Henry Schein 10-K 2025-12-27
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C.
20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended
December 27, 2025
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission file number
0-27078
HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
11-3136595
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
135 Duryea Road
Melville
,
New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
11747
(Zip Code)
(
)
843-5500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
HSIC
The
Nasdaq
Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act: None
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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing sales price as
quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 28, 2025, was approximately $
8,885,457,000
.
As of February 17, 2026, there were
114,704,121
shares of registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference:
Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year
(December 27, 2025) are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Number
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
PART
I
Item 1. Business
Business
General
Henry Schein, Inc. is a solutions company for health care professionals powered
by a network of people and
technology.
We believe we are the world’s largest
provider of health care products and services primarily to
office-
based dental and medical practitioners, as well as alternate sites of care.
Our philosophy is grounded in our
commitment to serve as trusted advisors and help customers operate a more
efficient and successful business so the
practitioner can provide better clinical care.
With 94 years of experience distributing health care products, we have built a vast base of small, mid-sized
and
large customers in the dental and medical markets, serving more than one million customers worldwide
across
dental practices, laboratories,
physician practices, and ambulatory surgery centers, as well as government,
institutional health care clinics, home health providers, and other alternate care
clinics.
We are headquartered in Melville, New York
and employ more than 25,000 people.
Approximately 48% of our
workforce is based in the United States and 52% outside of the United States.
Our operations or affiliates are
located in 34 countries and territories.
Our broad global footprint has evolved over time through
organic growth as
well as through the contribution from our strategic acquisitions.
We stock a comprehensive selection of more than 300,000 branded and Henry Schein corporate brand products
through our network.
Our infrastructure, including over 5.4 million square feet of
space in 38 strategically located
distribution centers and 0.6 million square feet of space in 17 manufacturing
facilities around the world, enables us
to historically provide rapid and accurate order fulfillment, better serve our
customers and increase our operating
efficiency.
This infrastructure, together with broad product and service offerings
at competitive prices, and a strong
commitment to customer service, enables us to be a single source of supply
for our customers’ needs, which we
believe is a competitive advantage.
We conduct our business through three reportable segments:
Global Distribution and Value-Added Services: distribution to the global dental and medical markets of
national brand and corporate brand merchandise, as well as equipment and related
technical services.
This
segment also includes value-added services such as financial
services, continuing education services,
consulting and other practice services.
This segment also markets and sells under our own corporate
brand,
a portfolio of cost-effective, high-quality consumable merchandise;
Global Specialty Products: manufacturing, marketing and sales of dental
implant and biomaterial products;
endodontic, orthodontic and orthopedic products and other health
care-related products and services; and
Global Technology: development and distribution of practice management software, e-services, and other
products, which are distributed to health care providers.
Recent Developments
See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Recent
Developments” herein for a discussion related to recent Company developments.
Industry
The distribution and value-added services industry, as it relates to office-based health care practitioners, is
fragmented and diverse.
The industry spans a wide spectrum, from sole practitioners or small
independent offices
to mid-size and large group practices.
These larger organizations may include just a few clinicians or scale to
several hundred practices, often owned and operated by dental support organizations
(DSOs) or integrated delivery
networks (IDNs).
Due in part to the limited capacity of office-based health care practitioners
to store and manage large quantities of
supplies in their offices, the distribution of health care supplies and small equipment
to office-based health care
practitioners has been characterized by frequent, small quantity orders,
and a need for rapid, reliable and
substantially complete order fulfillment.
The purchasing decisions within an office-based health care practice
are
typically made by the practitioner, hygienist or office manager.
Supplies and small equipment are generally
purchased from more than one distributor, with one generally serving as the primary supplier.
The distribution and value-added services industry should benefit from
favorable long-term macro trends that
should help stimulate patient traffic and demand for products and services.
This includes an aging population,
increased health care awareness and the importance of preventive care,
an increasing understanding of the
connection between good oral health and overall health, improved access
to care globally, the proliferation of
medical technology and testing, new pharmacology treatments and
expanded third-party insurance coverage,
partially offset by the effects of unemployment on insurance coverage and technological
improvements, including
the advancement of software and services, prosthetic solutions and telemedicine.
In addition, the non-acute market
continues to benefit from the shift of procedures and diagnostic
testing from acute care settings to alternate-care
sites, particularly physicians’ offices and ambulatory surgery centers.
Customer consolidation will likely lead to multiple locations under
common management and the movement of
more procedures from the hospital setting to the physician or alternate
care setting, as the health care industry is
increasingly focused on efficiency and cost containment.
This trend has benefited distributors capable of providing
a broad array of products and services at low prices.
It also has accelerated the growth of Health Maintenance
Organizations (“HMOs”), management service organizations, group practices, other managed
care accounts and
collective buying groups such as Dental Service Organizations (“DSOs”) and Group Purchasing
Organizations
(“GPOs”), which, in addition to their emphasis on obtaining products
at competitive prices, tend to favor
distributors capable of providing specialized management information
support.
We believe that the trend towards
cost containment has the potential to favorably affect demand for technology solutions,
including software, which
can enhance the efficiency and facilitation of practice management.
Competition
The distribution and manufacture of health care supplies and equipment is
highly competitive.
Many of the health
care products we sell are available to our customers from a number of suppliers.
In addition, our competitors could
obtain exclusive rights from manufacturers to market particular products.
Manufacturers also could seek to sell
directly to end-users and thereby eliminate or reduce our role and
that of other distributors.
In certain parts of the
dental end market, such as those related to dental specialty products, and
medical end market manufacturers already
sell directly to end customers.
In North America, we compete with other distributors, as well as several
manufacturers, of dental and medical
products, primarily on the basis of price, breadth of product line, e-commerce
capabilities, customer service and
value-added products and services.
In the dental distribution market, our primary competitors in the U.S. are
the
Patterson Dental division of Patterson Companies, Inc. and Benco Dental Supply
Company.
In addition, we
compete against a number of other distributors that operate on a national,
regional and local level.
Our primary
competitors in the U.S. medical distribution market, which accounts
for the large majority of our global medical
sales, are McKesson Corporation and Medline Industries, Inc., which are national
distributors.
We also compete
with a number of regional
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business operations could be affected by factors that are not presently known
to us or that we currently
consider not to be material to our operations, so you should not consider
the risks disclosed in this section to
necessarily represent a complete statement of all risks and uncertainties.
The Company believes that the following
risks could have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, operating
results, financial condition and/or
the trading price of our common stock.
The order in which these factors appear does not necessarily reflect
their
relative importance or priority.
COMPANY RISKS
We are dependent upon third parties for the manufacture/supply of a significant volume of our products and
where we manufacture products, we are dependent upon third parties
for raw materials/purchased components.
We obtain a significant volume of the products we distribute from third parties, with whom we generally do not
have long-term contracts.
While there is typically more than one source of supply, some key suppliers, in the
aggregate, supply a significant portion of the products we sell.
In 2025, our top 10 Global Distribution and Value-
Added Services suppliers and our single largest supplier accounted for approximately
24% and 4%, respectively, of
our aggregate purchases.
Additionally, where we are the manufacturer of products for our speciality business (
e.g.
,
dental implants, endodontics, and orthopedics), we are dependent upon third parties
for raw materials and
purchased components.
