Smith & Nephew plc risk profile
46 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from SNN's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
46 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 63, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 38 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 28.0% |
| Operating pressure | 42 | Elevated | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — +1.1 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 18 | Contained | Stable | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.34x |
| Leverage and coverage | 27 | Normal | Stable | Interest cover — 8.56x |
| Competitive position | 63 | Stretched | Stable | Revenue-growth gap against peers — -11.8 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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