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DaVita (DVA) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Narrowed

Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • DaVita narrowed its full-year guidance; revenue +4.6% vs a year earlier.

DaVita's results for Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-29. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$3,578 million (+4.6% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$3.40
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$3.82
Full-year guidanceNarrowed

Guidance

DaVita raised the low end of 2026 adjusted operating income and adjusted EPS guidance; free cash flow guidance unchanged.

Why this label: Current vs Prior table: low ends of adj. operating income and adj. EPS raised, high ends unchanged; ranges tightened, midpoints up under 1%. No direction words.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
adjusted operating incomeFY2026$2,175–$2,250 million$2,150–$2,250 million
adjusted diluted EPSFY2026$14.30–$15.20$14.10–$15.20
free cash flowFY2026$1,000–$1,250 million$1,000–$1,250 million

From the release

Revenue: "Total revenues · 3,578,126 · 3,420,227"

Earnings per share: "Diluted earnings per share was $3.40 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $3.82."

adjusted operating income: "Adjusted operating income · $2,175 · $2,250 · $2,150 · $2,250"

adjusted diluted EPS: "Adjusted diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc. · $14.30 · $15.20 · $14.10 · $15.20"

free cash flow: "Free cash flow · $1,000 · $1,250 · $1,000 · $1,250"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Diluted EPS $3.40 vs $2.04; 2026 adjusted EPS guidance low end raised to $14.30

Source

DaVita earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000927066-26-000132, filed 2026-10-29.

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