Although no single supplier is material, because of our dependence
upon such suppliers,
our operations are subject to the suppliers’ ability and willingness to supply
products in the quantities that we
require, and the risks include delays caused by interruption in production
based on conditions outside of our
control, including a supplier’s failure to comply with applicable government
requirements (which may result in
product recalls, product detentions, and/or cessation of sales) or an interruption
in the suppliers’ manufacturing
capabilities.
In the event of any such interruption in supply, we would need to timely identify and obtain acceptable
replacement sources.
There is no guarantee that we would be able to obtain such alternative
sources of supply on a
timely basis, if at all, and an extended interruption in supply, particularly of a high-sales volume and/or high-
margin product, could result in a significant disruption in our sales and operations,
as well as damage to our
relationships with customers and our reputation.
We may be unsuccessful in achieving our strategic growth objectives.
Our 2025 – 2027 BOLD+1 Strategic Plan is defined under “Business, Business
Strategy” above.
In particular, we
are focused on continuing to grow our Henry Schein specialty brands
and technology and value-added services
solutions both organically and inorganically, and to drive greater efficiencies.
If we are unable to effectively
implement our strategic plan, we may not achieve our desired return on our
investments through our growth
strategies.
Our business could be affected by the Strategic Partnership Agreement with KKR.
On January 29, 2025, we announced a strategic investment by
funds affiliated with KKR & Co. Inc. (“KKR”), a
leading global investment firm, and a Strategic Partnership Agreement (the “Partnership
Agreement”) with KKR.
Under the Partnership Agreement, two independent directors, Max Lin and
William K. “Dan” Daniel, joined our
Board of Directors.
On May16, 2025, we issued 3,285,151 shares of common stock
to funds affiliated with KKR
for an investment of $250 million, at approximately $76.10 per share.
Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, KKR
also has the ability to purchase additional shares via open market purchases
up to a total equity stake of 14.9% of
the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
On November 4, 2025, the Company and KKR entered
into an amendment to the Partnership Agreement that increased the beneficial ownership
limit from 14.9% to19.9%
of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock that KKR is permitted to acquire during the
standstill
period.
The standstill provisions, including the increased ownership limit,
continue in effect for a period of six
months following the later of the expiration of the term of the Partnership Agreement
and the date on which no
KKR director appointed pursuant to the Partnership Agreement is serving on
the Company’s Board of Directors.
On December 7, 2025, pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, KKR notified
the Company of its election to
exercise the Extension Election (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) whereby
the Company’s Board of
Directors will renominate KKR’s designees, Max Lin and William K. “Dan” Daniel, to stand for election at the
Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of
stockholders. The Partnership Agreement may have unintended consequences,
such as uncertainty about our
management, operations, or future strategic direction, which could
result in the loss of future business opportunities
or negatively impact our ability to attract and retain qualified talent.
KKR also invests in many different types of
businesses, and has or may continue to invest in customers, suppliers,
joint venture partners, or other entities that
have relationships with the Company, or in competitors of such entities, which may create unintended conflicts
resulting in a loss of business.
Our future growth (especially for our Global Technology and Global Specialty Products segments) is dependent
upon our ability to develop or acquire and maintain and protect
new products and services and utilize new
technologies that achieve market acceptance with acceptable margins.
Our future success depends on our ability to timely develop (or obtain the right
to sell) competitive and innovative
(particularly for our Global Technology and Global Specialty Products segments) products and services and utilize
new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (“AI”) (among other emerging technologies)
and to market them
and/or utilize them quickly and cost-effectively.
Our ability to anticipate customer needs and emerging trends and
develop or acquire new products, services and technologies at competitive
prices requires significant resources,
including employees with the requisite skills, experience and expertise, particularly
in our Global Technology
segment, including dental practice management, patient engagement
and demand creation software solutions.
The
failure to successfully address these challenges could materially disrupt
our sales and operations.
We have increased and expect to continue to increase our use of AI technologies in various contexts to improve
customer and patient experiences and drive efficiencies in certain areas of our business,
including, without
limitation, making AI features available within our practice management
systems, which, among other things, helps
dentists and clinical staff detect caries.
While these innovations can present benefits to the Company, they also
create risks and challenges.
The use of AI in healthcare offerings poses certain clinical risks resulting
from
potential misdiagnosis or misinformation provided from AI applications, diminishing
critical judgment, or loss of
interpersonal care from clinicians.
These deficiencies could undermine the decisions, predictions,
or analysis AI
applications produce, as well as their adoption, subjecting us to competitive
harm, legal liability (including under
new proposed legislation regulating AI in jurisdictions such as the EU
or new applications of existing data
protection, privacy, intellectual property, and other laws), regulatory actions, and reputational harm.
In
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Unresolved Staff Comments
We have no unresolved comments from the staff of the SEC that were issued 180 days or more preceding the end of
our 2025 fiscal year.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
We rely on information systems in our business to obtain, rapidly process, analyze, manage and store customer,
product, supplier and employee data to, among other things: maintain
and manage multiple information systems
worldwide to facilitate the purchase and distribution of thousands of
inventory items from numerous distribution
centers; receive, process and ship orders on a timely basis; manage the
accurate billing and collections for
thousands of customers; process payments to suppliers and vendors; provide
products and services that maintain
certain of our customers’ electronic medical or dental records (including
protected health information of their
patients) and maintain and manage global human resources, compensation
and payroll systems.
For these purposes,
we define “information systems” in a manner consistent with the definition
contained in the rules adopted by the
SEC to mean “electronic information resources, owned or used by the
registrant, including physical or virtual
infrastructure controlled by such information resources, or components thereof,
organized for the collection,
processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition
of the registrant's information to maintain or
support the registrant's operations.”
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk mitigation strategy intended to protect our information
systems.
Our cybersecurity risk mitigation strategy is designed
so that the Company’s cybersecurity program is
aligned with generally accepted cybersecurity standards and frameworks,
in particular the NIST Cybersecurity
Framework, or “NIST CSF,” and our Company is externally audited, or certified, with ISO27001 partial scope.
We maintain an Office of Cybersecurity (“OCS”), led by our Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”), which
oversees
the operations of our cyber risk mitigation strategy.
The OCS is a cross-functional, enterprise-wide
management team, which continuously evaluates our global cybersecurity
program’s effectiveness and is focused
on maintaining and protecting our information systems.
In overseeing the operations of our cyber risk mitigation
strategy, the OCS partners with our Global Technology Solutions team, which is led by our Chief Technology
Officer (“CTO”) and is comprised of over one hundred professionals that support our information
systems and
operations.
Our cyber risk mitigation strategy includes
monitoring
for and addressing risks that materialize within
the Company’s information systems, as well as at our
third-party
vendors, suppliers and other third-party business
partners.
Our CISO reports to our CTO.
Our CTO,
who also serves as Senior Vice President,
has more than 30 years of
experience leading large-scale global IT organizations and received a Bachelor of Business Administration
in
Business Computer Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration
from Hofstra University.
See
also
Item 1. Business, Other Executive Management
Our Vice President, Global CISO, who also serves as Vice
President and Head of the Office of Cyber Security, has over 30 years of experience leading global cybersecurity
and technology programs in large and complex corporations, and holds a Certified
Information Systems Security
Professional and a Certified Information Systems Auditor certification.
He also received a BS, Information
Technology and Security from Baker College.
The cybersecurity risk mitigation strategy is also overseen by
senior
managers who are members of our Executive Steering Committee, comprised
of the Company’s most senior
technology, legal and internal auditing officers.
