct-from-manufacturer sales models, as well as exposure to healthcare spending pressures, insurance coverage changes, and economic downturns affecting practitioner demand"]
Competitors & peers
- McKesson Corporation (MCK)
- Cardinal Health (CAH)
- Patterson Companies (PDCO)
- Medline Industries
- Benco Dental
- Kavo Kerr (part of Danaher)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.