JUST FINISHED READING $HIMS Q1 2026 EARNINGS.
-> DEMAND IS EXPLODING.
-> THE BUSINESS IS REACCELERATING.
-> AI, DIAGNOSTICS, PEPTIDES, AND PERSONALIZATION = ONLY JUST BEGINNING.
BUYING MORE TOMORROW.
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My overall view following this quarter is that Hims & Hers is now better positioned than ever to capitalize on what could become a multi-trillion-dollar shift toward personalized, preventative, and AI-driven healthcare.
Over the past two quarters, the business has had to navigate several major short-term headwinds simultaneously, including:
1. The fallout and later reinstatement of the Novo Nordisk partnership
2. The transition away from compounded GLP-1 products
3. The sexual health business transition
4. Revenue recognition changes tied to shipping cadence adjustments
These factors temporarily slowed the business and created the perception that growth was stagnating.
However, considering the scale of these transitions occurring all at once, the company has actually executed remarkably well.
Importantly, this quarter further disproved the narrative that the business was overly dependent on compounded GLP-1s or solely reliant on the weight loss category.
Just a year ago, many argued that the compounding transition would severely damage the company and potentially cut the subscriber base dramatically. That simply has not happened.
Instead, management now expects a meaningful reacceleration in the business, particularly within the U.S. market, which is the primary driver behind the company’s increased full-year guidance toward $3 billion in revenue.
Several developments stand out as especially important:
1. Management stated that current customer demand exceeds even prior peak periods, including some of the strongest campaigns in 2025
2. The Novo Nordisk partnership appears to be performing significantly better than expected
3. The business is aggressively investing into AI, diagnostics, personalization, wearables, and longitudinal health data
4. These investments are reinforcing the company’s competitive moat in ways that many competitors likely cannot replicate economically
5. Management believes the company is exceptionally well positioned to capitalize on the future peptide and longevity market
6. The Eucalyptus acquisition is not yet included in current guidance, providing additional upside potential
International expansion continues, while the core U.S. business itself is now reaccelerating
What is increasingly clear is that Hims & Hers is evolving far beyond a traditional telehealth company.
Management is building a vertically integrated healthcare ecosystem centered around AI, diagnostics, proactive medicine, personalization, and continuous patient engagement.
The long-term vision appears to be a platform serving tens of millions of subscribers globally, where healthcare becomes increasingly personalized, data-driven, preventative, and integrated directly into everyday life.
In my view, this business still appears to be in the very early stages of that transformation.
🚨 BREAKING: FULLER & THALER BUYS 1.42 MILLION SHARES OF $HIMS IN Q1
- Fuller & Thaler is a hedge fund with $29B assets under management
- Founded by Russell Fuller and @R_Thaler, one of the most famous living behavioral economists & winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics