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Tenet Healthcare

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

Tenet Healthcare Q3 2026: Volume Growth and CHI Contract Termination Windfall Drive 97% Operating Income Surge

Tenet Healthcare's Q3 2026 results are defined by two distinct dynamics: genuine operational momentum — same-hospital admissions up 2.8%, adjusted admissions up 3.2%, and Ambulatory Care net revenue up 7.5% — and a $646 million one-time revenue recognition from the early completion of the CommonSpirit Health (CHI) revenue cycle management contract termination. Payer mix is deteriorating materially, with charity and uninsured admissions surging 25.6% on a same-hospital basis and managed care's share of admissions falling 160 basis points to 68.7%, the direct consequence of ACA exchange subsidy expiration. The OBBBA, with Medicaid work requirements and state-directed payment caps taking effect from 2027, represents the most consequential forward risk to both volume and supplemental payment revenue.

Tone: mixed

Revenue

$21.3B

THC 10-K · FY 2025

Employees

99,000

Revenue FY2024

$20.7B

Headquarters

Dallas, TX

Profile

THC 10-K Item 1 · Feb 17, 2026

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company operating a nationwide network of acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, and outpatient facilities. The company operates through two reporting segments — Hospital Operations and Services, and Ambulatory Care — with additional revenue cycle management and value-based care services delivered through its Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary. Tenet serves primarily urban and suburban communities across eight states.

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Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a Global Business Center in the Philippines that supports enterprise-wide administrative functions. The company operates through two reporting segments: Hospital Operations and Services and Ambulatory Care. At December 31, 2025, the Hospital Operations segment comprised 50 acute care and specialty hospitals, a network of employed physicians, and 132 outpatient facilities including urgent care centers, imaging centers, off-campus hospital emergency departments and micro-hospitals, serving primarily urban and suburban communities in eight states. The Hospital Operations segment also includes revenue cycle management and value-based care services delivered through Conifer Health Solutions, LLC, which at December 31, 2025 served approximately 600 Tenet and non-Tenet hospitals and other clients nationwide. The Ambulatory Care segment is operated through USPI Holding Company, Inc., which held ownership interests in 533 ambulatory surgery centers and 26 surgical hospitals across 37 states at December 31, 2025. USPI facilities offer orthopedics, total joint replacement, spinal and musculoskeletal procedures, gastroenterology, pain management, otolaryngology, ophthalmology and urology, among other specialties. Tenet employs nearly 100,000 people and acquires and develops ambulatory facilities primarily through joint ventures with physicians and health system partners.

Primary products

  • Acute care hospital services
  • Specialty hospital services
  • Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)
  • Surgical hospitals
  • Urgent care centers (UCCs)
  • Imaging centers

Business segments

Hospital Operations and Services Ambulatory Care

End markets

Medicare Medicaid Managed care / commercial insurance Self-pay / uninsured patients Hospitals and health systems (revenue cycle management clients) Physician practices Employers Self-insured organizations Health plans

Geographies

Arizona California Florida Massachusetts Michigan South Carolina Tennessee Texas 37 states (Ambulatory Care) Philippines (Global Business Center)

Named customers

CommonSpirit Health

Our top 10 managed care payers generated 69% of our managed care net patient service revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025.

“We believe our hospitals and outpatient facilities compete within local areas and regions on the basis of many factors, including: quality of care; location and ease of access; the scope and breadth of services offered; reputation; and the caliber of the facilities, equipment and employees.” Competitive position, as stated in the filing

Revenue commentary · FY 2025

Total net operating revenues increased from $20,675 million in 2024 to $21,310 million in 2025, driven primarily by growth in the Ambulatory Care segment, which rose from $4,534 million to $5,172 million, while Hospital Operations revenues were essentially flat.

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