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Carlsmed, Inc. CARL

Health CareHealthcare Equipment & SuppliesUnited States of America

Last close 14.40 USD on Nov 3, 2026, +16.6% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating C Rank 304 of 565 in Health Care
  1. Growth D 463 of 565
  2. Valuation D 478 of 565
  3. Quality C 388 of 565
  4. Revisions B 182 of 565
  5. Momentum B 158 of 565

Wall Street consensus Buy (1.60)Average target 19.20 USD +33.3%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202520242023202220215Y avg
Revenue (mil)10154.327.6–––
Revenue growth85.9%97.2%––––
EPS (basic, normalized)−2.12–––––
EPS growth––––––
Gross margin75.3%73.8%71.9%––73.7%
Net margin−59.8%−91.5%−137.2%––−96.2%
ROE−95.2%−424.7%–––−260.0%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)89.2
Current ratio8.84x
Long-term debt (mil)15.4
Net debt (mil)−73.8
Total equity (mil)84.2
Net debt / equity−0.88x
Net debt / EBITDA2.60x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2025 actual 101+85.9%3.2x −28.4–−11.3x −2.12–−6.8x
2026 76.9−23.8%4.1x −36.8−29.9%−8.7x −1.49+29.7%−9.7x
2027 108+40.5%3.0x −30.4+17.5%−10.5x −1.46+1.9%−9.8x
2028 150+38.9%2.1x −12.0+60.7%−26.7x −1.06+27.3%−13.6x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
202676.90.0%+0.9%+2.8%−1.490.0%+0.8%−0.1%
20271080.0%+0.3%+3.0%−1.460.0%+0.5%+1.6%
20281500.0%+0.5%+2.4%−1.060.0%+1.2%+4.5%

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 4 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedFQ-9FQ-8FQ-7FQ-6FQ-5FQ-4Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)––––––13.115.216.118.9
Sales mean (mil)––––––11.414.515.017.9
Surprise––––––+14.7%+4.6%+7.6%+5.5%
EPS reported––––––−0.40−0.32−0.32−0.39
EPS mean––––––−0.45−0.43−0.39−0.41
Surprise––––––+11.9%+24.9%+18.4%+4.4%

Peer comparison Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
CARL Carlsmed, Inc.393M2.60x−59.8%4.65x−9.7x−9.8x−8.7x−10.5x
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.152.8B−0.91x28.4%9.56x39.2x35.3x26.7x24.5x
MDT Medtronic PLC126.5B1.99x13.2%2.52x16.5x15.5x13.1x12.6x
SYK Stryker Corporation118.2B1.65x12.9%5.04x20.9x19.0x16.6x15.5x
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation63.1B1.90x14.4%2.46x13.7x13.9x11.8x11.8x
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation54.9B−1.98x17.5%5.17x31.7x28.2x24.0x21.5x
Mean0.88x4.4%4.90x18.7x17.0x13.9x12.6x
Median1.78x13.8%4.85x18.7x17.3x14.8x14.0x

Technical analysis

  • 1M+0.9%
  • 3M+11.4%
  • 1Y+17.8%
  • 3Y−0.7%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement, Carlsmed, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
202520242023202220212020
Total revenue10154.327.6–––
Cost of revenue12.57.13.9–––
Gross profit88.647.223.7–––
Selling, general & administrative expenses51.629.921.1–––
Research & development17.014.37.4–––
Interest expense (income), operating––––––
Unusual expense (income)––––––
Other operating expenses81.151.332.4–––
Operating income−61.1−48.2−37.2–––
Net interest income (expense)1.30−0.3–––
Gain (loss) on sale of assets––––––
Other non-operating income (expense)0.6−0.3−0.3–––
Net income before taxes−59.3−48.5−37.8–––
Provision for taxes0–––––
Minority interest––––––
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items−59.3−48.5−37.8–––
Extraordinary items––––––
Net income−59.3−48.5−37.8–––
EBIT, normalized−61.1−48.2−37.2–––
EBITDA, normalized−60.8−48.1−37.0–––
Basic EPS, normalized−2.12–––––

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