Our CEO is regularly briefed on issues, incidents, and
developments, and our Board oversees our risk mitigation strategy principally
through its Audit Committee and
Regulatory, Compliance and Cybersecurity Committee, as described in more detail below.
Our cybersecurity risk management program includes, among other
elements:
risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks
to our information systems;
a security team principally responsible for managing our (i) cybersecurity
risk assessment processes, and
(ii) defining cybersecurity control standards;
the use of expert external service providers to assess, test or otherwise assist
with aspects of our
cybersecurity controls, and to respond to specific cybersecurity threats;
the review and assessment of past cybersecurity incidents with a view to
learning from those events to
further strengthen our cyber risk mitigation strategy;
a written cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures
for responding to cybersecurity
incidents; and
a Global Information Security Policy, together with more detailed information security policies,
procedures, standards, and guidelines.
In addition, all employees with systems access are required to participate
in mandatory annual cybersecurity and
anti-phishing courses, along with compliance programs.
Our employees who perform financial gatekeeper roles
also receive additional mandatory annual data security training specific
to spoofing, phishing and similar data
security threats.
Per written Company policies, employees are also required
to safeguard confidential information.
Our cybersecurity risk strategy is integrated into our overall enterprise
risk management program, and our
cybersecurity team is supported by and connected with the enterprise risk management
team.
Cyber Incidents
In addition to immaterial and unrelated incidents at certain of our subsidiaries,
in October 2023 Henry Schein
experienced a cyber incident that primarily affected the operations of our North American
and European dental and
medical distribution businesses.
Henry Schein One, our practice management software, revenue cycle
management
and patient relationship management solutions business was not affected, and
our manufacturing businesses were
mostly unaffected.
The October 2023 cyber incident disrupted key business operations,
adversely impacted our
financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023, diverted
attention of management, and caused the
Company to incur significant remediation costs.
The incident had residual impact on our financial results in 2024.
Cybersecurity Governance
Our Board has a Regulatory, Compliance and Cybersecurity Committee that focuses on cybersecurity oversight,
together with other board committees, principally the Audit Committee.
The purpose of the Regulatory,
Compliance and Cybersecurity Committee is to assist the Board by providing
guidance to, and oversight of, the
Company’s senior management responsible for assessing and managing Company-wide regulatory, corporate
compliance and cybersecurity risk management programs.
The primary responsibilities of the Regulatory,
Compliance and Cybersecurity Committee are to (i) discuss cybersecurity
strategic decisions, issues, challenges and
opportunities relating thereto, (ii) provide expertise to guide assessment
and monitoring of Company-wide
regulatory, corporate compliance and cybersecurity risk management budgeting, spending and capital investment,
(iii) monitor progress and status of the Company’s regulatory, corporate compliance and cybersecurity risk
management programs, (iv) review and evaluate major regulatory, corporate compliance and cybersecurity risk
management initiatives to identify emerging and future opportunities for synergy or to
leverage regulatory,
corporate compliance and cybersecurity risk management investments
more effectively and cost efficiently,
(v) report to the Audit Committee on regulatory, corporate compliance and cybersecurity risk management matters
reviewed by the Regulatory, Compliance and Cybersecurity Committee that may impact the Company’s financial
reporting and (vi) be generally available to, and communicate with,
the Company’s senior management, and to
inform the Board in the areas described above.
Our CISO and CTO, along with other key executives who are part of our Executive
Steering Committee, review
strategy, policy,
program effectiveness, standards, enforcement and cybersecurity issue management
with the
Board’s Regulatory,
Compliance and Cybersecurity Committee on at least a quarterly basis and
with the Audit
Committee on at least a bi-annual basis.
Our CTO
meets
with Board members outside of the formal meetings on a
regular basis as well as in connection with specific cybersecurity issues or
threats.
Item 2. Properties
Properties
Within our Global Distribution and Value
-Added Services and Global Specialty Products segments (for properties
with more than 100,000 square feet) we lease and/or own approximately
5.0 million square feet of properties,
consisting of distribution, office, showroom, manufacturing and sales space, in significant
locations including
United States, Germany, France, Canada, and Brazil.
We also have meaningful market presence in several other
European countries, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Lease expirations range from 2026 to 2048.
We believe that our properties are in good condition, are well maintained and are suitable and adequate to carry on
our business.
We have additional operating capacity at certain distribution center facilities.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of Legal Proceedings, see
Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies
of the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 8.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market tier of
the Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq,
under the symbol HSIC.
On February 17, 2026, there were approximately 251 holders of record
of our common stock and the last reported
sales price was $77.21.
A substantially greater number of holders of our common
stock are “street name” or
beneficial holders, whose shares are held by banks, brokers and other financial
institutions.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
Our share repurchase program, announced on March 3, 2003, originally
allowed us to repurchase up to two million
shares pre-stock splits (eight million shares post-stock splits) of our common
stock, which represented
approximately 2.3% of the shares outstanding at the commencement
of the program.
Subsequent additional
increases since 2003 that have aggregated to an additional $6.7 billion,
authorized by our Board, to the repurchase
program provide for a total of $6.8 billion (including $500 million authorized
on January 27, 2025 and an
additional $750 million authorized on September 8, 2025) of shares of our common
stock to be repurchased under
this program, with $780 million currently available for future share repurchases.
On May 19, 2025, we executed an accelerated share repurchase program
to repurchase a total of $250 million of
our outstanding common stock based on volume-weighted average
prices.
In May 2025 we received 3,122,832
shares at an estimated fair value of $224 million.
In July 2025, we received an additional 368,651 shares at an
estimated fair value of $26 million, representing the final amount of shares
to be received under this accelerated
share repurchase program.
As of December 27, 2025, we had repurchased approximately $6.0
billion of common stock (107,876,628) shares
under these initiatives,
with $780 million available for future common stock share repurchases.
The following table summarizes repurchases of our common stock
under our stock repurchase program during the
fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2025:
Total Number
Maximum Number
Total
of Shares
of Shares
Number
Average
Purchased as Part
that May Yet
of Shares
Price Paid
of Our Publicly
Be Purchased Under
Fiscal Month
Purchased (1)
Per Share
Announced Program
Our Program (2)
9/28/2025 through 11/1/2025
1,020,000
$
64.28
1,020,000
14,467,711
11/2/2025 through 11/29/2025
488,067
70.55
488,067
11,799,992
11/30/2025 through 12/27/2025
1,304,805
76.64
1,304,805
10,244,654
2,812,872
2,812,872
(1)
All repurchases were executed in the open market under our existing publicly announced authorized program.
(2)
The maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under this program is determined at the end of each month based on the
closing price of our common stock at that time.
This table excludes shares withheld from employees to satisfy minimum tax
withholding requirements for equity-based transactions.
Dividend Policy
We have not declared any cash or stock dividends on our common stock during fiscal years 2025 or 2024.
We
currently do not anticipate declaring any cash or stock dividends on our common
stock in the foreseeable future.
We intend to retain earnings to finance the expansion of our business and for general corporate purposes, including
our share repurchase program.
Any declaration of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and
will depend
upon the earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level
of indebtedness, contractual restrictions with
respect to payment of dividends and other factors.




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The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return
on $100 invested, assuming the reinvestment of
all dividends, on December 26, 2020, the last trading day before the
beginning of our 2021 fiscal year, through the
end of our 2025 fiscal year with the cumulative total return on $100 invested
for the same period in the Dow Jones
U.S. Health Care Index and the Nasdaq Stock Market Composite Index.
