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Ramsay Health Care (DE:RMY)
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EarningsQ4 2026 Earnings Report

Ramsay Health Care (RMY) Q4 2026 Earnings Report

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DE:RMY Q4 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS€0.50
Consensus EPS€0.43
Beat/MissBeat by +€0.07
One Year Ago EPS€0.35

DE:RMY Q4 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue€5.73B
Expected Revenue€5.74B
Beat/MissMissed by -€12.61M
YoY Revenue Growth-0.24%

Earnings Announcement Details

QuarterQ4 2026
Date08/26/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallWednesday, August 26, 2026
DE:RMY Upcoming Earnings
Ramsay Health Care's next earnings date is estimated for March 3, 2027, based on past reporting schedules.

Q4 2026 Earnings Call Audio

DE:RMY Q4 2026 Earnings Call
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Q4 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

Q4 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q4 2026
Earnings Call Date:Aug 26, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents strong operational and financial momentum driven by Australian transformation initiatives and Funding Group improvements — evidenced by double-digit underlying EBIT growth in Australia, broad regional EBIT growth, improved margins and cash generation, higher dividends, and successful cost and utilization measures. Offsetting these positives are notable challenges in Europe (Ramsay Santé funding headwinds and working capital/timing issues), restructure costs and demand weakness at Elysium, wage inflation pressures from multi-year EBAs, a remediation provision relating to a Fair Work decision, and increased interest costs. On balance the company demonstrates tangible progress on its strategic priorities and financial discipline while managing several region-specific headwinds.
Company Guidance
The company guided to continued EBIT growth across Australia and the U.K. in FY‑27, with Australia targeting incremental year‑on‑year EBIT growth (both including and excluding the $251m National Capital acquisition) and margin expansion while investing an incremental $10–15m of IT/technology OpEx; NatCap is expected to be EPS‑accretive in year one with transition operating costs of $9–11m and Australia CapEx of $380–410m (inclusive of NatCap) and 11 new theatres/cath labs planned. At the Funding Group level FY‑27 CapEx is guided to $480–520m, total net interest costs (including AASB‑16) to $280–300m with a weighted average cost of debt of ~5.5% and ~60% of debt hedged, and leverage (1.83x at June 30) expected to remain below the 2.5x target range post‑acquisition (interest cover 8.94x); management also confirmed continued focus on cash generation, ROCE improvement and that Ramsay Santé separation remains on track for late‑2026 (shareholder vote 24 Nov) with an Investor Day on 30 Nov.
Group Revenue and Profit Growth
Total revenue of $18.6 billion, up 4.2% year-over-year in constant currency; underlying EBIT increased 11.8% and underlying NPAT increased 22.9%; reported NPAT was $329 million.
Strong Australian Performance
Australia delivered 8% revenue growth and 11.2% underlying EBIT growth, with underlying EBIT margin up 30 basis points to 9.4%; surgical admissions +4.1%, medical admissions +3.2%, rehabilitation +3.8%; private admissions +2.8% and public admissions +9.5%.
Operational Improvements and Capacity Gains
Theatre utilization improved to 70% (from 69%) and 22 new theatres/procedure rooms were opened during the year (11 additional theatres/cath labs planned for FY27); increased robotics usage and 3.3% growth in admitting VMOs enabled by data insights and salesforce uplift.
Funding Group Financial Strength
Funding Group underlying NPAT grew 17.9% to $398.4 million with revenue +5.2% in constant currency; Funding Group ROCE increased to 14.8% (up 124 bps); Funding Group leverage reduced to 1.83x (well below target range) and interest cover strong at 8.94x; liquidity of $1.066 billion maintained.
Cash Generation and Capital Discipline
Free cash flow of $697 million (flat vs prior year) driven by improved operating cash flow (46% improvement in Funding Group) and disciplined development CapEx (group CapEx $734.2 million, down 6.1% in constant currency); Australia CapEx $365 million (below forecast).
Dividend Increase and Shareholder Returns
Final fully franked dividend of $0.485 per share (up 21.3%) and full-year dividend $0.91 per share (up 13.8%), representing a payout ratio of 60.3% of underlying earnings.
Elysium Turnaround Traction
Elysium delivered 43% growth in underlying EBIT, achieved positive cash flow through site/ward closures, cost reductions and a 4.4% average fee uplift; restructure actions reducing central and agency costs.
Progress on Strategic Initiatives and Separation
Acceleration of Australian transformation programs (Big 5 operations initiatives, procurement, revenue cycle/technology roadmap); proposed separation of Ramsay Santé progressing to shareholder vote in November 2026 to simplify portfolio and focus strategy.

DE:RMY Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Mar 03, 2027
2027 (Q2)
0.46 / -
0.44
2026 (Q4)
0.43 / 0.50
0.34842.60% (+0.15)
2026 (Q2)
0.37 / 0.44
0.4068.56% (+0.03)
2025 (Q4)
0.41 / 0.35
0.359-3.11% (-0.01)
2025 (Q2)
0.39 / 0.41
0.35912.95% (+0.05)
2024 (Q4)
0.39 / 0.36
0.26634.97% (+0.09)
2024 (Q2)
0.32 / 0.36
0.514-30.16% (-0.16)
2023 (Q4)
0.43 / 0.27
0.302-11.91% (-0.04)
2023 (Q2)
0.50 / 0.51
0.4222.45% (+0.09)
2022 (Q4)
0.57 / 0.30
0.595-49.27% (-0.29)
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