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Globus Medical, Inc.

GMED

Healthcare · 73.91 -0.8% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 14:05 GMT-4

Market read

Globus Medical, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 20 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 9 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 5.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net income decreased 25.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 20 activeMedical Devices · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Research and development expense fell 9.1% year over year, driven by lower employee-related expenses; compare the next reported R&D trend and explanation.
  • Cost of sales increased $38.7M (19.8%) for Q1 2026, primarily driven by $26.2M of cost of sales from Nevro products, plus higher product cost ($4.0M) and freight ($4.0M).

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if GMED's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Medical Devices

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 20 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 9 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 5.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 12.9 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net income decreased 25.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 8.0 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Research and development expense fell 9.1% year over year, driven by lower employee-related expenses; compare the next reported R&D trend and explanation.
  • Cost of sales increased $38.7M (19.8%) for Q1 2026, primarily driven by $26.2M of cost of sales from Nevro products, plus higher product cost ($4.0M) and freight ($4.0M).

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements182
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +16.7% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +9.7 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +14.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 24% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

73.57
6m-15.6%12m+24.5%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$958.1M+21.4%$1.44+2.6%
2022-12-31$1.0B+6.8%$1.85-0.9%
2023-12-31$1.6B+53.3%$1.07+11.7%
2024-12-31$2.5B+60.6%$0.75+20.3%
2025-12-31$2.9B+16.7%$3.92-0.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
Other Income/(Expense), Net Six Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Other income/(expense), net $ 12,953 $ 8,167 $ 4,786 58.6 % Percentage of net sales 0.8 % 0.6 % Other income/(expense) increased by $4.8 million, or…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dnegative · 5 filings
Research and Development Expenses Three Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Research and development $ 36,321 $ 39,954 $ (3,633) (9.1 %) Percentage of net sales 4.6 % 5.4 % The $3.6 million, or 9.1%, decrease in resea…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
Restructuring Costs Six Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Restructuring costs $ 7,169 $ 13,547 $ (6,378) (47.1 %) Percentage of net sales 0.5 % 1.0 % The $6.4 million, or 47.1%, decrease in restructuring costs was p…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Input and raw-material costsmixed · 2 filings
Cost of Sales Six Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Cost of sales (exclusive of amortization of intangibles) $ 475,505 $ 444,162 $ 31,343 7.1 % Percentage of net sales 30.7 % 33.1 % The $31.3 million, or 7.1%, incre…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 3.4× · EV/sales 3.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

73.91-0.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 14:05 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for GMED. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Cash conversion improved

supportive

Capital-spending intensity declined while free-cash-flow margin improved.

Capital spending YoY
-12.0%
Capital spending / revenue
+4.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+21.9%
FCF margin change
+9.1 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 5.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 12.9 percentage points.

What weakened

  • Net income decreased 25.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 8.0 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Cost of Sales Six Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Cost of sales (exclusive of amortization of intangibles) $ 475,505 $ 444,162 $ 31,343 7.1 % Percentage of net sales 30.7 % 33.1 % The $31.3 million, or 7.1%, increase in cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was primarily driven by the cost of sales from Nevro products of $8.9 million, an increase in freight cost of $7.9 million, an increase in product cost of $6.9 million driven primarily by higher volume, and an increase in depreciation of $3.3 million.

Other Income/(Expense), Net Six Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Other income/(expense), net $ 12,953 $ 8,167 $ 4,786 58.6 % Percentage of net sales 0.8 % 0.6 % Other income/(expense) increased by $4.8 million, or 58.6%, primarily driven by a net increase in interest income of $10.1 million, which was driven by a $7.3 million decrease in interest expense and a $2.9 million increase in interest income.

Amortization of Intangibles Six Months Ended June 30, Change (In thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 $ % Amortization of intangibles $ 59,086 $ 58,991 $ 95 0.2 % Percentage of net sales 3.8 % 4.4 % Amortization of intangibles increased by $0.1 million, or 0.2%, primarily driven by the acquisition of intangibles in connection with the Nevro Merger, which contributed $3.4 million in expense in the current period as compared to $1.5 million in the same period of the prior year.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind GMED

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

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Depended on by

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Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

GMED is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Medical Devices. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.