Why DENTSPLY SIRONA stock moves
DENTSPLY SIRONA fell sharply after weak third-quarter results.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayDENTSPLY SIRONA fell sharply after weak third-quarter results.
The stock fell very sharply while the S&P 500 rose slightly, so it moved clearly apart from the market.
The company reported third-quarter sales that fell short of expectations and a loss per share.
It also cut its full-year 2026 outlook, which investors likely read as a sign of weaker demand.
Over the past five trading days the stock was roughly unchanged, while the market fell sharply.
Today's move of −6.24% was 3.8 times a normal day's 1.7%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
DENTSPLY SIRONA −6.24%S&P 500 +0.31%Against the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for DENTSPLY SIRONA.
DENTSPLY SIRONA earned more than expected in 3 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 5 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $9.46
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expected$
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of $0.31 (February 25). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from $1.50 three months ago to $1.31 now. 2026 estimate: $1.31. 2027 estimate: $1.28.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years. Across US companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2025, the price changed −40% and earnings per share went from -$4.48 to -$3.00.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.$B
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket cap$B
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 2 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): $1.9BRevenue 2025: $3.7B
What the key figures say about DENTSPLY SIRONA
The figures connect what DENTSPLY SIRONA earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: -$4.48–-$0.62. Peers: BONESUPPORT 4.08 SEK, AddLife 5.27 SEK, Dynavox Group 2.58 SEK. 2026 estimate: $1.31 ($1.22–$1.41). 2027 estimate: $1.28 ($1.08–$1.55).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: $3.7B–$4.0B. Peers: BONESUPPORT 1.4 bn SEK, AddLife 10.7 bn SEK, Dynavox Group 2.6 bn SEK. 2026 estimate: $3.5B ($3.5B–$3.5B). 2027 estimate: $3.6B ($3.5B–$3.6B).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 5.0%–9.3%. Peers: BONESUPPORT 26.2%, AddLife 10.1%, Dynavox Group 14.7%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: −46.9%–−4.0%. Peers: BONESUPPORT 29.7%, AddLife 11.5%, Dynavox Group 40.4%.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 0.62–1.86. Peers: BONESUPPORT 14.89, AddLife 2.10, Dynavox Group 2.87. 2026 estimate: 0.54. 2027 estimate: 0.53.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.35–$0.64.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 1.6%–5.6%. Peers: BONESUPPORT 0.0%, AddLife 0.8%, Dynavox Group 0.7%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 7.89–7.89. Peers: BONESUPPORT -1.39, AddLife 3.02, Dynavox Group 1.58.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 1.70–2.24. Peers: BONESUPPORT 21.07, AddLife 3.77, Dynavox Group 9.19.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: $0.52–$1.71. Peers: BONESUPPORT 5.05 SEK, AddLife 11.43 SEK, Dynavox Group 2.18 SEK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 24.7%–49.9%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. DENTSPLY SIRONA paid $0.16 per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, December 26, 2025, DENTSPLY SIRONA traded without the right to the $0.16 dividend. The price went from $11.22 to $11.52; including the dividend, the day's change was +4.1%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2016: $0.312017: $0.352018: $0.352019: $0.382020: $0.402021: $0.432022: $0.502023: $0.562024: $0.642025: $0.64
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how DENTSPLY SIRONA's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days DENTSPLY SIRONA usually moved about 6.2%. On a normal day it moves 1.7%.
−6.24% Why? −7.97% −2.02% +15.50%
$10,000 in DENTSPLY SIRONA bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $1,780 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
What would $10,000 in DENTSPLY SIRONA be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in DENTSPLY SIRONA be worth today?
$1,780
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,400.
At worst it was worth $1,580 (October 19, 2026).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −28.0% · the whole market rose 0.7% the same day · report day
· −18.6% · the whole market rose 0.3% the same day · report day
· +17.6% · the whole market rose 0.7% the same day · report day
· +16.3% · the whole market rose 0.6% the same day · report day
· +15.5% · the whole market fell 0.4% the same day · report day
Earlier days
−5.26% market −4.41% DENTSPLY SIRONA fell after its third-quarter results on Thursday. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA fell after its third-quarter results on Thursday.
It moved in line with the very sharp drop in the S&P 500 over the same days.
It fell more than the Healthcare sector, which also dropped very sharply.
Trading volume was about twice a normal session, so heavy trading.
Quarterly revenue of $836 million missed analysts' expectations of about $862 million.
+9.46% market +1.65% Dentsply Sirona rose, moving well ahead of the market. Read →
Dentsply Sirona rose, moving well ahead of the market.
On the last session the stock rose very sharply while the S&P 500 rose sharply, so it moved more than the market and its healthcare sector.
The move was about six times a normal day for the stock, and trading volume was roughly double its usual level.
