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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

Bausch Health Companies Inc. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Bausch Health Companies Inc. Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Jul 29, 2026 Audio replay
Jul 29, 2026 45:05 31 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
45:05
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Bausch Health reported Q2 2026 consolidated revenue of $2.85 billion (up 13% reported, 11% organic) and adjusted EBITDA of $1,075 million (up 28%), marking the 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth for Bausch Health excluding Bausch + Lomb, and raised full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted cash flow from operations.

Quarterly financial performance 108 Solta segment and China integration 22 Guidance raise 17 International segments (EMEA, LATAM, Canada) 16 Tariffs on generics 13 Debt reduction 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +82 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Bausch Health had an exceptional quarter in Q2, marking the 13th consecutive quarter of top-line and bottom-line growth, with all our segments contributing to segment profit growth.”
  • “Performance was outstanding, from revenue to adjusted EBITDA to cash flow generation.”
  • “Salix had another quarter of double-digit revenue and segment profit growth in 2026.”
  • “Solta had another outstanding quarter with revenue up 38% and segment profit up 69%”

Forward guidance

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Research coverage

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Revenue $2.85B +12.7% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.68 +70% YoY
Net income $258.00M +74.3% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q2 consolidated revenue rose 13% reported and 11% organic to $2.85 billion; Bausch Health excluding Bausch + Lomb revenue grew 16% reported and 13% organic.
  • Q2 adjusted EBITDA grew 28% year-over-year to $1,075 million; adjusted EBITDA margin reached a historical high of 59%, up 530 basis points year-over-year.
  • Q2 adjusted cash flow from operations was $637 million consolidated (up 44% year-over-year); $471 million for Bausch Health excluding Bausch + Lomb (up $116 million year-over-year).
  • Net debt reduced to $13.7 billion, one of the largest quarter-over-quarter reductions since the 2022 debt refinancing, with net debt reduced every quarter since Q4 2023.
  • Salix segment revenue grew 21% to $758 million, with Xifaxan revenue up 26% year-over-year; Solta revenue grew 38% and segment profit grew 69%.
  • Company raised full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted cash flow from operations.

Risks & pressure points

  • Total retail scripts for Xifaxan excluding Medicaid were up only 4% and extended units excluding Medicaid were down 2% year-over-year, reflecting reduced volume from 340B institutions.
  • Canada international revenue declined 9% organically due to the absence of prior-year one-time net pricing benefits.
  • Potential future U.S. tariffs on generics expected no earlier than mid-2028, though impact is expected to be small relative to the broader business.

Key moments

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue growth vs. Prior Year table
full-year 2026
4% – 6%

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Bausch Lomb$1.39B +9.1% YoY
Salix Segment$758.00M +20.9% YoY
International Rx$305.00M +9.7% YoY
Diversified Segment$219.00M +0% YoY
Solta Medical Segment$176.00M +37.5% YoY
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