Sonic Healthcare Limited

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18.57+0.08 (+0.43%)today

At close: Oct 16, 4:10 PM AEDT · May be delayed up to 20 min · AUD

Key statistics

Previous close18.49

Open18.68

Day range18.4718.70

52-week range18.1124.27

Off day high−0.70%

Off 52-week high−23.49%

Volume2.20M

Avg. volume (3M)2.96M

Market cap9.18B

EPS (TTM)1.24

Forward P/E14.22

P/E ratio (TTM)14.98

Dividend yield5.84% (1.08)

Beta (5Y)0.57

Shares outstanding494.24M

Short interest—

Earnings dateAug 20, 2026

Analyst target22.12

Profit margin5.60%

Against its peers

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	SHL.AX	ICLR	RVTY	MEDP	BLLN	LH
Market cap	9.18B	13.13B	17.03B	17.26B	4.63B	25.79B
P/E (TTM)	15.0	179.1	73.0	36.3	151.0	26.3
Forward P/E	14.2	14.4	25.9	32.0	66.1	16.1
Price/book	1.1	1.4	2.4	39.8	8.6	3.0
Dividend yield	5.84%	—	0.18%	—	—	0.91%
1-year change	−14.31%	−9.69%	+60.15%	+13.60%	−5.70%	+9.29%
Today	+0.43%	−2.83%	−1.34%	−1.61%	−4.49%	−2.19%

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The businesses closest to SHL.AX's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
ICON Public Limited CompanyICLR · Diagnostics & Research	13.13B	170.18	−2.83%
Revvity, Inc.RVTY · Diagnostics & Research	17.03B	152.64	−1.34%
Medpace Holdings, Inc.MEDP · Diagnostics & Research	17.26B	618.47	−1.61%
BillionToOne, Inc.BLLN · Diagnostics & Research	4.63B	98.12	−4.49%
Labcorp Holdings Inc.LH · Diagnostics & Research	25.79B	317.95	−2.19%
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX · Diagnostics & Research	25.94B	235.00	−1.74%
Guardant Health, Inc.GH · Diagnostics & Research	21.28B	158.60	−4.39%
RadNet, Inc.RDNT · Diagnostics & Research	5.41B	68.80	−2.29%

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Latest news

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The Motley Fool Australia·Oct 6Positive

Ramsay Health Care vs Sonic Healthcare: Which healthcare stock is better value?

Which offers better value — Ramsay Health Care or Sonic Healthcare? I compare their fundamentals, dividends, momentum and reveal my pick for value. With several key differences apparent, here's how Ramsay and Sonic line up on the numbers…

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About

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Sonic Healthcare Limited offers medical diagnostic services, and administrative services and facilities to medical practitioners in Australia, the United States, Germany, and internationally. The company provides laboratory medicine/pathology testing services, such as biochemistry, cytopathology, genetics, haematology, histopathology, immunoserology, microbiology, molecular pathology, prenatal testing, toxicology, and ancillary functions; and radiology services, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed…

SectorHealthcare

IndustryDiagnostics & Research

Chief executiveJames Pacey Newcombe

Employees47,000

HeadquartersSydney, NSW, Australia

Websitesonichealthcare.com

Analyst ratings

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Hold16 analysts

Strong buy 1
Buy 2
Hold 10
Sell 2
Strong sell 1

12-month price target22.12+19.10%

Low 19.20Current 18.57High 27.50

Wall Street analyst consensus. Not a recommendation.

Earnings

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Next report: Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Track record

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Days on the list	30 d	1 yr	Best
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A day counts when it ranked in the top 25 of a list. Tracked since Oct 10, 2026.

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