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL
RETURN
ASSUMES $100 INVESTED ON DECEMBER 26, 2020
ASSUMES DIVIDENDS REINVESTED
December 26,
December 25,
December 31,
December 30,
December 28,
December 27,
2020
2021
2022
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2025
Henry Schein, Inc.
$
100.00
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Care Index
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NASDAQ Stock Market
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Item 6. [Reserved]
[Reserved]
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
In accordance with the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we
provide the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors
that, among others, could cause future results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, expectations and assumptions
expressed or implied herein.
All forward-looking statements made by us are subject to risks and uncertainties
and are not guarantees of future
performance.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause our actual results, performance and achievements
or industry results to be materially different from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements.
These
statements are generally identified by the use of such terms as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,”
“plan,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “anticipate,” “to be,” “to
make” or other comparable terms.
Factors that
could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to,
those discussed in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K, and in particular the risks discussed under the caption
“Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this report and
those that may be discussed in other documents we file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Risk factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
current and historical results
include, but are not limited to: our dependence on third parties for
the manufacture and supply of our products and
where we manufacture products, our dependence on third parties
for raw materials or purchased components; risks
relating to the achievement of our strategic growth objectives, including
anticipated results of restructuring and
value creation initiatives; risks related to the Strategic Partnership Agreement
with KKR Hawaii Aggregator L.P.
entered into in January 2025; transitions in senior company leadership;
our ability to develop or acquire and
maintain and protect new products (particularly technology and specialty
products) and services and utilize new
technologies that achieve market acceptance with acceptable margins; transitional
challenges associated with
acquisitions and joint ventures, including the failure to achieve anticipated
synergies/benefits, as well as significant
demands on our operations, information systems, legal, regulatory, compliance, financial and human resources
functions in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures; certain
provisions in our governing
documents that may discourage third-party acquisitions of us; adverse changes
in supplier rebates or other
purchasing incentives; risks related to the sale of corporate brand products;
risks related to activist investors;
security risks associated with our information systems and technology
products and services, such as cyberattacks
or other privacy or data security breaches (including the October 2023 incident);
effects of a highly competitive
(including, without limitation, competition from third-party online commerce sites)
and consolidating market;
political, economic and regulatory influences on the health care
industry; risks from expansion of customer
purchasing power and multi-tiered costing structures; increases in shipping costs
for our products or other service
issues with our third-party shippers, and increases in fuel and energy costs; changes
in laws and policies governing
manufacturing, development and investment in territories and countries
where we do business; general global and
domestic macro-economic and political conditions, including inflation,
deflation, recession, unemployment (and
corresponding increase in under-insured populations), consumer confidence,
sovereign debt levels, fluctuations in
energy pricing and the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to foreign currencies
and changes to other economic
indicators; failure to comply with existing and future regulatory
requirements, including relating to health care;
risks associated with the EU Medical Device Regulation; failure to comply with
laws and regulations relating to
health care fraud or other laws and regulations; failure to comply with
laws and regulations relating to the
collection, storage and processing of sensitive personal information or standards
in electronic health records or
transmissions; changes in tax legislation, changes in tax rates and availability
of certain tax deductions; risks related
to product liability, intellectual property and other claims; risks associated with customs policies or legislative
import restrictions; risks associated with disease outbreaks, epidemics,
pandemics (such as the COVID-19
pandemic), or similar wide-spread public health concerns and other
natural or man-made disasters; risks associated
with our global operations; the threat or outbreak of war (including, without
limitation, geopolitical wars), terrorism
or public unrest (including, without limitation, the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Gaza
war and other unrest and threats
in the Middle East and the possibility of a wider European or global conflict);
changes to laws and policies
governing foreign trade, tariffs and sanctions or greater restrictions on imports and
exports, including changes to
international trade agreements and the current imposition of (and the
potential for additional) tariffs by the U.S. on
numerous countries and retaliatory tariffs; supply chain disruption; litigation
risks; new or unanticipated litigation
developments and the status of litigation matters; our dependence on
our senior management (including, without
limitation, the transition to a new Chief Executive Officer), employee hiring and retention,
increases in labor costs
or health care costs, and our relationships with customers, suppliers and
manufacturers; and disruptions in financial
markets.
The order in which these factors appear should not be construed
to indicate their relative importance or
priority.
We caution that these factors may not be exhaustive and that many of these factors are beyond our ability to control
or predict.
Accordingly, any forward-looking statements contained herein should not be relied upon as a prediction
of actual results.
We undertake no duty and have no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as
required by law.
Where You
Can Find Important Information
We may disclose important information through one or more of the following channels: SEC filings, public
conference calls and webcasts, press releases, the investor relations
page of our website (www.henryschein.com)
and the social media channels identified on the About Media Center page
of our website.
Recent Developments
Chief Executive Officer
On January 12, 2026, we announced the appointment of Frederick
M. Lowery as our new CEO, effective March 2,
2026, at which time Mr. Lowery will join our Board of Directors.
Mr. Lowery succeeds Stanley M. Bergman, who
will remain as our CEO through March 1, 2026, at which time Mr. Bergman will retire as CEO, but will remain as
Chairman of the Board.
Cyber Incident
As previously reported, in October 2023 Henry Schein experienced
a cyber incident that primarily affected the
operations of our North American and European dental and medical
distribution businesses.
During the years ended December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, we had
a sales decrease in our dental and
medical distribution businesses, which we believe was primarily a
result of lower sales to episodic customers
following the cyber incident.
With respect to the October 2023 cyber incident, we had a $60 million insuranc
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks, interest rate risks as well as changes in foreign currency exchange rates as
measured against the U.S. dollar and each other, and changes to the credit markets.
We attempt to minimize these
risks primarily by using foreign currency forward contracts and by
maintaining counter-party credit limits.
These
hedging activities provide only limited protection against currency exchange
and credit risks.
Factors that could
influence the effectiveness of our hedging programs include currency markets and
availability of hedging
instruments and liquidity of the credit markets.
All foreign currency forward contracts that we enter into are
components of hedging programs and are entered into for the sole purpose
of hedging an existing or anticipated
currency exposure.
We do not enter into such contracts for speculative purposes and we manage our credit risks by
diversifying our investments, maintaining a strong balance sheet and having
multiple sources of capital.
Foreign Currency
The value of certain foreign currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may
affect our financial results.
Fluctuations in
exchange rates may positively or negatively affect our revenues, gross margins, operating expenses
and retained
earnings, all of which are expressed in U.S. dollars.
Where we deem it prudent, we engage in hedging programs
using primarily foreign currency forward contracts aimed at limiting
the impact of foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations on earnings.
We purchase short-term (i.e., generally 18 months or less) foreign currency forward
contracts to protect against currency exchange risks associated with intercompany
loans due from our international
subsidiaries and the payment of merchandise purchases to foreign
suppliers.
We do not hedge the translation of
foreign currency profits into U.S. dollars, as we consider foreign
currency translation to be an accounting exposure,
not an economic exposure.
A hypothetical 5% change in the average value of the U.S. dollar in 2025 compared
to
foreign currencies would have changed our 2025 reported Net income
attributable to Henry Schein, Inc. by
approximately $6 million.
As of December 27, 2025, our forward foreign currency exchange agreements,
which expire through November 3,
2028, had a fair value of $(20) million as determined by quoted
market prices.
