Smith & Nephew dividend and valuation

SN. · LSE · GBp

997.60 GBpChange from previous close: +0.87%Absolute change: +8.60 GBp

Close · October 5, 2026

Valuation

Smith & Nephew pays 0.30 GBp per share per year (yield 3.0%). Last ex-dividend date: October 1, 2026. The P/E ratio is 17.8. The average price target of 18 analysts is 1,273.34 GBp.

Data as of October 4, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
£8.32B
Enterprise value
£10.61B
P/E (trailing 12 months)
17.8
Forward P/E
11.4
PEG
1.18
Price/book
2.12
Price/sales
1.75
EV/EBITDA
9.05
EV/revenue
2.23

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
68.4%
Operating margin
14.2%
Net margin
10.1%
ROE
11.9%
ROA
5.2%
ROIC
8.7%

Financial health

Total cash
£570.51M
Total debt
£2.86B
Debt/equity
0.73
Current ratio
2.14
Quick ratio
1.11
Altman Z-Score
3.26
Piotroski F-Score
6.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
0.30 GBp
Dividend yield
3.0%
Payout ratio
52.4%
Ex-dividend date
October 1, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
1,273.34 GBp
Analysts with a price target
18
Consensus
Hold

Shares and trading

Beta
0.67
Average volume
2.67M
Shares outstanding
841.19M
Float
832.36M
Institutional ownership
89.8%
Insider ownership
0.1%