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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000818479-26-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XRAY"
cik: "0000818479"
company_name: "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:58:02.074292+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dentsply Sirona Q4 net loss $146M on $144M impairments; eliminates dividend, guides FY2026 adj EPS $1.40-$1.50

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $961M (+6.2% reported, +2.5% constant currency); reported diluted EPS ($0.74) from $144M impairments.
- FY2025 net sales $3.68B (-3.0%), adjusted EPS $1.60. FY2026 guidance: sales $3.5-3.6B, adjusted EPS $1.40-1.50.
- Restructuring plan approved: $55-65M charges, ~$120M annual savings, reinvested in growth initiatives.
- Quarterly dividend eliminated; capital redeployed to debt retirement and share repurchases.
- Appointed three new board members (Forbes, McKeon, Zurbay); new distribution agreements with Patterson, Benco, Burkhart, A-dec.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000818479-26-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XRAY
- cik: 0000818479
- company_name: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847926000072/0000818479-26-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847926000072/xray-20260226.htm

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