Included in the forward foreign
currency exchange agreements, Henry Schein, Inc. had net investment designated
EUR/USD forward contracts
with notional values of approximately €300 million and reported fair values
of $(20) million.
A 5% increase in the
value of the Euro to the USD from December 27, 2025 would decrease the fair
value of these forward contracts by
$18 million.
Total
Return Swaps
On March 20, 2020, we entered into a total return swap for the purpose of economically
hedging our unfunded non-
qualified supplemental retirement plan and our deferred compensation plan obligation.
At inception, the notional value of the investments in these plans was $43
million.
At December 27, 2025, the
notional value of the investments in these plans was $117 million.
At December 27, 2025, the financing blended
rate for this swap was based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate
(“SOFR”) of 3.79% plus 0.75%, for a
combined rate of 4.54%.
For the years ended December 27, 2025, December 28, 2024, and December
30, 2023 we
have recorded a gain within selling, general and administrative expense, of approximately
$11 million, $8 million
and $10 million, respectively, net of transaction costs, related to this undesignated swap.
This swap is expected to
be renewed on an annual basis and is expected to result in a neutral impact to our
results of operations.
Credit Risk Monitoring
We limit our credit risk with respect to our cash equivalents, short-term investments and derivative instruments by
monitoring the credit worthiness of the financial institutions who are
the counterparties to such financial
instruments.
As a risk management policy, we limit the amount of credit exposure by diversifying and utilizing
numerous investment grade counterparties.
Interest Rate Risk
As of December 27, 2025, we had variable interest rate exposure for certain
of our revolving credit facilities and
our U.S. trade accounts receivable securitization.
Our revolving credit facility,
which we entered into on July 11,
2023 and expires on July 11, 2028,
has a variable
interest rate that is based on the SOFR plus a spread based on our leverage
ratio at the end of each financial
reporting quarter.
As of December 27, 2025, there was $100 million outstanding under
this revolving credit
facility.
During the year ended December 27, 2025, the average outstanding
balance was approximately $203
million.
Based upon our average outstanding balances, for each hypothetical
increase of 25 basis points, our
interest expense thereunder would have increased by $0.5 million.
Our U.S. trade accounts receivable securitization, which we entered
into on April 17, 2013 and expires on
December 6, 2027, has a variable interest rate that is based upon the asset-backed
commercial paper rate.
As of
December 27, 2025, the commercial paper rate was 4.06% plus 0.75%,
for a combined rate of 4.81%,
and the
outstanding balance under this securitization facility was $390 million.
During the year ended December 27, 2025,
the average outstanding balance was approximately $363 million.
Based upon our average outstanding balances,
for each hypothetical increase of 25 basis points, our interest expense thereunder
would have increased by $1
million.
On July 11, 2023, we entered into a three-year $750 million term loan credit agreement (the “Term Credit
Agreement”),
which was originally scheduled to mature on July 11, 2026.
On June 6, 2025, this agreement was
amended and restated to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date
to June 6, 2030, and (ii) modify certain
financial definitions and covenants.
The interest rate on this term loan is based on the Term SOFR plus a spread
based on our leverage ratio at the end of each financial reporting quarter.
After renewing the Term Credit
Agreement in June of 2025, our hedged portion of the Term Credit Agreement was approximately 90% of the
notional total.
As of December 27, 2025, the effective fixed rate was 5.69% and the floating
rate was 5.01%,
resulting in a weighted average rate of 5.62%.
On July 11, 2023, we entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the cash flow of our variable
rate $750
million floating debt term loan facility, with three years maturity, effectively changing the floating rate portion of
our obligation to a fixed rate.
Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements, we receive variable
interest
payments based on the one-month Term SOFR rate and pay interest at a fixed rate.
As of December 27, 2025, the
notional value of the interest rate swap agreements was $675 million.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
Page
Number
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(BDO USA, P.C.;
New York,
New York;
PCAOB
ID#
)
Consolidated Financial Statements
Balance Sheets as of December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024
Statements of Income for the years ended December 27, 2025,
December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 27, 2025,
December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended
December 27, 2025, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 27, 2025,
December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Note 3 – Net Sales from Contracts with Customers
Note 4 – Segment and Geographic Data
Note 5 – Business Acquisitions
Note 7 – Property and Equipment, Net
Note 9 – Goodwill and Other Intangibles, Net
Note 10 – Investments and Other
Note 11 – Fair Value Measurements
Note 12 – Concentrations of Risk
Note 13 – Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Note 16 – Plans of Restructuring and Related Costs
Note 17 – Commitments and Contingencies
Note 18 – Stock-Based Compensation
Note 19 – Employee Benefit Plans
Note 20 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Note 21 – Comprehensive Income
Note 23 – Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Note 24 – Related Party Transactions
Note 25 – KKR Investment and Accelerated Share Repurchase Program
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Henry Schein, Inc.
Melville, New York
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
consolidated
balance
sheets
of
Henry
Schein,
Inc.
(the
“Company”)
as
of
December
27,
2025
and
December
28,
2024,
the
related
consolidated
statements
of
income
and
comprehensive
income, changes in
stockholders’ equity,
and cash
flows for
each of
the three
years in
the period
ended December
27, 2025, and
the related notes
(collectively referred to
as the
“consolidated financial statements”).
In our opinion,
the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at
December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three
years in
the period
ended December
27, 2025,
in conformity
with accounting
principles generally
accepted in
the
United States of America.
We
also
have
audited,
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United States) (PCAOB),
the Company's internal
control over financial reporting
as of December
27, 2025, based
on criteria
established in
Internal Control
– Integrated
Framework (2013)
issued by
the Committee
of Sponsoring
Organizations
of
the
Treadway
Commission
(COSO)
and
our
report
dated
February
24,
2026
expressed
an
unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the
Company’s management. Our
responsibility is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Company’s
consolidated
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered with
the
Public
Company Accounting
Oversight Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and
the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
consolidated
financial
statements
are
free
of
material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial
statements, whether
due to
error or
fraud, and
performing procedures
that respond
to those
risks. Such
procedures
included examining,
on a
test basis,
evidence regarding
the amounts
and disclosures
in the
consolidated financial
statements.
Our audits
also included
evaluating the
accounting principles
used
and significant
estimates made
by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical
audit matter
communicated below is
a matter
arising from
the current period
audit of
the consolidated
financial statements
that was
communicated or
required to
be communicated to
the Audit
Committee and that:
(1)
relates
to
accounts
or
disclosures
that
are
material
to
the
consolidated
financial
statements
and
(2)
involved
our
especially challenging, subjective,
or complex
judgments. The
communication of the
critical audit
matter does
not
alter
in
any
way
our
opinion
on
the
consolidated
financial
statements,
taken
as
a
whole,
and
we
are
not,
by
communicating the
critical audit
matter below,
providing a
separate opinion
on the
critical audit
matter or
on the
accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Business Acquisition - Valuation of Acquired Intangible Assets
As described in Notes 1 and 5 of the consolidated financial statements,
the Company acquired entities within the
Global Distribution and Value-Added Services, Global Specialty Products and Global Technology segments during
the year ended December 27, 2025 for total consideration of $392
million.
The purchase price was allocated to the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective
fair values on the date of acquisition.
The
Company estimated the fair value of identifiable intangible assets using
the relief-from-royalty method and the
multi-period excess earnings method which required the Company
to make significant estimates and assumptions,
including discount rates and projected revenue growth rates.
