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TENET HEALTHCARE CORP THC
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP (THC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Guggenheim | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-27 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-27 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.114 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.149 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.118 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.291 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THC | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | 3/9 | 2.33 | — | +3.1% |
| UHS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC | 7/9 | 3.55 | 5.9 | +9.7% |
| CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | 8/9 | 0.28 | 0.9 | -1.2% |
| ARDT | Ardent Health, Inc. | 5/9 | — | 10.3 | +6% |
| SGRY | Surgery Partners, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.09 | — | +6.2% |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 12.8 | +7.1% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5/9 | 6.79 | 31.1 | +15.1% |
About TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
Tenet Healthcare Corporation operates as a diversified healthcare services company in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Hospital Operations and Services, and Ambulatory Care. Its general hospitals offer acute care services, operating and recovery rooms, radiology and respiratory therapy services, clinical laboratories, and pharmacies. The company also provides intensive and critical care, and/or coronary care units; cardiovascular, digestive disease, neurosciences, musculoskeletal, and obstetrics services; outpatient services, including physical therapy; tertiary care services, such as cardiothoracic surgery, complex spinal surgery, neonatal intensive care, and neurosurgery services; pediatric quaternary care services through heart, liver, and kidney transplants programs; and limb salvaging vascular procedure, acute level 1 trauma, intravascular stroke care, minimally invasive cardiac valve replacement, imaging technology, surgical robotic, and telemedicine access services. In addition, it offers a range of procedures and services comprising orthopedics, total joint replacement, and spinal and other musculoskeletal procedures; gastroenterology; pain management; otolaryngology; ophthalmology; and urology. Further, the company operates acute care and specialty hospitals, off-campus emergency departments, imaging centers, urgent care centers, and micro-hospitals, as well as ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. Tenet Healthcare Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
FAQ
Is THC financially healthy?
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP's Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does THC pay a dividend?
No, TENET HEALTHCARE CORP does not currently pay a dividend.
Is THC overvalued or undervalued?
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP trades at about 17.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.3×–352.3×, median 14.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for THC?
The average Wall-Street price target for TENET HEALTHCARE CORP is $282.00, about 5.7% above the recent price, from 21 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is THC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on TENET HEALTHCARE CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.