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GE HealthCare (GEHC) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC - Free Report) reported $5.13 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.4%. EPS of $0.99 for the same period compares to $1.01 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.05 billion, representing a surprise of +1.52%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -7.04%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.07.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how GE HealthCare performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Imaging: $2.3 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.25 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.4%.
  • Revenues- AVS (Advanced Visualization Solutions): $1.34 billion versus $1.3 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenues- Other: $18 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $12.71 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +38.5%.
  • Revenues- PDx (Pharmaceutical Diagnostics): $770 million versus $735.21 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.8% change.
  • Revenues- PCS (Patient Care Solutions): $704 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $770.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.5%.
  • Segment EBIT- Imaging: $180 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $198.22 million.
  • Segment EBIT- PDx: $197 million versus $221.25 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Segment EBIT- PCS: $10 million compared to the $50.02 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Segment EBIT- AVS: $299 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $267.18 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for GE HealthCare here>>>

Shares of GE HealthCare have returned -3.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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