We identified the revenue growth rates for certain periods and the discount rates used in estimating the fair value of
certain trade name and customer relationships as a critical audit
matter.
The principal considerations for our
determination were the subjective judgement required by management
in formulating the revenue growth rates and
assessing the appropriateness of the discount rates used in developing
the fair value of the applicable acquired
identifiable intangible assets. Auditing these considerations involved
especially subjective and challenging auditor
judgement due to the nature and extent of audit effort required to address these
matters, including the extent of
specialized skill or knowledge needed.
The primary procedures we performed to address
this critical audit matter included:
●
Evaluating the reasonableness of
the revenue growth rates
used in estimating the
fair value of
certain trade
name
and
customer
relationships
by:
(i)
review
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including
our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report as
such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Based on
this evaluation, our management, including our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer,
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 27,
2025, to ensure that all
material information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file
or submit under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to them as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure and
that all such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms, and the rules of the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The combination of acquisitions, continued acquisition integrations and systems
implementation activity
undertaken during the quarter ended December 27, 2025, and carried over from
prior quarters, when considered in
the aggregate, represents a material change in our internal control
over financial reporting.
The full integration of
certain acquisitions completed in the current and prior quarters will extend
beyond year-end and, therefore, we
excluded these acquisitions, which represents approximately 0.10% of
our total net sales, from our annual
assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December
27, 2025, as permitted by related SEC staff
interpretive guidance for newly acquired businesses.
During the quarter ended December 27, 2025, we completed the acquisition
of a controlling interest of a Global
Distribution and Value-Added Services segment affiliate in Canada as well as the acquisition of a Global
Specialties Products segment business in Brazil.
Also, post-acquisition integration related activities continued for
businesses acquired during prior quarters within our Global Specialties Products
segment.
These acquisitions, the
majority of which utilize separate information and financial accounting
systems, have been included in our
consolidated financial statements since their respective dates of acquisition.
Additionally, during the quarter ended December 27, 2025, we continued systems implementation activities for the
phased roll-out of a new e-commerce system for our Global Distribution
and Value
-Added Services segment in the
U.S. and Canada.
Also, we completed systems implementation activity for migrating
many of our Global
Distribution and Value-Added Services, Global Specialty Products and Global Technology segment businesses
Company-wide onto an existing Human Capital Management
system.
Finally, we continued systems
implementation activities for upgrading the ERP business system for our Global
Distribution and Value-Added
Services segment in Australia and New Zealand.
All acquisitions, continued acquisition integrations, and systems
implementation activities involve necessary and
appropriate change-management controls that are considered in our quarterly
assessment of the design and
operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting,
as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).
Our internal control system is designed to provide
reasonable assurance to our management and Board regarding the preparation
and fair presentation of published
financial statements.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework (2013), updated
and reissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations, or the COSO Framework.
Based on our evaluation
under the COSO Framework, our management concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting was
effective at a reasonable assurance level as of December 27, 2025.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 27,
2025, has been independently
audited by BDO USA, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm and their attestation is included
herein.
Limitations of the Effectiveness of Internal Control
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that the objectives of the internal control system are met.
Because of the inherent limitations of any internal control
system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
all control issues, if any, within a company
have been detected.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Shareholders and Board of Directors
Henry Schein, Inc.
Melville, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We
have audited Henry
Schein, Inc.’s
(the “Company’s”)
internal control over
financial reporting as
of December
27, 2025, based on
criteria established in Internal Control
– Integrated Framework (2013) issued
by the Committee
of
Sponsoring
Organizations
of
the
Treadway
Commission
(the
“COSO
criteria”).
In
our
opinion,
the
Company
maintained,
in
all
material
respects,
effective
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
as
of
December
27,
2025,
based on the COSO criteria.
We
also
have
audited,
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 27, 2025 and December
28,
2024,
the
related
consolidated
statements
of
income
and
comprehensive
income,
changes
in
stockholders’
equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 27, 2025, and the related
notes and
our report dated February 24, 2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s
management is
responsible for
maintaining effective
internal control
over financial
reporting and
for
its
assessment
of
the
effectiveness
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
included
in
the
accompanying
Item
9A, Management’s
Report on
Internal Control
over
Financial Reporting.
Our responsibility
is
to
express an
opinion on the
Company’s internal
control over financial
reporting based on
our audit. We
are a public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
PCAOB and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Company in
accordance
with
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
Those standards require
that we plan
and perform the
audit to
obtain reasonable assurance
about whether effective
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
was
maintained
in
all
material
respects.
Our
audit
included
obtaining
an
understanding
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
assessing
the
risk
that
a
material
weakness
exists,
and
testing
and
evaluating
the
design
and
operating
effectiveness
of
internal
control
based
on
the
assessed
risk.
Our
audit also included performing
such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the
circumstances. We
believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As indicated in
the accompanying Item
9A, Controls and
Procedures, management’s
assessment of and
conclusion
on
the
effectiveness
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
did
not
include
the
internal
controls
of
certain
entities
acquired
in
2025
(“the
2025
Acquisitions”),
which
are
included
in
the
consolidated
balance
sheet
of
the
Company as of December 27,
2025, and the related consolidated
statements of income and comprehensive income,
changes
in
stockholders’
equity,
and
cash
flows
for
the
year
then
ended. The
2025
Acquisitions
constituted
approximately
0.10%
of
total
net
sales
for
the
year
ended
December
27,
Management
did
not
assess
the
effectiveness
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
of
the
2025
Acquisitions
because
of
the
timing
of
the
acquisitions
which
were
completed
during
the
2025
fiscal
year.
Our
audit
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting of
the Company
also did
not include
an evaluation
of the
internal control
over financial
reporting of
the
2025 Acquisitions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A
company’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
is
a
process
designed
to
provide
reasonable
assurance
regarding the
reliability of
financial reporting
and the
preparation of
financial statements
for external
purposes in
accordance
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
A
company’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
includes
those
policies
and
procedures
that
(1)
pertain
to
the
maintenance
of
records
that,
in
reasonable
detail,
accurately and
fairly reflect
the transactions
and dispositions
of the
assets of
the company;
(2) provide
reasonable
assurance
that
transactions
are
recorded
as
necessary
to
permit
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
accordance
with generally
accepted accounting
principles, and
that receipts
and expenditures
of the
company are
being made
only
in
accordance with
authorizations of
management and
directors of
the
company; and
(3) provide
reasonable
assurance
regarding
prevention
or
timely
detection
of
unauthorized
acquisition,
use,
or
disposition
of
the
company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because
of
its
inherent
limitations,
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
may
not
prevent
or
detect
misstatements.
Also,
projections
of
any
evaluation
of
effectiveness
to
future
periods
are
subject
to
the
risk
that
controls
may
become
inadequate
because
of
changes
in
conditions,
or
that
the
degree
of
compliance
with
the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ BDO USA, P.C.
New York
,
New York
February 24, 2026
Item 9B. Other Information
Other Information
No
t applicable.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
PART
III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information required by this item regarding our directors and executive
officers and our corporate governance is
hereby incorporated by reference to the Section entitled “Election of Directors,”
with respect to directors, and the
first paragraph of the Section entitled “Corporate Governance - Board
of Directors Meetings and Committees -
Audit Committee,” with respect to corporate governance, in each case
in our definitive 2026 Proxy Statement to be
filed pursuant to Regulation 14A and to the Section entitled “Information
about our Executive Officers” in Part I of
this report, with respect to executive officers.