No company news from that session explains the rise, so the cause is unclear.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose sharply, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
−1.72% market +0.30% DENTSPLY SIRONA fell clearly without a company trigger. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA fell clearly without a company trigger.
The S&P 500 rose slightly, so the stock moved against the market.
The Healthcare sector ETF fell slightly, so the stock fell more than its sector.
Over the last five trading days, the stock rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell clearly.
Trading was around its usual level, and the day was an ordinary one for the stock.
+3.88% market −0.48% DENTSPLY SIRONA rose, moving against a slightly falling market. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA rose, moving against a slightly falling market.
The news marked for that session is a stock move on the day, with no confirmed company event tied to it.
Its healthcare sector was roughly flat, so the gain was not a sector-wide move.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose clearly while the S&P 500 fell, which makes this a big move for the company.
Next, the company reports earnings on Thursday 5 November, which is a likely focus for investors.
−0.83% market −1.77% DENTSPLY SIRONA fell slightly without a company-news explanation. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA fell slightly without a company-news explanation.
The move was an ordinary one for the stock, and it moved less than the broader market, which fell sharply.
Over the last five trading days the shares were roughly unchanged, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
Likely the stock stayed steady as the market sold off, while the healthcare sector rose.
Next, the company reports quarterly results (its earnings) on Thursday 5 November.
−2.23% market +0.71% DENTSPLY SIRONA fell, while the S&P 500 rose clearly. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA fell, while the S&P 500 rose clearly.
No company news from the last session clearly explains the drop.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply, a big move for it, while the market was roughly flat.
The stock traded near its usual volume.
Its earnings report is due Thursday 5 November 2026, so watch that date.
+10.04% market −0.43% DENTSPLY SIRONA rose sharply over the last five trading days, moving against a slightly weaker S&P 500 and outperforming its healthcare sector. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA rose sharply over the last five trading days, moving against a slightly weaker S&P 500 and outperforming its healthcare sector.
The move was big for the company, about twice a normal five-day stretch, and similar moves occurred about nine times in the past year.
Analysts mostly cut their price targets, the share price they see as fair, during the week, which points against the rise, so the rally likely reflected a rebound from recent lows rather than company news.
The shares remain well below their high from late February but above their October low.
+4.63% market −1.18% DENTSPLY SIRONA rose sharply, with no company news explaining it. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA rose sharply, with no company news explaining it.
The S&P 500 fell sharply that day, so the stock moved against the market.
Its sector ETF also rose sharply, so the stock moved in line with its sector.
Over the last five trading days, the stock rose sharply, about twice a normal five-day move.
Mizuho lowered its price target, the share price it sees as fair, to $12 from $14 in the same session.
+2.37% market +0.53% DENTSPLY SIRONA rose clearly, with no company news explaining it. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA rose clearly, with no company news explaining it.
The S&P 500 also rose clearly that session, so the stock moved in line with the market.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply, a big move for it, while the sector ETF rose sharply too.
The stock is well above its lowest close of the past year but still well below its highest.
The company will host its third-quarter earnings call on Thursday 5 November, which is the next thing to watch.
+5.34% market +0.34% Dentsply Sirona rose sharply without company news to explain it. Read →
Dentsply Sirona rose sharply without company news to explain it.
Dentsply Sirona is a dental products maker, and its shares rose sharply while the S&P 500 rose only slightly.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose clearly, moving against a falling S&P 500 but in line with the healthcare sector, which rose very sharply.
The company's conference call on its third-quarter results comes on Thursday 5 November 2026.
+4.62% market +0.28% DENTSPLY SIRONA rose sharply, likely as a rebound after a sharp selloff rather than from the analyst cut itself. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA rose sharply, likely as a rebound after a sharp selloff rather than from the analyst cut itself.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose slightly while the S&P 500 was roughly flat and the Healthcare sector rose very sharply, so it lagged its sector.
Last session it outpaced both the market and the sector, which were up only modestly.
The analyst, Leerink, cut its price target, an estimate of where the share price should go, from USD 14 to USD 10 in the session before, and the stock had just hit a 52-week low, so a bounce after heavy selling is a plausible driver.
A cut like that usually weighs on a stock, so the rise is more likely technical or sentiment-driven than news-driven.
−0.29% market −0.01% DENTSPLY SIRONA was roughly unchanged. Read →
DENTSPLY SIRONA was roughly unchanged.
In the last session the stock was roughly unchanged while the sector fell sharply, so Dentsply Sirona held up better than its peers.
Recent company news included an expanded distribution agreement for its dental technology, announced earlier in the week, which is a gradual growth step rather than a near-term price catalyst.
The next earnings report, due in early November, is the event most likely to move the stock.
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