There have been no changes to the procedures by which stockholders
may recommend nominees to our Board since
our last disclosure of such procedures, which appeared in our definitive
2025 Proxy Statement filed pursuant to
Regulation 14A on April 9, 2025.
Information required by this item concerning compliance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 is hereby incorporated by reference to the Section entitled
“Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in our
definitive 2026 Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A,
to the extent responsive disclosure is
required.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Accounting Officer and Controller.
We make available free of charge through our Internet website,
under the “About Henry Schein--Corporate Governance
Highlights” caption, our Code of
Ethics.
We intend to disclose on our Web
site any amendment to, or waiver of, a provision of the Code
of Ethics.
The Company
has
adopted an insider trading policy, and accompanying procedures, applicable to all of our TSMs
and members of our Board of Directors, which we believe is reasonably
designed to promote compliance with
insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and Nasdaq listing standards.
Our insider trading policy, which is filed
as Exhibit 19.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, prohibits our TSMs from
trading in securities of the Company
while in possession of material, non-public information, and, among other
things, requires that designated
individuals holding certain positions only transact in Company securities
during an open window period (with
appropriate preclearance for members of our Executive Management
Committee and Board of Directors), subject to
limited exceptions.
The Company also requires periodic training for certain senior officers and others likely
to
learn material, non-public information in the course of their job duties.
The Company also has a practice that
requires that any transactions by the Company in its securities
are pre-cleared by appropriate members of its
General Counsel’s office.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference
to the Sections
entitled “Compensation
Discussion and Analysis,” “Compensation Committee Report” (which
information shall be deemed furnished in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K), “Executive and Director Compensation” and
“Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation” in our definitive 2026 Proxy Statement
to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
and Related Stockholder
Matters
We maintain several stock incentive plans for the benefit of certain officers, directors and employees.
All active
plans have been approved by our stockholders.
Descriptions of these plans appear in the notes to our consolidated
financial statements.
The following table summarizes information relating to these plans as
of December 27, 2025:
Number of Common
Shares to be Issued Upon
Weighted-
Average
Number of Common
Exercise of Outstanding
Exercise Price of
Shares Available
for
Plan Category
Options and Rights
Outstanding Options
Future Issuances
Plans Approved by Stockholders
-
$
-
9,405,917
Plans Not Approved by Stockholders
-
-
-
Total
-
$
-
9,405,917
The other information required by this item is hereby incorporated by
reference to the Section entitled “Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in our definitive 2026
Proxy Statement to be filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference
to the Section entitled “Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance – Board of Directors Meetings and
Committees – Independent Directors” in our definitive 2026 Proxy Statement
to be filed pursuant to Regulation
14A.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference
to the Section entitled “Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Pre-Approval Policies and
Procedures” in our definitive 2026 Proxy
Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A.
PART
IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
List of Documents Filed as a Part of This Report:
Financial Statements:
Our Consolidated Financial Statements filed as a part of this report
are listed on the index on
Page 69.
Index to Exhibits:
See exhibits listed under Item 15(b) below.
(b) Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Henry Schein, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June
Fifth Amended and Restated By-Laws of Henry Schein, Inc., effective January 10, 2026.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
Third Amended and Restated Multicurrency Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of
October 20, 2021, by and among us, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, MetLife
Investment Management, LLC and each MetLife affiliate which becomes party thereto.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Multicurrency Master Note Purchase
Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2025, by and among us, Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, MetLife Investment Management, LLC and each affiliate thereof party thereto.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
Third Amended and Restated Master Note Facility, dated as of October 20, 2021, by and
among us, NYL Investors LLC and each New York Life affiliate which becomes party
thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Master Note Facility, dated as of
December 19, 2025, by and among us, NYL Investors LLC and each affiliate thereof party
thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
Third Amended and Restated Multicurrency Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of October
20, 2021, by and among us, PGIM, Inc. and each Prudential affiliate which becomes party
thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Multicurrency Private Shelf
Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2025, by and among us, PGIM, Inc. and each
affiliate thereof party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2025.)*
Multicurrency Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2021, by and among us,
AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC and each AIG affiliate which becomes party thereto.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
First Amendment to the Multicurrency Private Shelf Agreement, dated as of December 19,
2025, by and among us, Corebridge Institutional Investors (U.S.), LLC (formerly AIG) and
each affiliate thereof party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2025.)*
Description of Securities. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2021 filed on February 15, 2022.)
Henry Schein, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of May
21, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
Form of 2021 Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2020 Stock
Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective as of May 21, 2020). (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2021.)**
Form of 2021 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for time-based restricted stock unit awards
pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated
effective as of May 21, 2020). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 26, 2022 filed on May 3, 2022.)**
Form of 2022 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for performance-based restricted stock unit
awards pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and
restated effective as of May 21, 2020). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 26, 2022 filed on May
Form of 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for time-based restricted stock unit awards
pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated
effective as of May 21, 2020). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024 filed on May 7, 2024.)**
Form of 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for performance-based restricted stock unit
awards pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and
restated effective as of May 21, 2020). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024 filed on May
Henry Schein, Inc. 2024 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective as of
May 21, 2024. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
Henry Schein, Inc. 2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 27, 2015 filed on July 29, 2015.)**
Form of 2018 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for time-based restricted stock unit awards
pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan (as
amended and restated effective as of June 22, 2015). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.6 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018
Henry Schein, Inc. 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated effective as of May 23, 2023. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2023.)**
Form of 2024 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for time-based restricted stock unit awards
pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan (as
amended and restated effective as of May 23, 2023). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.4 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2024
Henry Schein, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, amended and restated effective
September 1, 2025. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2025 filed on August 5, 2025.)**
Henry Schein, Inc. 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective as of May 25, 2004.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit D to our definitive 2004 Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A, filed on April 27, 2004.)**
Henry Schein, Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, amended
and restated effective as of January 1, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.11 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27,
2008 filed on February 24, 2009.)**
Henry Schein, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective as of
November 14, 2023. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2023.)**
Henry Schein, Inc. Incentive Plan and Plan Summary, effective as of January 1, 2025.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2025 filed on May 5, 2025.)**
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of November 28, 2022, by and
between Henry Schein, Inc. and Stanley M. Bergman. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 2022.)**
Letter Agreement dated December 23, 2025 to the Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement dated as of November 28, 2022, by and between Henry Schein, Inc. and
Stanley M. Bergman. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2025.)**
Employment Agreement dated as of January 10, 2026, by and between Henry Schein, Inc.
and Frederick M. Lowery. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2026.)**
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (CEO Sign-On RSU Award), by and between
Henry Schein, Inc. and Frederick M. Lowery, pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2024
Stock Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2026.)**
Form of Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement dated December 12, 2008
between us and certain executive officers who are a party thereto (Michael S. Ettinger and
Mark Mlotek, respectively). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008 filed on February 24,
Form of Amendment to Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement effective
January 1, 2012 between us and certain executive officers who are a party thereto (Michael
S. Ettinger and Mark Mlotek, respectively). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2012.)**
Amended and Restated Henry Schein, Inc. Executive Change in Control Plan (Andrea
Albertini and Ronald N. South). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on April 15, 2025.)**
Form of Indemnification Agreement between us and certain directors and executive officers
who are a party thereto (Mohamed Ali, William K. “Dan” Daniel, Deborah Derby, Carole T.
Faig, Joseph L. Herring, Robert J. Hombach, Kurt P. Kuehn, Philip A. Laskawy, Max Lin,
Anne H. Margulies, Scott P. Serota, Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D., Reed V. Tuckson, M.D.,
FACP, Andrea Albertini, Stanley M. Bergman, Michael S. Ettinger, Mark E. Mlotek and
Ronald N. South, respectively). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2015 filed on November 4,
Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2025,
among us, the several lenders parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent, and The
Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch, Bank of America, N.A., UniCredit Bank,
A.G., the Bank of New York Mellon, ING Bank, N.V. and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as co-
documentation agents. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2025.)
Amended and Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2025,among us,
the several lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
and joint lead arranger, U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent and joint
lead arranger, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch, and Bank of America,
N.A., as co-documentation agents and joint lead arrangers and ING Bank, N.V. and BNP
Paribas, as co-documentation agents. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2025.)
Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as
servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as agent and the
various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2013.)
Amendment No. 1 dated as of September 22, 2014 to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller,
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD., New York Branch, as agent and the various
purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 26, 2014.)
Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 17, 2015 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as performance guarantor, HSFR, Inc., as seller, The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as agent and the various
purchaser groups party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 25, 2016 filed on August 4, 2016.)
Amendment No. 3 dated as of June 1, 2016 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as performance guarantor, HSFR, Inc., as seller, The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as agent and the various
purchaser groups party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 25, 2016 filed on August 4, 2016.)
Amendment No. 4 dated as of July 6, 2017 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as performance guarantor, HSFR, Inc., as seller, The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as agent and the various
purchaser groups party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017 filed on November
Amendment No. 5 dated as of May 13, 2019 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as
of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as performance guarantor, HSFR, Inc., as seller, The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as agent and the various
purchaser groups party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2019 filed on August 6, 2019.)
Limited Waiver dated as of May 22, 2020 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of
April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as agent and the
various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto, as amended. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 27, 2020 filed on August 4, 2020.)
Amendment No. 6 dated as of June 22, 2020 to the Receivables Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as
agent and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 25, 2020.)
Amendment No. 7 dated as of October 20, 2021 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated
as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as agent
and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 21, 2021.)
Amendment No. 8 dated as of December 15, 2022 to Receivables Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as
agent and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.45 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022 filed on February 21, 2023.)
Omnibus Amendment No. 1, dated July 22, 2013, to Receivables Purchase Agreement
dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, The Bank
of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as agent, and the various purchaser groups from time to
time party thereto and Receivables Sales Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, by and
among us, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and HSFR, Inc., as
buyer. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2013 filed on August 6, 2013.)
Omnibus Amendment No. 2, dated April 21, 2014, to Receivables Purchase Agreement
dated as of April 17, 2013, as amended, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as
seller, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as agent, and the various purchaser
groups from time to time party thereto and Receivables Sales Agreement, dated as of April
17, 2013, by and among us, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and HSFR, Inc., as
buyer. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014 filed on May 6, 2014.)
Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, certain of our
wholly-owned subsidiaries and HSFR, Inc., as buyer. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2013.)
Strategic Partnership Agreement, dated January 29, 2025, by and between us and KKR
Hawaii Aggregator L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on January 29, 2025.)
Letter Agreement on Voting Commitment by and between us and KKR Hawaii Aggregator
L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
Letter Agreement to Remove Voting Commitment by and between us and KKR Hawaii
Aggregator L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form
Amendment No. 1 to the Strategic Partnership Agreement, dated November 4,2025, by and
between us and KKR Hawaii Aggregator L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2025 filed
Form of Registration Rights Agreement by and between us and KKR Hawaii Aggregator
L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
Form of Offer Letter (Ronald N. South).**+
Employment Agreement dated as of August 23, 2023, by and between Henry Schein, Inc.
Global Mobility Letter dated as of August 23, 2023, by and between Henry Schein, Inc. and
Restrictive Covenant, Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement dated as of August 23,
2023, by and between Henry Schein, Inc. and Andrea Albertini.**+
Henry Schein, Inc. Insider Trading Policy (amended and restated as of January 1, 2025).
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 28, 2024 filed on February 25, 2025.)
Certification of our Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Certification of our Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Certification of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.+
Henry Schein, Inc. Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy, effective as of December 1, 2023.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 30, 2023 filed on February 28, 2024.)**
Amendment No. 9 dated as of December 20, 2023 to Receivables Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as
agent and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.8 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 30, 2023 filed on February 28, 2024.)
Amendment No. 10 dated as of February 23, 2024 to Receivables Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as
agent and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.9 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 30, 2023 filed on February 28, 2024.)
Amendment No. 11 dated as of May 17, 2024 to Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated
as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as agent
and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
June 29, 2024 filed on August 6, 2024.)
Amendment No. 12 dated as of December 6, 2024 to Receivables Purchase Agreement,
dated as of April 17, 2013, by and among us, as servicer, HSFR, Inc., as seller, lender, as
agent and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.4 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 28, 2024 filed on February 25, 2025.)
Amendment No. 1 to the Henry Schein, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan,
amended and restated effective September 1, 2025.**+
Form of 2025 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for time-based restricted stock
unit awards pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2024 Stock Incentive Plan (as
amended and restated on May 21, 2024). (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2025 filed on May
Form of 2025 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for performance-based
restricted stock unit awards pursuant to the Henry Schein, Inc. 2024 Stock
Incentive Plan (as amended and restated on May 21, 2024). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.3 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29,
Letter Agreement on Share Repurchases by and between us and KKR Hawaii
Aggregator L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2025 filed on May 5, 2025.)
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The cover page of Henry Schein, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 27, 2025,
formatted in Inline XBRL (included within Exhibit 101
attachments).+
Filed or furnished herewith.
Certain identified information has been excluded from the exhibit because
it is both (i) not material
and (ii) the type that the registrant treats as private or confidential.
**
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or agreement.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Form 10-K Summary
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Henry Schein, Inc.
By: /s/ STANLEY M. BERGMAN
Stanley M. Bergman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
February 24, 2026
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ STANLEY M. BERGMAN
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
February 24, 2026
Stanley M. Bergman
and Director (principal executive officer)
/s/ RONALD N. SOUTH
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
February 24, 2026
Ronald N. South
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ MOHAMAD ALI
Director
February 24, 2026
Mohamad Ali
/s/ WILLIAM K. DANIEL
Director
February 24, 2026
William K. Daniel
/s/ DEBORAH DERBY
Director
February 24, 2026
Deborah Derby
/s/ CAROLE T. FAIG
Director
February 24, 2026
Carole T. Faig
/s/ JOSEPH L. HERRING
Director
February 24, 2026
Joseph L. Herring
/s/ ROBERT J. HOMBACH
Director
February 24, 2026
Robert J. Hombach
/s/ KURT P.
KUEHN
Director
February 24, 2026
Kurt P.
Kuehn
/s/ PHILIP A. LASKAWY
Director
February 24, 2026
Philip A. Laskawy
/s/ MAX LIN
Director
February 24, 2026
Max Lin
/s/ ANNE H. MARGULIES
Director
February 24, 2026
Anne H. Margulies
/s/ SCOTT SEROTA
Director
February 24, 2026
Scott Serota
/s/ BRADLEY T. SHEARES,
PH.D.
Director
February 24, 2026
Bradley T. Sheares,
Ph.D.
/s/ REED V.
TUCKSON, M.D., FACP
Director
February 24, 2026
Reed V.
Tuckson, M.D., FACP